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James Strickland
James Strickland
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Joined: 07/27/2020 17:03
Last seen: 12/29/2024 08:02
Topics: 17 / Replies: 406
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RE: How to remove a rounded swing arm adjuster lock nut (R60/5)?

Applying heat might help but might also bubble the frame paint in the area. Is the right side pivot bolt/pin also removed? Letting the penetrating o...

2 years ago
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RE: Not charging?

Assuming your bike is OEM equipped, my experience is that a rotor gone open is the most common fault. Next most common would be a bad diode in the di...

2 years ago
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RE: Good Beemer Mechanic in Mass

Duncan's Beemers is in Mass. However, I agree with Richard about Learning to maintain and repair your own motorcycle.

2 years ago
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RE: Lower Throttle Cables - 32mm vs. 40mm Carbs

Welcome Ian, "something isn't right" seems to be the case here. Am I to understand that your throttle cable set up is a single pull cable from the h...

2 years ago
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RE: restarting bike after shipment

When connecting a battery, I attach the positive lead first, ground lead second. That eliminates the potential for a spark when working with a wrench ...

2 years ago
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RE: 1982 R100RT won't start

That looks like part of a valve seat to me. The only way to assess just how bad things have gone would be to dismantle that suspect cylinder for a vis...

3 years ago
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RE: No power

On early airheads, there is a parallel connection inside the STARTER relay that is employed to distribute electrical potential to the functions that a...

3 years ago
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RE: No power

Since the fuses in an airhead are associated with the lighting circuits, confirm that those are good. They are located inside the headlight bucket.

3 years ago
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RE: Case Holder Mounting Question

You are correct. That attachment point is the bolt for the top of the shock. You might need to get slightly longer bolts.

3 years ago
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RE: 2022 MOA Rally Airheads Tent site

The only thing I know about that is that unless you are a registered volunteer, there is no early admittance. Thursday is the first day that any of us...

3 years ago
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RE: Stripped Valve cover bolt / recess

Bruce, I am going to ask you to check your clearances frequently. If the seats are eroding rapidly, the clearances will tighten up quickly. The exhau...

3 years ago
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RE: Stripped Valve cover bolt / recess

Any idea of the mileage on your R75/5? The valve seats on my R75/5 were experiencing accelerated recession/erosion at around 75,000 miles. The clearan...

3 years ago
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RE: "Airhead capable shops" ?

Just to be clear, the list of airhead friendly shops IS NOT my handiwork. I simply did a copy/paste from another page of this website.

3 years ago
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RE: "Airhead capable shops" ?

By the way, if you want to contact me, my email is; woodnsteel1@gmail.com and my phone number is; 309-251-0877

3 years ago
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RE: "Airhead capable shops" ?

If this is what you found, this is what there is. The real value in membership in "Airheads" is the personal connections you will make with othe...

3 years ago
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