I have always adjusted Airhead valves on the loose side. With the current 95 R100RT I go with .006" (.015mm?) on intake, and .010" (.025" on exhaust. ...

I have read many complaints about heat related failure on aftermarket ignition 'upgrades' for our Airheads. I had an 82 R100RT for about 50,000 miles ...

Thanks for the link, it's a good read, but the rubber hose problem is not only in the MC world, but also in the automobile world. Inner swelling / flo...

Reading this thread, I like the idea of a deeper oil pan, and installed them on several prior Airheads. But the cheap side of me is gonna stay with my...

The plug does not look sooty enough to worry about, IMHO. How does the bike start, and run? How about gas mileage? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If...

I second Marc Parnes's balancer. You can find cheaper, but won't find better. Plus, with his, you can order by bike application, i.e. your 1150RT, alb...

I have refurbished speedos on a few (1976-95) Airheads over the decades, most recently my 95 R100RT; not difficult, but painstaking. For the 95 RT, I ...

Question: If the spring is broken in the oil filter bypass valve, wouldn't that make it bypass the filter at a lower PSI than if the spring were in ta...

@4949 About 15 years ago I had a 1976 R90/6 with Hannigan fairing that, I believe, was same as yours. At the time, I rode with a 3/4 helmet, so hate...

I wrapped up the front end rebuild today, though not really a major rebuild as much as catching up routine maintenance, I suppose. The steering head b...

Here's my 95 R100RT, picked up about 6 weeks and 3500 miles ago. It had 25,000 on the clock then, and 28,000 now. Doing a bit of catch up maintenance,...

My 1995 RT does, indeed, have the snap ring retainers for the fork springs. To remove the old springs and install new Progressives, I found it easy to...

I wanna thank everyone who contributed to this thread. I read and re-read each post, watched several YT videos, and poked around on other forums. Then...

@wobbly I recall the warnings about exhaust flange thread seizing from days of old. I recently bought my first Airhead since about 15 years ago, a 1...