I have sourced replacement parts locally from someone who has helped me before. My original alternator was compromised several ways. Replacement is t...

@wobbly Thanks for the response Richard. Picture a 1976 R75/6 parked outside under a tree on a farm in Boulder County, about a half mile east of th...

@8053 Thanks for the response. I looked back at my post and realized that I was a bit vague in my description. You figured it out though...yes my h...

Ready to re-assemble carbs. Checking to make sure all passage-ways are clear. Everything is good down to the last two that are in the bottom of the th...

BTW, is gasgasinch the ONLY sealant to use on my timing cover gasket? Or will something like locktite 574 suffice?

So I tore the entire starter down and cleaned it out. The brushed were adequate so re-used as were the bearings. Casings were wire brushed and painted...

Bob, Those are all good ideas. Bike is disassembled at present and I am unable to check the various electrical systems. But...while we are talking a...

Thanks Richard! All make sense. BTW I am a 1976 R75/6.

@wobbly Thats what I'm talking about. Thank you! I see no black wire on my diagram...yet I have one with a female rectangular fitting...that disa...

So I figured out some of my wiring problems. A PO had replaced the wiring harness (and maybe switches) for the left handlebar, so the harness coming i...

So I just watched William Boxster2Valve repair the headlight carnage on an R90 and some of my questions were answered. Black wire with connector was l...

PO had installed a fairing on the bike. Then the bike got knocked over in the flood and tore up the fairing so he removed it but never restored the wi...

@wobbly The adhesive weights (6 x .25 oz) on the front wheel are almost directly opposite the spoke weight on the other side. That suggests to me t...