Adam - I l know I am late to the party, but my '71 R75/5 had basically the same issues. The forks were, in a word, shot. I ended up rebuilding mine ...

I'm in Maine too, but I run the highest octane I can get at Irving or Shell. The bike's quite happy, and I don't mind a few extra bucks.

Just a quick word about the springs - WOW. Significant difference - throttle is so much lighter, and yet on release snaps right back. Really great ...

Thanks Wobbly, was not aware of the reflector setups...appreciate the links.

So just to close the loop, did the valve adjustment. Left cylinder was fine as-found...but the right cylinder had zero valve lash, both intake and ex...

8ff18361653064dc4b88f5f6c690b646. My 1971 R75/5...

Thought I should post a follow up after the winter's sleep. As recommended last fall I siphoned all the fuel out, pulled the float bowls, and kept th...

Thanks, appreciate the insight. Haven't done much with carbs since before my military career started in the 70's...ethanol not much of an issue then....

Will do...on my "modern" BMW's (R1200R and R1200RT) I filled the tank, used Sta-Bil in the gas, ran it for 5 minutes or so to distribute the product t...

Got the bike home yesterday. Final drive splines replaced, along with all gaskets and seals, new tires (Conti Classic Attacks) and tubes, new final d...

Well, good news, really...the bike has its new tires, running like a top, everything working perfectly...tech who rode it loved it...but...a thorough ...