@viejo Those smooth top lifts were made in Italy during the early 70's and they're still giving fairly good service, even after being used for 40+ yea...

It's important that you find out exactly what rubber lubricant your shop is using during tire mounting. When I started in the 60's, it was little more...

And so now you'll see the conversation has come full circle. Whine to wine. ?

In the new upside-down world of social media driven consciousness, it seems "an ounce of appearance is worth a pound of performance". So, at least he ...

I use a "platform lift" from Harbor Freight. They regularly go on sale in the $400 area. This is a lift with a table top which supports the bike and t...

Good news. Thanks for the follow up.

1. Remember that modern tires run 10-15% higher air pressures than what your original owner's manual or various stickers on the bike might be telling ...

1. There is a, sometimes hidden, o-ring between the reservoir body and the master cylinder body. You'll need to locate that part and replace it. 2. ...

Well, realize that everyone loves their Airheads. For some older riders there's a lingering hope that the health affliction dejour will miraculously e...

And that's the bit about winter storage that owners need to realize. All we're talking about here is "best practice". Each owner has to take that info...

The best news is that it's running, and with exercise and fluid changes can only run better. Congrats !

In my experience, most Airhead re-paints try to mimic the OEM paint jobs, or they go for brighter, safer colors. I'm not aware of any of the type colo...

Hold on there, mister ! Making mistakes is MY job. I'll be the one to make all the mistakes on this forum. ?

It's that anti-instant return feature that most people like about the Brown. The stock side stand is excellent in all ways, but the auto-retract "feat...

I have never removed the BMW head post bearings, but I must have done the job on 7 other brands. Usually the bearing race ID is slightly smaller than ...