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Richard W
Richard W
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RE: 1978 R100RS Burning Through Fuses

Frames carry the engine. Copper wire carries the electricity. Congrats on the find ! It's just like I said... When you loose the trail of the beast ...

3 years ago
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RE: 1978 R100RS Burning Through Fuses

@thomas-schratwieser All noted and appreciated. It's not that Airheads are hard to work on or that the task is overly daunting. I have worked on num...

3 years ago
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RE: 1978 R100RS Burning Through Fuses

Thoughts.... > Fuses blow for 2 reasons: Load and Shorts. Your specific condition sounds like it's one where the "load" is too high for the fuse,...

3 years ago
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RE: Cranks and cams?

Please DO NOT ask the same question in multiple forums. Your need is recognized and the urgency fully understood, but now members who wish to help you...

3 years ago
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RE: grease in swingarm?

Agreed. I mis-spoke.

3 years ago
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RE: grease in swingarm?

That's correct. "Paralever" bikes don't have oil in the drive shaft housing. But I don't think paralever showed up until the start of the Oil Head.

3 years ago
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RE: How do I unbend passenger footpeg

Smack it with a big hammer. Or if you have the clearance, position it so that you can get a large adjustable wrench on there and bend it back.

3 years ago
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RE: How much to remove...

Thoughts.... • If first oversize is 0.5mm, then that's about 0.020", or second oversize on most other engine brands. 0.020" will clean up everything...

3 years ago
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RE: RS mirror mod

I have been riding with that exact mod for several years now. It does work very nicely.

3 years ago
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RE: 1978 R100RS Burning Through Fuses

â–ş Intermittent shorts are the hardest to find. They are usually caused by a chaffed wire that is occasionally touching grounded metal at a sharp bend ...

3 years ago
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RE: 1978 R100RS Burning Through Fuses

STARTING POINT 1. First off we'll have to assume you are using 8A fuses and not something lower, like 6A. The BMW wiring design only has the two fus...

3 years ago
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RE: New member intro

Actually I think it helps everyone to have all your posts within one thread. Proceed.

3 years ago
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RE: grease in swingarm?

Thanks for the pic. Yep, that shouldn't be there. Someone may have been trying to lube the U-joint.

3 years ago
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RE: Bushings; "Ride Off" Center Stand; '82 RT

The original intended use was for older riders to be able to load up baggage and passenger on the center stand with great stability, and then simply "...

3 years ago
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RE: New Member 89 R100RT

Before and after JPEG photos, please.

3 years ago
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