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Richard W
Richard W
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RE: 86 R80 gauges

It's like a #4 Plastite screw. You'll need a #1 Phillips to take it out. Because the screw can't "bottom out" on the soft rubber of the connector, it...

3 years ago
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RE: Turn signals and voltage meter question

@john-young Please read the latest Welcome letter in the Discussions area placed there today. The third part of my response deals with brake m/c under...

3 years ago
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RE: Brand new to Beemerism - old everywhere else!

Welcome Aboard ! You will quickly see that the quality of the parts and assemblies is VERY high. Older Jap and English bikes I had experience with n...

3 years ago
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RE: Turn signals and voltage meter question

Oh sure, David ! Just "toss that in" and ruin everyone's fun. ?

3 years ago
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RE: Starter Relay Testing

@16810 Now to the more serious issue... Starter motors are extremely expensive, and very useful to have operational. A known failure point is that t...

3 years ago
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RE: Oil pressure gauge

This is how it starts. ? You'll most likely need to fabricate a thread adapter. If you have an old leaky oil pressure switch, you can bust off the ...

3 years ago
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RE: Oil pressure gauge

Did I ever tell you how intelligent you are ? If you knew how many times people paid me to install liquid-type oil pressure gauges. Then for th...

3 years ago
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RE: Turn signals and voltage meter question

John - I'm not any type of authority on the R80 wiring, so forgive me in advance if I error. Most of the interconnect wiring is either inside the he...

3 years ago
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RE: Oil pressure gauge

If you are 'dead set' to do that, then look for a VDO electric unit (~$50). The engine-mounted "sender" must have a matching thread to the existing oi...

3 years ago
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RE: Oil pressure gauge

My experience is this... Oil pressure gauges sound nice, but they become a focal point and distract the rider. Normal pressure behavior that wasn'...

3 years ago
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RE: Turn signals and voltage meter question

Before I answer that very good question, let me ask one of my own... How many 1985 cars did you see on the road yesterday ? If you said "none" or "one...

3 years ago
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RE: Turn signals and voltage meter question

Welcome Aboard ! The same flasher circuit is used whether you signal Left or Right. You can see from the schematic that the power gets sen...

3 years ago
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RE: Rubber mounts for Jesse bags

That's industrial hardware, so I'd look at McMaster-Carr, Grainger, or MSC. Here's a link to McMaster's page.../p> â–ş Pay special attention to ...

3 years ago
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RE: '71 R50/5 doesn't accelerate

In these situations, the 3 words I hate to hear the most are "new to me". Because the new owner is assuming that "if I can just make that one adjustme...

3 years ago
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RE: '71 R50/5 doesn't accelerate

Welcome Aboard ! We are very sorry to hear of your loss. 1. Tune-up. While it may well be the carbs, without a full tune-up it could be anything. ...

3 years ago
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