Back in the 1970's and 80's all sorts of seat mods were made to make room for sidecars and extra tall transcontinental saddle bags. These were needed ...

Your bike is coming up on it's half-century birthday. Also, to have that low of mileage, the bike has had to do a lot of sitting. Agreed, that's not v...

► On the later model bikes (like yours) there are 3 plugs on the final drive housing.... • Fill (which also doubles as a breather). On the very top ...

I'm pretty sure it's common to all Airhead engines since the /5's. Then it's a good check, don't you think ? • As every stock broker...

I would suggest coating the drain plug and oil line crush washers with LocTite 510 gasket maker before reusing. (There's a whole series of these sea...

• That work is done from the point of view from which the photo was taken... That is to say from the outside of the engine, on the RH side. • My photo...

• First thing is to not touch the oil filter unless you have the correct replacement element. The element for the "oil cooler model" is slightly diffe...

I'm saying there's a complete, working R65 speedo unit (80 MPH dial), which has been sitting on my work bench since January 2020. I took it out of a (...

The speedo/ odometer/ trip meter is one single "unit". The tachometer is one single "unit". These 2 metal framed "units" sit together, under the l...

• To my knowledge replacement gauge sets and parts are no longer available through BMW. • To my knowledge shops that "rebuild" broken gauge sets onl...

What you are saying is true. The alternator is broadcasting frequencies and shielded cable and/or a shielded control box may be needed to protect agai...

And see, this is the downfall of web-based help. Because 1) there may be a quantum leap between our understandings and 2) our implementations. By "our...

I have a core speedo mechanism from an R65 that you can use to mix/match parts if you'd like.

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Float bowl gaskets !