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by Ken in Oklahoma
Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:16 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Dead on the road - Ignition? Coils? Condenser?
Replies: 11
Views: 2416

Re: Dead on the road - Ignition? Coils? Condenser?

I am a hater of the Dyna ignition. About 6 years or so ago I installed one in my '77 R100. Never again! It left me stranded after only about 10 hours of use along the Talimena Scenic drive. I like points. They do require maintenance. They don't leave you stranded very often.

Ken in Boise/Oklahoma
by Ken in Oklahoma
Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:02 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: No Clutch
Replies: 15
Views: 3041

Re: No Clutch

You might want to put the pin in from the top so the pin won't fall out if the keeper goes missing again. My own approach has been to use a long enough metric sized bolt instead of the pin. With a nylock nut holding the bolt(pin) in place, a person won't have to worry about the previous pin coming ...
by Ken in Oklahoma
Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:57 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Can't find my way home
Replies: 23
Views: 5028

Re: Can't find my way home

So, GSPD, have you found a girlfriend yet who isn't crazy? As I recall they seemed to be in short supply.

Ken
by Ken in Oklahoma
Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:51 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: rubber boots
Replies: 9
Views: 2446

Re: rubber boots

I learned a lesson about fork boots; don't buy 'em unless you're sure of their quality. I bought a couple of boots from some purveyor of airhead parts, automatically expecting them to be OEM, or at least OEM quality. Upon receiving the boots I saw that they were marked as made in Italy. Did I want t...
by Ken in Oklahoma
Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:39 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Grease incompatability
Replies: 5
Views: 1437

Re: Grease incompatability

richard t wrote: Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:54 pm seal leaking, red grease is good in flange bearings, white grease wtf was he thinking
I'm guessing he was thinking grease is grease. Hit don't matter none.

Ken
by Ken in Oklahoma
Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:35 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Painting and pinstripe
Replies: 7
Views: 1631

Re: Painting and pinstripe

That color is a yummy yellow, indeed. The paint also looks to have a nice clear-coat overlay. I'm also wondering if there is some metallic in the paint or under the clear coat. Still the 'flying blood clot' color is on top of my hit parade. A few years ago Justin Bowser (of R65 forum fame) painted u...
by Ken in Oklahoma
Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:38 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R75/5 choke stopped working
Replies: 19
Views: 4335

Re: R75/5 choke stopped working

Ahhh, thanks. I haven't taken these carbs off the bike yet, so had no idea what the reverse side looked like. I don't know if I'll have time to get to it tonight, but I'll post an update when I know more. Thanks again everyone! Mike I don't have any specific advice for you, but I would like to ampl...
by Ken in Oklahoma
Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:49 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: ADVrider down
Replies: 11
Views: 3004

Re: ADVrider down

Airbear wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:10 pm
Zombie Master wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:04 am ...

That's just like Elon Musk's Tesla. Out there in the universe forever :?a
Yeah, what's that about? A grand gesture of stupid waste. That car will never find a charging station with the correct voltage.
For some reason the DeLorean comes to mind . . .

Ken
by Ken in Oklahoma
Fri Dec 15, 2017 11:02 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Fork Gaiters
Replies: 16
Views: 4570

General Caution re: Fork Gaiters

It's been a few years now since I've replaced some fork gaiters on my /6 and /7 vintage bikes. I bought them online from a BMW parts supplier whose name I've now forgotten. The gaiters read 'Italy' on them. I installed 'em. No big deal. Fit fine, worked fine. Very soon (probably months) I noticed th...
by Ken in Oklahoma
Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:06 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Wheel building.
Replies: 29
Views: 6897

Re: Wheel building.

Ken, the Buchanan's spoke wrenches are the bomb! They have it down! When you buy spokes from them is the time to buy the wrench. Hi Chuey. What you say sounds right and true. Good advice. Uh, but it doesn't work for me. You see, I have a quirk. Well, multiple quirks, but this is the one I'm talking...