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by Lifebeat
Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:48 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: No fire!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 2471

Re: No fire!!!

Ahhhh Duane! Great stuff on your page... Will do the procedure tonight when I get back home. Question for you all, considering I want to ride as soon as possible : I would like to get all the parts necesary for the ignition system : Points, Advance, condenser, coils. I'll replace whatever is wrong n...
by Lifebeat
Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:51 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: No fire!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 2471

Re: No fire!!!

No Duane, I'm sorry to say I haven't... Will do tomorrow. If I get on your site now, I know I'll be on for at least an hour... And I NEED to get some sleep ;-)
by Lifebeat
Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:51 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: No fire!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 2471

Re: No fire!!!

Yep, my instruments come on, and the starter can go at it without any problem...
Does this then point somewhere else?
Thanks
by Lifebeat
Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:39 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: No fire!!!
Replies: 22
Views: 2471

No fire!!!

Hello again all! So here I am all happy that I succesfully lapped the valves on the cylinder that had only 60psi of compression... I now have it at 120psi! Wouhouuu! During the time I was working on this (2-3 days) I had a tarp on the bike, because I don't have a garage :( One night there was quite ...
by Lifebeat
Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:26 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: New 1976 R75/6 owner, LOTS of questions
Replies: 25
Views: 5264

Re: New 1976 R75/6 owner, LOTS of questions

Oh!! Also forgot to ask. Is it normal that I don't have the lever to select two-up riding on the rear shocks? This would mean that they were replaced by something not original?

Luc
by Lifebeat
Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:09 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: New 1976 R75/6 owner, LOTS of questions
Replies: 25
Views: 5264

Re: New 1976 R75/6 owner, LOTS of questions

Woah! Thanks for all this info everyone! I don't feel so alone now. Now, I need to get ready to do a leak down pressure test to see what's going on with my 60 psi cylcinder... (other is at 125 psi) Is there always a tendency with these? Burnt exhaust valve? Is it too optimistic to imagine I can take...
by Lifebeat
Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:39 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: New 1976 R75/6 owner, LOTS of questions
Replies: 25
Views: 5264

Re: New 1976 R75/6 owner, LOTS of questions

Darn it!!!! I just closed the window instead of posting!!!! I had a really nice message and all... Thanks for all your replies guys. So I'm the only french guy from Quebec? I won't be imposing my french... don't worry ;-) I've just been made aware of two other work colleagues that have old airheads!...
by Lifebeat
Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:26 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: New 1976 R75/6 owner, LOTS of questions
Replies: 25
Views: 5264

New 1976 R75/6 owner, LOTS of questions

Hello all! I'm new to this forum, and also new owner of the above mentioned piece of beauty... I'm 39 now, and basically waited all my life to get this bike, and this year I decided I only live once... I've got MANY questions about this motorcycle, but will not expose all of them now, as I don't wan...