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- Sun Sep 18, 2016 11:13 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: Getting My '83 R100RT Up On Center Stand Difficult
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8648
Re: Getting My '83 R100RT Up On Center Stand Difficult
I have no trouble with the center stands nowadays. The information given by SteveD as to how to use the stands is golden. The side stands on my eighties bikes are abysmal. I have to lean the bike far to the right to get the stands to pass vertical and work. On no other bike brand that I have ridden,...
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:18 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: snow drop wheels
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2615
Re: snow drop wheels
I have had a couple snowflake pairs powder coated. One silver and the other gold. When you clean a powdercoated wheel, the stuff washes off instead of working into the pores of the metal. That is my experience.
Chuey
Chuey
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 12:50 am
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: Interesting increase in value
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3831
Re: Interesting increase in value
In my estimation, that is not a cafe racer. It has stock handlebars and peg position. Cafe racers have clip-ons and rearsets. Sorry. I don't make the rules. I agree with Texer that the turn signal stalks sticking out like they do is super indicative of a hurried or speculation build. But, it says &q...
- Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:11 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: Airhead: quirky is as quirky does.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8866
Re: Airhead: quirky is as quirky does.
The Brown can be deployed from the normal riding position and is stout as need be. When on a long tour, I appreciate being able to use a side stand that works as well as those on other bikes. After two and a half hours sitting in the same position, between fill ups, it's nice to be able to deploy, a...
- Sun Aug 21, 2016 11:53 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: Airhead: quirky is as quirky does.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8866
Re: Airhead: quirky is as quirky does.
Sidestands. Oh my.
Chuey
Chuey
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:07 am
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: Hand held air compressor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3263
Re: Hand held air compressor
It is a 19.2V pump. There is a warning on the box that says there is one 19.2 battery it won't work with so I'd take one of your batteries just to be sure. The one and only reason I bought this unit is that I could not get my bicycle pumps to fit into the small space that is available in both the sp...
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:24 am
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: Hand held air compressor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3263
Re: Hand held air compressor
OK, tonight after work I tried the leetle tire pump on the R90S tires (spoked wheels) and on two pairs of snowflakes. Worked great! Mine came from Sears. It is a "Craftsman" and was not available with a battery and charger. I had been shopping for a "drill/driver" combo kit anywa...
- Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:48 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: Hand held air compressor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3263
Re: Hand held air compressor
I bought one today. It is a Craftsman from Sears. It looks like a portable drill motor - the kind with a rechargeable battery clipped in below your hand. It has a hose about 14" long sticking out where you would put the drill bit. It rattles mightily as it inflates the tire and has a digital re...
- Mon Aug 01, 2016 12:58 pm
- Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
- Topic: Hand held air compressor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3263
Hand held air compressor
Have any of you ever had experience filling your BMW tires with a hand held air pump? They look like battery operated drill motors and work with rechargeable batteries like the ones that come with drill motors. I have had awful luck filling the tires on all my airheads, whether they are spoked wheel...
- Mon Aug 01, 2016 12:14 am
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: PICTURE OF YOUR BIKE/BIKES
- Replies: 483
- Views: 205601
Re: PICTURE OF YOUR BIKE/BIKES
Good looking bike, Malcolm. Nice pic as well.
Chuey
Chuey