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The front input shaft bearing is now getting expensive. There is an alternative which is just as capable as the original, and also allows a standard 25 x 40mm front seal to be used instead of the factory 26.5 x 40mm seal. I can give you details if you're interested. I used an aftermarket Viton fron...

There's not lot of difference in quality between the major brands, in spite of what their advertising may try to suggest. Any reputable brand is going to give good service and will conform to ISO specs for dimensional integrity and load capacity. Having said that, I have a personal preference for th...

Churchill once said that democracy was the worst form of government, apart from the alternatives . . . IMO, rolling element bearings are not ideal for a steering head environment at all. Rolling element bearings are best in applications where they rotate through 360 degrees at a constant speed with ...

I am currently playing with a '75 R90/6. I'm thinking of going to a handlebar master cylinder. Is there any consensus on what size Mastercylinder to use with the 40mm ATE brakes Motobins seem to stock a variety of sizes from 12mm to 16mm Thanks Charles Chas, I used a 13mm h/b unit for my bike. It h...

Ahh, but i didn't mention the BRAND of the primer . . . .

I'll let ya know when the paint falls off the frame though.

I would also challenge the writer's view of the smooth version of Hammerite - surprisingly enough called Smoothrite . . . Preparation is just as important with this product as it is for any other surface coating. I used it on my R90S frame, swingarm, battery box, and headlight bucket, and five years...

I recently did an R60/5 - 750cc conversion for a guy. He's owned the R60/5 for 30 years, (bought it in the USA on an extended trip as it happens) and he had assumed that the 26,000mi on the speedo was original when purchased. When the bike began using lots of oil recently at 46,000mi, he pulled the ...

FWIW Stephen, since you've asked for suggestions I'd go for either the 750 or 900 top end, but with the 308 cam instead of the 336. The 336 works best when the compression is bumped right up, but offers little in return on standard compression unless you're keen to rev the crap out of the bike to fi...

And would that make it completely unremarkable? :? It's remarkable how markedly less marked it is now: Why, mark my words, I would pay many marks for such beautiful work. I doubt the Bismark had markedly better technology. There's a casting on my friend Mark's Numark turntable somewhat similar, but...

Major Softie wrote:

melville wrote:Well, my 12/74 (1975 model year) /6 has drilled disc and 38mm. Caliper unmarked when I got it as to size, even less marked now.

Is your unmarked caliper markedly less marked now?

And would that make it completely unremarkable?