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by painter.724
Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:39 am
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Sometimes Harleys look good .
Replies: 27
Views: 7051

Re: Sometimes Harleys look good .

Don't forget that the loss of hearing, could make them a little more appealing
by painter.724
Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:39 pm
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Sometimes Harleys look good .
Replies: 27
Views: 7051

Re: Sometimes Harleys look good .

I think if you told a Harley stock holder that one day they will fall out of grace, they would just snicker and smile all the way to the bank.
by painter.724
Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:18 pm
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Looking at a Craigslist 2002 R1150RT....
Replies: 13
Views: 3902

Re: Looking at a Craigslist 2002 R1150RT....

Way to much for an 02 . Much better off looking at an 04 if you like that style of an rt. They worked out all the bugs by then,and they had a few.I have an 02 with 72,000, and am one of the luck trouble free owners. They had many spline failures, due to misaligned trans. They also surged, but that i...
by painter.724
Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:22 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: anyone want this stuff?
Replies: 8
Views: 2614

Re: anyone want this stuff?

Gotta love this forum ! Expose vein . and let the bloodletting begin
by painter.724
Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:54 am
Forum: Oilheads / Hexheads
Topic: Servo Assisted Brakes on R1150's
Replies: 17
Views: 9822

Re: Servo Assisted Brakes on R1150's

Quite a few folks on the BMWSportTouring forum have removed the servo and gone to manual front and rear brakeing. There are good write ups on that procedure if you decide to go that route
by painter.724
Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:40 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: 1976 R75/6 Troubleshooting
Replies: 42
Views: 11146

Re: 1976 R75/6 Troubleshooting

I will probably make a few people cringe on here , but when all else fails , a good search of EBAY can provide some decent parts and prices.
by painter.724
Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:07 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: No power to instument cluster
Replies: 10
Views: 2800

Re: No power to instument cluster

Duane, even if I were sent in the wrong direction ,that would be a good thing. It would just lead to a better understanding of the bike. Thanks Again
by painter.724
Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:01 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: No power to instument cluster
Replies: 10
Views: 2800

Re: No power to instument cluster

I believe I found the problem . Follow the pos cable, I pulled the front cover. I checked all the conectors and found one that was loose. With the key on I jiggeled it and bingo. Cleaned and put back together and so far so good
Thanks for the input
by painter.724
Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:28 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: No power to instument cluster
Replies: 10
Views: 2800

Re: No power to instument cluster

Thanks Duane I will do a load test as suggested. If the cables are weak, would it not still allow enough voltage to dimmly light the instrument lights?
by painter.724
Fri Aug 16, 2013 3:59 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: No power to instument cluster
Replies: 10
Views: 2800

Re: No power to instument cluster

Yes , I took off the terminals and cleaned and still no power