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Clymer warned of loss of limb or possible death for the home enthusiast to tackle this so I shied away. Though it looks like a jig would be pretty straight forward to make for the job.

Managed to get the steering head bearings out of the frame, so thats a win for today.

Interesting N/5, I had thought the problem would have been heat at the universal, didn't think of running grease.

Inner splines, mounting plate and universal are all sound, so will opt for painting methinks. No need to create more work than I need.

Pete

Inspired by Melvilles project and his attention to detail, am thinking that the paintjob I did on my frame is a little shabby. Been ringing around for a few quotes to get it powdercoated and seems to be far more reasonable than I had imagined. I can't remove the drive shaft from the swing arm as I d...

My 75/7 only a couple of years older than yours loved to be out for a good run - I reckon it was actually good for it.
Just be extra aware on the roads, commuter traffic is different to weekend traffic and you might want to adjust your riding accordingly.

Maybe? I bought it privately from a guy in Safety Bay, who I know did a fair bit of work on it. I have no idea of any of its previous history though.

Great responses, I'm very appreciative of your input. I'm at the bottom of a steep learning curve here, and as with all hills, I'm sure to experience a few false summits as a climb. I've always put genuine parts back on the bike, partly through not knowing any different and partly through the conven...

So a little scouting around for parts to tidy up and get running my 75/7 is already getting my head a spinnin. For example, genuine BMW steering bearings $120/pair, aftermarket or generic $40-$50 / pair. My mc is a mongrel anyway so certainly not trying to 'restore', but am interested to know whethe...

well thats certainly less spendy than the $60 each listed on Munich. And just found a set on ebay for $40 +pp including races and seals. mmmmm

but at least you have daylight saving

So it looks like I'll be replacing the bearings and racers. I had always assumed that they were a specific bmw part, is it really possible to get them from an industrial bearing supplier? I don't want to scrimp on this project but very happy to find and use less expensive parts if they are up to the...