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by bruced737
Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:01 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find
Replies: 18
Views: 4174

Re: New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find

That is the one I just purchased. Looks to be quite in depth and covers a bunch of models and years. Guess I will find out soon
by bruced737
Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:34 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find
Replies: 18
Views: 4174

Re: New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find

I looked at bob's and he is out of any stock looking shocks. I have a link to another place that makes re-pop shocks, I will post the link here for anyone else who is looking. I think I will be ordering a set of those progressive front springs to get in when I clean and change out the fork oil. I go...
by bruced737
Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:41 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find
Replies: 18
Views: 4174

Re: New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find

I will be keeping this bike to add to the fleet and I have a sentimental attachment to it already. When I was very young, before the thought police made us make sure our kids could touch the passenger pegs. My father and I used to ride all over the place on his early 70's R60. It was the 70's after ...
by bruced737
Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:59 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find
Replies: 18
Views: 4174

Re: New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find

Ha ha, ok the mirrors are not gonna happen but you have to admit they look cool. At least I think so. I spent a few hours looking through you web site, what a lot of information to absorb. If all the spokes are still tight should I be ok to just replace the tires and tubes and be good to go? Can you...
by bruced737
Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:41 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find
Replies: 18
Views: 4174

New guy with m first 1971 R75/5 barn find

New guy here and I wanted to say ho to all the guys on the forum. I just picked up a 71 R75/5 that I will be putting back on the road this winter. The bike has 33000 miles on it and has been siting for the last 20 years in a dry garage. This bike did come with the first gen Bing carbs so I will be l...