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by SteveD
Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:51 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Thanks and ride safe
Replies: 2
Views: 29

Re: Thanks and ride safe

Cheers and stay well! That time will come to us all!
by SteveD
Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:39 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: RS/RT rear vision mirror glass replacement.
Replies: 0
Views: 14

RS/RT rear vision mirror glass replacement.

Is there a method to open these successfully to replace the glass? They appear to be a snap together construction, no external fastenings to undo. Is adhesive involved I wonder? Anyone done this or just replaced them when necessary? There's a small opening outer lower edge ... maybe access for a pr...
by SteveD
Fri Apr 25, 2025 9:50 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Differences in Airhead speedometer housings
Replies: 9
Views: 377

Re: Differences in Airhead speedometer housings

Go to www.katdash.com and open the different slash series tabs...pictures and dates.. Amber turn signals at the bottom to 9/77. https://www.bobsmotorcycles.com/assets/productimages/4459/8d4de80efa702fc.jpg?width=1200&autorotate=true Green turn signals at the top with brake failure light at the ...
by SteveD
Thu Apr 24, 2025 2:23 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Valve covers
Replies: 8
Views: 2359

Re: Valve covers

https://youtu.be/8H7PV2_CN-o?si=HTQ0UHptXjJcjV5t

At 38minutes in...monolever valve adjustment, shim clearance check etc.
by SteveD
Tue Apr 22, 2025 5:30 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Valve covers
Replies: 8
Views: 2359

Re: Valve covers

Out of curiosity with.. Great question — and a bit of a nuanced one too, so let’s unpack it. The switch from round valve covers to square valve covers on BMW airhead motorcycles (which started showing up in the early 1980s with the R80G/S and later models) wasn’t primarily about noise reduction. It...
by SteveD
Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:24 am
Forum: Oilheads / Hexheads
Topic: R1100S Front Crank Seal - what am i doing wrong
Replies: 1
Views: 4673

Re: R1100S Front Crank Seal - what am i doing wrong

Sorry can't help specifically as my experience is with a 94 R1100GS. I did have a leak from under there and it proved to be from an upper cover bolt.

There's this...from an 1150 though. Some info re seals included.


https://www.bmwsporttouring.com/topic/8 ... 0%94-help/
by SteveD
Mon Apr 14, 2025 6:49 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R80/7 Reattaching Transmission
Replies: 12
Views: 7529

Re: R80/7 Reattaching Transmission

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by SteveD
Thu Apr 10, 2025 5:33 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: front end clunk
Replies: 8
Views: 15353

Re: front end clunk

The 'clunk" has been a repeat topic over the years. BMW came up with something from memory that may or not've worked.

Like many things, there's more than one contributing factor. The nut, the yoke, the fork guts...
by SteveD
Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:34 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: 1982 R100RT - Replace Left Handlebar Controls
Replies: 1
Views: 704

Re: 1982 R100RT - Replace Left Handlebar Controls

Willkommen. :) Tools. Phillips head screwdriver, needle nose pliers or a haemostat forcep. Fairing glass out, headlight lens out. You're in. 1. The glass. Lift each internal corner of the headlight rubber to reveal the screws. Remove each screw. Lift the rubber headlight tunnel out. 2. At 6 o'clock...
by SteveD
Wed Apr 09, 2025 9:21 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: front end clunk
Replies: 8
Views: 15353

Re: front end clunk

Try this.
Remove the large central nut at the steering stem.
Shim it with aluminium foil and refit.
If that helps, replace the nut as it's likely worn.
If no change, well, it hasn't cost anything.

The clunk isn't uncommon.