Replacing Pads and Rotors on ’89 K100 By: Steven Eisenberg February 1997 Well the deed is done. All pads and rotors on my 1989 K100…
by Sam Lepore Part 0 – Preparations… Part 1, June 01, 1997 – Wells, Nevada Part 2, June 02, 1997 – Kemmerer, Wyoming Part…
by Warren Harhay Part I, The Plan Have you ever wondered what your personal performance limits are? Have you ever tested yourself to find what…
Oilhead Low-Friction Throttle Cable by Rob Lentini Many oilhead owners have complained of throttle synchronization problems and resultant “surging.” At least part of the problem…
K1100 cartridge fork notes By Jon Diaz March 1997 Chuck DeSantis and I installed a beautiful Ohlins shock and a set of WP fork springs…
by Sam Lepore Date: Friday, February 14th, 1997 Some things – even good things – sometimes take longer than one expects… this is my trip…
by Graham Rogers Three Capitals Ride, Part 1 I am stretching this a bit by calling my recent Bangkok (Thailand) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) run…
K75 Main seal repair By Jon Diaz February 1997 Updated September 2000 “With a lot of great input from Rob Lentini and Tom Coradeschi.” Main…
by Greg “Bounce” Pink For every addiction, there’s a program that offers help. When you’re hooked on National Park Passport Stamps, the only relief is…
by Brian Curry At the end of October 1996 I had a convention to attend in Salt Lake City. When I found this out, I…
by Dr. Junjii Yoshida To and from Kanazawa After a weekly journal conference and a round in the wards in the Wednesday morning, I hit…
Wobbly K Instruments – Fix From: Don Eilenberger November 1996 It all went back together very easily, but now, the slightest jarring of the bike…
K Bike Speedo Adjustment By: Brian Curry November 1996 Rob Lentini and I have been having a discussion on the “adjustability” of K bike speedo’s…
by John Arnold and Dan Arnold The following trip report was written following a small gathering of of 4 (or 5) Idiot IBMWR Prezzes in…
Clutch Cable Adjustment by Tom Childers The problem: I have to release the clutch lever almost all the way out before the clutch catches.…
by Terry Turnbeaugh Tuesday 7/30/96 8:45 PM Bozeman, Montanta The sun was just beginning to rise as I gave the machine one more inspection&emdash;oil level,…
by Adam Walkoff Endures I had the pleasure (?) of competing in the second annual Minnesota 1000, which was held July 20-21, 1996. Contrary to…
by Dan Arnold It is April 8 and my seven week journey of 7000 miles is coming to a close. I am in Oregon on…
Modification of K-bike Turn Signals to Dual-Filament Bulbs by Jeff Dunkle This procedure is my adaptation of one posted some months ago by Mick McKinnon…
K-Bike Tachometer Fix By: Mark Camrud I’ll start this tech tip with a caveat. I’m not an instrument technician, and there are probably more elegant…
Changing Alternator Drive Bushings on a K75 By Ted Verrill (Editor’s Note: See below for K100 article) Parts You Will Need: 3 Alternator Bushing Sets,…
Install Fork Gaiters By Jon Diaz February 1996 Scott Adams says: >I am looking at putting fork gators on my KRS but am running into…
BMW Alarm Installation By William Scott Hiles February 1996 I just bought a BMW alarm for my K75S from the BMW dealer in Fredericsburg. Being…
Changing the Coolant Filling the Radiator Mon Jan 29 1996 Harold Gantz (Hgantz@aol.com) Asked: I plan to replace the coolant. Is there any easier way…
Tail Light Bulb Upgrade by BMWDUCMAN@aol.com January 1996 On bikes that use a 1157 tail/brake combination bulb, a simple and inexpensive upgrade in the brake light…
Photos by James Colburn Sticker of the Day (20KB) Donations for a good cause! (26KB) DC_Mike and Don (25KB) Ted V’s “Poser” Award (21KB)…
Final Drive Ratios Date: Wed, 29 Nov 95 10:37:12 MST From: Rob Lentini Subject: BMW: K final drives Lon asked: How do I change final…
Adjusting Preload on Steering Head Bearings By: Tom Coradeschi October 1995 ok, yeah, but aside from the pulling and installing, is there any magic to…
Backfire Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 12:27:11 -0400 From: Rob Lentini Ed Guzman is asking how to fix K backfiring: Here’s an [edited – wd]…
Higdon on his way (82KB) Yet another T-Mia Imposter – (This is an imposter, he’s not wearing a “Do-Dah”! – Walt) (97KB)
How To Replace the Fuel Filter Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 19:03:10 -0800 To: walt@diu.cms.udel.edu From: boba@asi.com (Bob Anundson) Changing the K75 Fuel Filter This…
K75S Tank Removal By: Bryan Lally August 1995 (Editor’s Note: K100 info below) I need to remove the gas tank to my ’92 K75S; however…
Fuel Problems & Port Fuel Injection By Larry Cann August 1995 In many ways the problems caused by gasoline stem from the fact that fuel…
Dealing with Moisture in your Instrument Cluster By: Tom Childers August 1995 When it rains or gets wet or damp (humid), the instrument cluster fogs…
How to Change Brake Fluid or Bleed your Brakes From: joe@senner.org (Joe Senner) Subject: Re: BMW: Bleeding ABS I Brakes Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995…
Easy final drive removal by Anton Largiader, July 1995 Introduction A lot of people remove the shock and get into all kinds of difficulty when…
K75 Overheating Things to check for an overheating K75 From the BMW list: Date: Thu, 13 Apr 95 18:01:07 MST From: Rob Lentini Subject: BMW:…
Ignition Switch Disassembly From: stuartj@actrix.gen.nz (Stuart Scott) Subject: BMW: Re: K bike ignition switches Date: Sat, 01 Apr 1995 11:45:02 -0500 Tom Coradeschi, having trouble…
Notes on the Fluidbloc Steering Damper By Kari Prager April 1995 Several people have mentioned the basics on K 75 front ends that relate to…
Flaky Speedo Fix From: Rob Lentini Date: Wed, 8 Mar 95 10:10:54 MST Subject: BMW: Motometer Fix Dan Eggert asked what can be done to…
Checking Wheel Alignment By: Rob Lentini March 1995 OK, here’s how to check wheel alignment on a motorcycle. We’re going to measure the lateral alignment…
Changing a Top Case Lock By: Brian Curry Updated September 2005 This definitely applies to the BMW 22 Liter Top case. The info also applies…
Changing Oil and Filter – BMW K75S By Ben Zaborowsky – benz@lilly.com or benz@ncsa.uiuc.edu September 1994 Removing the belly-pan Put the bike on the centerstand…
K-Bike Fuel Flap Removal From: scot@ccnet.com (Scot Marburger) Subject: Re: BMW Fuel Gauge Date: 4 Aug 94 15:14:25 CDT (Thu) At 10:37 PM 8/3/94 +0000,…
Telling Time The American Way By Joe Senner Sometime in 1994 Note: this article was written for the Hill Country BMW Riders newsletter and as…
Heat Shield Rattle By Tom Coradeschi July 1994 Brian S. Brumfield wrote; > 2. The rattle of the exhaust heat shield at 2400 RPMS is…
Throttle Cable Adjustment – 85 K-Bikes By Tom Coradeschi July 1994 Brian Brumfield wrote: >> Clymers says to simply twist the little throttle cable adjustment…
Notes On Charging System Maintenance by Kari W Prager #13569, California BMW BMW twins charging systems work just fine if they are not wasting energy…
HOW TO DO BMW CLUTCH SPLINE LUBE ON R100GS by: Ron Miller, Manufacturing Engineer < comments denoted> Bob Pasker, Software & Communications Consultant ; original…