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Jim Buchanan (original publish date unknown) When I got my /5, the headlight/horn thumb switch on the left handlebar was rather stiff and the…
Bill Confer – conferw@lilly.com (original publish date unknown) This weekend I decided to replace the broken plastic slider that covers the ignition switch on…
Quentin Miller Quentin.Miller@comlab.ox.ac.uk (original publish date unknown) light ignition HO 56 58 30/51 15 31 switch switch +——-+——-+——-+——-+—————-+ | | | | | ########### | OFF…
Dave Thompson – davet@ncsa.uiuc.edu (original publish date unknown) I’ve been outfitting my ’92 GS bike for long travels through booney land. I picked up some…
Eric Seaberg – klaatucycles@juno.com (original publish date unknown) I’ve done the fork seals on my ’83 R100RT (Gudrun the Red Zeppelin) twice now. It’s not…
Darren Butler – wizard@zip.com.au (original publish date unknown) If anyone has trouble with fork seals sealing correctly, I advise to cross cut (very carefully) the…
Chuck Ward (original publish date unknown) Mark where the control is on the handlebar with a crayon, felt marker etc.. Remove the allen screw…
Rex Wright – rexpam@earthlink.net (original publish date unknown) A number of R100RS riders have changed over to K75S bars. It’s fairly easy and straightforward, and…
John Briggs and Kim Dromlewicz (original publish date unknown) Fellow Bimmerphiles: I thought I would share my adventures rebuilding the front forks on my…
Bill Confer: Last night I decided to install the front signal brackets on my ’71 /5. A previous owner had taken a hacksaw to the…
J.R. Buchanan – jbuchana@buchanan1.net (original publish date unknown) In the last week or so, my low speed (tight parking lot maneuvers) handling had gotten rather…
J.R. Buchanan – jbuchana@buchanan1.net (original publish date unknown) These instructions are aimed at the /5 owner. They’re pretty close for later models, but there will…
Ron Chambers, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – rchamber@bigpond.net.au (original publish date unknown) “A few years ago I rebuilt my R90/6. Being the obsessive/compulsive that I…
(Several prices are mentioned in this post. Prices may have varied over time, do your homework–ed.) Ed (Fast Eddie) Benson – FastEddieB@aol.com (original publish date unknown) …
(This procedure will work on most R-bikes..however, some of the procedure will be different depending on Model/Year, check you Haynes or Clymer manual for specifics…
Dale A Duvall and Don Eilenberger (original publish date unknown) I can’t believe all the misinformation floating around about rear main seals. I hope…
Dave Thompson – davet@spyglass.com (original publish date unknown) After about 4,000 miles and four months of riding my ’82 R65LS, I was sitting at…
Kees van der Heiden – vanderheiden@tca.fgg.eur.nl (original publish date unknown) /2 Transmission Rebuild When I bought my R69, the latest thing I thought about…
J.R. Buchanan – jbuchana@buchanan1.net (original publish date unknown) Here’s the story of my /5 transmission bearing replacement. This is a 4-speed transmission. The 5-speed has…
J.R. Buchanan – jbuchana@buchanan1.net (original publish date unknown) While diagnosing a new noise on my /5 I recently pulled out the throw-out bearing and replaced…
J.R. Buchanan – jbuchana@buchanan1.net (original publish date unknown) Well, I’ve got my timing chain changed. Here’s the basics of how to do it. The bike…
J.R. Buchanan – jbuchana@buchanan1.net (original publish date unknown) Timing chain measurements from BMW R75/5 double row timing chain. All dimensions in inches. || –>||<–0.248 50…
A holiday classic that’s right up there with It’s a Wonderful Life…. by Tom Keen – Dayton, Ohio USA BMWMOA, IBMWR An IBMWR Classic for re-reading every…
Henry Palach (Original publish date unknown) To get the rear tire off with 120/90-18 and a saddle bag rack on it , you have to…
David Owen – dowen@westmx.westmont.edu (Original publish date unknown) Does anybody out there have any experience with doing a double brake conversion on a /7? Question:…
Craig Vechorik – vech@benchmarkworks.com (Original publish date unknown) Everbest petcocks (used up to the /5) ARE rebuildable, I do it all the time. Buy a…
J.R. Buchanan – jbuchana@buchanan1.net (Original publish date unknown) OK people, we’re here to talk about rebuilding Bing Constant-depression carburetors. While this article does not cover slide-type…
J.R. Buchanan – jbuchana@buchanan1.net (original publish date unknown) While diagnosing a new noise on my /5 I recently pulled out the throw-out bearing and replaced it…
Tom Childers (Last Updated March 3, 2017) I’ve always wondered at the allure of a 336 cam. A stock type 247 airhead engine is…
Richard Whatley Oct 18, 2016 Summary The under-tank brake master cylinders common to /6 and /7 models have usually leaked brake fluid sometime during the…
Joe Stroup (Oct 15, 2016) Ignition Sensor – Disassembly Ignition Sensor Overhaul
Scott Marburger (3/11/2006) http://www.gunsmoke.com/motorcycling/r100gs/auto_advance/index.html
Tom Childers – tom.childers@gmail.com (6/13/2005) I was never able to get satisfactory brake feel with the stock cable-operated master cylinder on either my R90/6 or…
John Petty (June 2002) I needed some new coils for my new_to_me 1983 R100RT. I had heard of the Bosch “K” 6 volt “blue”…
Robert Fleischer (Snowbum) – snowbum@jps.net Version 1.0 11-2-2001 Description of the system: Beginning with the 1980 U.S.A. models, BMW incorporated a system that inserts clean air…
Ian Johnston – reaper@speakeasy.org August 6, 2001 Recently I had occasion to replace the seatlock in my R100, which was old, and rotated in its housing,…
Bob Stewart – bob@ost1.la.ats.eds.com (Nov 28, 1998) This note should give you enough information to test the main diodes in your diode board without removing it…
Duane Ausherman – w6rec@mail.softcom.net (11/28/98) Wheel Bearing Basics BMW has the best wheel bearing system of any motorcycle. To properly support a sidecar rig the wheel…
Brian Curry – bmwbrian@voicenet.com (Feb 28, 1998) Someone asked about diode board checking. Here is a writeup based on the the BMW manual. As is…
Bob White (8/21/97) In a message dated 8/21/97 1:59:27 AM, Al wrote: Can someone with an original tang on their /5 center stand give me…
David A. Braun – Flash@DeathStar.org (July 1997, updated Feb 2004) Date: Jul 1997 From: Flash – DoD #412 Subject: Ignition Trigger Repair Bulletin Care and…
Mike Hammer – ldh3@cornell.edu (July 27, 1995) A Transplant for the Boxer Starter Relay My Starter Relay Story Recently I had reason to suspect the…
Joe Senner (April 1995) This article describes a complete fork overhaul on a 1978 R100/7. I performed this work on my personal bike with…
Doug Ruth – druth@erg.sri.com (August 30, 1994) In message (199408301541.IAA16146@ogma.autodesk.com) you write: Has anyone put auxiliary driving lamps on an ’92 GS? I’m going to be…