Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Pencil tip on a soldering iron or just hold the correct size nail with a vice grips and make it hot then poke the hole through the plastic.

Get a pair of Empi carburetor synchronizers.

So does that mean the pictures are not representative of mechanical failure from lack of having the slingers serviced, cleaned or replaced ?

I just read that another person used a gallon of acetone to loosen it from the tank and pulled it out in big pieces using a pair of long hemostats. But it will also attack the paint.

My experience with some other brands the drive dogs did not always show major wear. But they would no longer maintain engagement when under a load. Replacing both the mail and female gears always resolved the problem for me. I saw some broken cases when someone continued to ride the bike while this ...

Are you having a problem lacing the wheel or truing it after it is laced. They are two different operations. You must first have it laced properly before you can begin to true it.

Are the rubber pieces the correct thickness?

I have 2 original ones that could be replated or used on a original car or bike. PM if interested.

There are thread chasers made for spark plug holes that are inserted into the hole and then expanded like a blind hole collet puller. You put it through the hole then you can expand it to pick up the undamaged threads and chase the threads from the underside and back up to the top side. MAC made min...

Remove the oil pan and drill through the plug with a bit that fits the Allen wrench hole. Put a short bolt into the hole keeping the head above the plug face. Weld it on the inside and outside then use a wrench to turn it out. Use some moderate heat on the oil pan to expand it if it still seems too ...