Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

how many miles on it ?
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Hi, I have a US model too abt to go back on the road. Vech has sold me a lot of parts & he gives sound advice. Richard Sheckler in northern Ohio is also a fine resource & an excellent wrench for jobs u might not want to do urself, like the tranny. He is also a good paint & sheet metal ma...

How did u shine up ur carbs like that ? As a side note; I worked on a construction job once as a plumber. There was a "Lady" there who's job it was to break out walls w/ a sledge hammer. We called her Ring Nose as back in the '70s piercings were not so common. She wore the same bib overall...

As it turns out I can buy a new mirror replacement kit from Vech for $30. If I can't work out some reasonable homebrew substitute I guess that's what I'll have to do.

Still open to suggestions tho.
Tnx,
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Here's the mirror, standard stock mirror for the left clutch perch. I tried using the small hose u see in the pic but I need several extra hands, at least.

Here r a couple of pics of the filter I used for yrs w/ no problems. They can even be disassembled & cleaned & were common back in the day but it now looks like they r rare & "Vintage" ($$$) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Vintage-EMPI-fuel-filter-VA-4-RARE-VW-Volkswagen-Bug-B...

Yes, absolutely there should be fuel standing in the line. I tried to read the threads carefully before I posted & maybe I still missed that. I'm unclear on just what the problem is except that the right hand cylinder starves for fuel. If the filter that's inline is transparent enough to see if ...

The original plastic piece that holds the glass in my rear view mirror is shot. Vech doesn't have a replacement for it & I don't need the whole mirror assembly, just the plastic piece. I've tried making something out of small dia. tubing split but that's not so great. Any suggestions or a source...

Ahhhh, the old "2 Rubbers" thread. I went w/ the stock set up until & planned a trip to Mexico once then I installed cleanable glass & metal in line filters. I can show u a pic if ur that interested. Bottom line, I've NEVER had any problems using in line filters in 50k miles w/ an ...

Tnx very much for the help. I have purchased a gallon of 5606a aiircraft hydralic fluid from amazon for $37. It appears to be a direct replacement for the original Aeroshell 4001 that BMW recommended for an R69US back in the day. Step by step...maybe this baby will run one of these days
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