Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

measure the voltage on the battery when the engine is not running Start engine voltage now should go to at least 7 volts no higher than 7.4 If it does all is working ok It is not unusual that the red light will flicker at idle as the generator is putting out little current at idle It is just the way...

Yes the are tied together on the circuit board in the generator assy

6 set screws
1 set for ground
2nd for taillight
3rd for brake light

The terminal block is held in place by 2 cotter pins from the terminal block into the rear fender

looks like enough room to get a pair of small needle nose vise grips on them at a angle to get them started

R68S?? Maybe R69S

I used high temp paint on my r50 and it looked good for a couple of years but is fading now but easy enough to redo if I choose I did powder coat my r69s frame and jugs about 6 years ago and they still look new today Think I only paid about 250.00 for the frame jugs centerstand ect Kurt is correct 1...

if you run with your headlight on are you running with the high beam on or low?
try running with the headlight on low and then off if you can and see if the fuse still blows

Steve is correct

this is where fuel is sucked from air coming from the small hole on the intack side and is mixed with the fuel mixture srcew and then goes to the small hole in front of the throttle slide and this is the idile fuel mixture