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Happy New Year! I had some free time today and decided to install the new front stand on my R12. There is a spring steel clip that hold it in the "up" ...
Today I discovered that my lights (headlight and tail light) do not work. Everything else works OK. The switch feels normal......the detents are crisp and it...
... All the best Bruce. It's been a good few years since I was in there but if I remember correctly the rear side of this fastener is accessible through the ...
Bruce, First, Happy New Year to you and the rest of the gang. Second, check the fuse. Third, before you pull the switch board, check all the circuits with your...
Dear Bruce; On both my R12 and R17 this stud is threaded into the gearbox case. On the R12 the stud is a 8 x 1.25. On the R17 the stud is a 9 x 1.25 and has...
... Check that the contacts on the lever arm that the "plug" key presses down on are clean and that they are making properly, you may need to gently bend the...
Bruce, that is an odd finding: the photographs of the old manuals don´t seem to mention a fastener for the front stand, while there is no doubt there was one...
In the upper photo the fastener is not present because it attaches to the bottom engine/transmission bolt. In the lower photo, it cannt be seen because of the...
Thanks to all who responded, especially Richard and Drew who directed me to the obvious. The fuse WAS blown....and I know now that I did it when I was tracing ...
Hi Group. I´m about to open up the 3 speed gearbox on my R11 1930. Last season the bike began jumping out of 2. and 3. gear. At the same time as the 2. and 3....
Hi All, Anyone know offhand what the gap in mm is between the piston and the raised portion of the head in a R12 when the piston is at TDC? Best Nigel...
Hi Nigel do you mean from the crown of the piston to the raised section ? The raised section you mean the bit of the head that actually protrudes into the...
Hi Ian, Yep youre right thats the raised part I meant. But I now realize that there were different height to this with all those models of R12 heads... I have...
Hi all, I dived into the internals of my SUM carb for R12. So far it looks I will need new float (the old one was badly repaired with lead), then needle with...
Bob, thank you; I looked at Dreher's site and all what he has for SUM is float needle there. Better than nothing, of course, I will go for it, but I need to...
Hello Martin, You should try: Kla-Mot-Te (Klassische Motorrad Teile), Martin Schumann. He does business as PHONOGRAAFF on Ebay, where he usually has a lot of ...
Hello Martin, Also, look under R11 when you visit Philip Dreher's site. He has the large floats for SUM carburetors: <carburettor float with spindle, 44 Euros>...
Soren,Some of your problem sound like bad bearings.Have you taken it apart and what did you find? I have a 1930 and recently replaced all the bearings I could...
Hi Nigel sorry for the delay. I too used the Z74 heads (low octaine Military) with the raised portion. I used standard JP Pistons then had my barrels/cylinders...
... needs little work. ... Hi Ian, I had pointed out the practical advantages of such tools like easier relations to business customers - especially creditors...
Hi Dietmar Very true, I did relise it would cause problems but figured it would be easier to find a new wife than it would find a Greyhound at the right price...
To All Whilst looking on ebay, I found this bike for sale with what seems to me to be far fetched claims: Item number 330054875249 Look who's selling it-one...
Guys, The German Government had no idea in 1935 that they would be campaigning in the Sahara six years later. Mr Klomp might know how to paint, but he seems to...
Think you need time and money to restore it...they're getting more expensive... each time. I think David from Belgium is gonna win teh bid...;) Nigel...
Can someone translate the specs from the link below from German to English ? I am specifically looking for engine and transmission oil capacities, but any...
