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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: Bringing My R100 out of Mothballs
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Misc. Technical Discussion / Re: No spark
« Last post by oldbiker on July 26, 2026, 02:54:48 AM »Sorry, I forgot to mention that I replaced coil with a Dyna coil from Rick through this forum. My problem is to isolate the fault without too much pulling apart. In other words could it be the ECU or Bean can?
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Misc. Technical Discussion / Re: No spark
« Last post by Bob_Roller on July 25, 2026, 03:36:46 PM »Do you have an ignition coil that is black and grey??
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Misc. Technical Discussion / No spark
« Last post by oldbiker on July 25, 2026, 02:48:14 PM »Hi all
Here I am again after a long absence. I regularly read the posts on the forum and have had no major breakdowns for along while. Unfortunately my r65 ls has refused to start. Thankfully it decided to misbehave at home. I t has never given any trouble electronically so I am at a loss as to where to go next and not very proficient with electronics. I am 76 yrs now. The bike is 1983 r65 ls. I have no spark. When I switch ignition on and off I get sparks at grounded plugs. Battery is fully charged.. Where do I go from here? Many thanks and best of health to all members.
Here I am again after a long absence. I regularly read the posts on the forum and have had no major breakdowns for along while. Unfortunately my r65 ls has refused to start. Thankfully it decided to misbehave at home. I t has never given any trouble electronically so I am at a loss as to where to go next and not very proficient with electronics. I am 76 yrs now. The bike is 1983 r65 ls. I have no spark. When I switch ignition on and off I get sparks at grounded plugs. Battery is fully charged.. Where do I go from here? Many thanks and best of health to all members.
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: LS exhaust pipe paint?
« Last post by Justin B. on July 24, 2026, 10:57:38 PM »When I rebuilt the "Junkyard Dawg" I used chrome mufflers and sandblasted and painted them with black header paint.
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Bringing My R100 out of Mothballs
« Last post by Justin B. on July 24, 2026, 10:56:09 PM »I finally got a chance to do some more work on my '81 RT the other day. After peeing gas all over the driveway I pulled the carbs and found the left hand carb float needle was glued to it's bore! Also, both floats were very dark and likely wouldn't float anymore. I weighed a new float and found it to be 12 gm and the old floats were at 14 gm. Glad I had bought some spare floats years ago!
After doing a quick and dirty "freshening (clean passages, new O-rings, floats, and gaskets) it no longer had an incontinence problem. Being over 100 degrees outside it fired right up with no choke!
Next is an oil change and flushing out the brakes and it should be ready to go for a spin around the block. I also snagged a decent Clearview windshield, with vent, and installed that. The old one was riddled with a network of tiny crack looking defects and very hard to see through
After doing a quick and dirty "freshening (clean passages, new O-rings, floats, and gaskets) it no longer had an incontinence problem. Being over 100 degrees outside it fired right up with no choke!
Next is an oil change and flushing out the brakes and it should be ready to go for a spin around the block. I also snagged a decent Clearview windshield, with vent, and installed that. The old one was riddled with a network of tiny crack looking defects and very hard to see through
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Chit-Chat / Re: More great sci-fi
« Last post by dostoy320 on July 17, 2026, 09:40:48 AM »My wife and I watched Project Hail Mary last weekend after having both read the book. We really liked it.
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: Magura 15mm Master Cylinder Reservoir Retaining Screw
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Ride Reports and Event Reviews / Re: The Long Way to Timmies
« Last post by dogshome on July 16, 2026, 02:27:44 PM »Wow! 
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