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Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. / Re: Flying pests!
« Last post by dogshome on April 09, 2026, 03:18:10 AM »
Spring 2026 is off to a flying start. I'd just left the works car park and was about to close my visor and....

Red tailed bumblebee inside my lid. Stopped, slowly lifted helmet and it dropped out and flew away happily. Yes they can sting.
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: disassembling the drive shaft
« Last post by Bob_Roller on April 06, 2026, 12:45:55 PM »
I think the retaining ring is round in cross section .
It fits into a round bottom groove like retaining ring in the fork .
I don't know if a snap ring will work in this application
A snap ring needs a machined groove for the ring to be secured . .
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Chit-Chat / Dust blown off
« Last post by dogshome on April 05, 2026, 01:57:21 PM »
The "bike who must not be named" had a blast last week. Noise, drama, speed and lots of bodyweight being applied to straighten the curves - at high speed. Trusty Airhead?

Where do I pedal?   ;D

They are not supposed to handle like a modern bike. Overweight tourers. Clunky gearbox. Poor brakes. Scratch all of those thoughts (except the brakes), she's purring like a kitten and happy in the spring sun  :bmw_smiley: 8) 8)

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Chit-Chat / Re: Online Guests
« Last post by dogshome on April 05, 2026, 01:50:29 PM »
How many actually have a human running them?
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Chit-Chat / Re: 82 LS
« Last post by dogshome on April 05, 2026, 01:49:37 PM »
You do seem to like them :-)
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: carb help
« Last post by Bob_Roller on April 04, 2026, 02:14:16 PM »
On setting up the carbs one thing I learned was getting the butterfly plates open the same amount.
I back off the idle adjustment screws then place the thinnest feeler gauge on the stip and adjust the idle screw until it just grabs the gauge .
Then perform the carb synch .
I also put a line on the end of screwdriver so I know how much adjustment I did .
Getting the carbs adjusted correctly be challenging / frustrating at times .
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: carb help
« Last post by Barry on April 04, 2026, 01:45:33 PM »
If it's not the advance mechanism then it can be the carb adjustment.  If the butterflies are too far open at idle perhaps because the idle mixture isn't right then it can bring the transfer ports into play which will result in an idle speed hang up.

The objective is always to end up with the  minimum possible throttle opening for a desired idle speed.  Use the mixture screws to maximise idle speed and then drop it down again if necessary with the throttle stops. Basically never reduce idle speed using the mixture screws.
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BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 / Re: carb help
« Last post by Justin B. on April 04, 2026, 11:50:18 AM »
One thing I remember when I had the sticky weight problem is that when I pulled up to a stop the idle was crazy high.  If I put my foot on the brake and slightly released the clutch, enough to bog the engine, the idle would normally drop to normal.
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Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. / Re: Less bikes on the road
« Last post by Justin B. on April 04, 2026, 11:34:18 AM »
Yeah, not nearly as many.  I will admit to not having ridden in over a year.  Gettin' old, wonky left knee, fixed income and too many $$ to keep everything insured and tagged, etc... :-(  Have not ridden the R1100 in probably 4 years...  Oh, it's for sale!
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General Announcements / Re: Possible server outage
« Last post by Justin B. on April 04, 2026, 11:28:44 AM »
Probably just greased the old ones!
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