Clymer or Haynes shop manual?

[flongr65]

I'd prefer to just buy one for routine maintance chores for my 81 R65.
Which would you prefer, Clymer or Haynes?

[weasel01]

I have the Clymer and it seems very complete if I had to gripe about it I would say the pictures are like a 4th generation photocopy.
Textwise its good.
My buddy has the haynes and it really seems about the same.

[montmil]

I have each and suggest, if you can afford the buy-in, that you acquire both as I have found that where one manual is found to be a bit lacking, the other adds additional information.

I realize this does not answer your question exactly but it has saved my sanity -or what's left of it- on several occasions. More manuals and more R65.org. That's the ticket.

Monte

[Lucky_Lou]

The Clymer is more indepth than the Haynes but there are some areas where they dont agree aspecialy on electrics i have the haynes but borrowed a Clymer to checkout some engine specs and found the electrics were more accurate in the haynes manual.
Lou

[weasel01]

actually what I have found the most helpful is a combination of the Snowbum website the Clymer manual and the helpful people here at R65.org.

Snowbum for the philosophy of repair.

Clymer for the technical numbers and such.

R65. org  for model specific hands on experience and long term user experience.

[flongr65]

That helps.......thanks !

[MrRiden]

A quick look on Amazon turned up a used Haynes for less than $12
rich

[steve_wicks]

I have the Haynes and I have found it lacking in a number of areas - Crank ventilatation valve and main stand are a few that spring to mind.

Maybe it works better as a guide to doing a total rebuild than it does for day to day repairs.

[not-so-fast-ed]

Don't forget that the factory manuals are still available.  Lots better for model specific info.

Ed