Jan 30, 2008 · BMW still supports airheads with many OEM parts and what they don't seem to be covered by aftermarket vendors. I think the consensus is the 800 cc bikes are the smoother of …

Apr 7, 2017 · Nice work on the refurb. It's good to see that you have the front fender sorted. In 1988 BMW had an idea that didn't work great: one fender and two fork braces to allow the …

Jul 9, 2008 · I recently purchased a 1978 bmw r100/7, one bing cleaned up good but the other was trashed. I purchased from ebay 34 mm mikuni carbs. I believe that these are …

Dec 29, 2014 · I found my bike and bought it. 1977 BMW R100/7. And its first night, it needed to be left at the shop. It's had a tendency to stall unless revved up. That's what partly brought a …

Dec 2, 2020 · Like the original R80 G/S, the R100 GS had a boxer twin engine, with two-valve heads, shaft drive and five-speed gearbox, derived from the era’s street bike engines. The GS …

Jun 14, 2011 · Not a BMW expert, but I rode a well maintained late 1970s or 1980s R100? once with a passenger on a curvy mountain/steep road. It only had 1 front disc brake. There was not …

Jan 5, 2012 · I have a '77-8 R100. I have an 85 R80. I also have a newly acquired 91 R100. The 77 R100 is the roughest ... but it's still very smooth by most standards. The 85 is pure frickin' …

Jan 10, 2021 · Even plugs of the correct heat range will carbon up from use of the enrichers and not get cleaned up on such short runs but there may be some point in going one grade hotter …

May 27, 2011 · Comes with Krauser hard cases that are in good condition with extra keys and an expandable leather BMW tankbag and an aftermarket handlebar mounted clear windscreen. …

I bought an R100 (1983) last year. Lately it has been idling around 750 rpms and stalling out and I need to up the rpms at idle. When I bought it it idled above 1000 right where the gen light …