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Re: Installing S Windshield With Stock Plastic Pop Rivets?
There is a tool I believe, available from BMW. But why buy it $$ when you are only likely to use it once? And this other method works. But that is just me, YMMV of course :-) Mac Kirkpatrick
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Re: Installing S Windshield With Stock Plastic Pop Rivets?
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Re: Installing S Windshield With Stock Plastic Pop Rivets?
And what tool would that be?
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Re: Installing S Windshield With Stock Plastic Pop Rivets?
Or, just use the tool specifically made for that task. Todd Helpful idea: When installing the plastic pop rivet-like fasteners that hold on the S fairing such as on an R90S, if you freeze the rivets
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Re: Installing S Windshield With Stock Plastic Pop Rivets?
Harold, can you share the name and contact info for your painter. Are you happy with the paint job. I have a second S that needs painting. Richard Chawes
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Re: Installing S Windshield With Stock Plastic Pop Rivets?
Harold, can you share the name and contact info for your painter. Are you happy with the paint job. I have a second S that needs painting. Richard Chawes
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Re: Installing S Windshield With Stock Plastic Pop Rivets?
Thanks Mac. My parts are back from the painter and attaching the windshield will be soon. I appreciate the tip. Harold
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Installing S Windshield With Stock Plastic Pop Rivets?
Helpful idea: When installing the plastic pop rivet-like fasteners that hold on the S fairing such as on an R90S, if you freeze the rivets overnight, they become stiff enough so if installed quickly,
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Mac Kirkpatrick
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Re: Speed/tach repair
Shops like that need to receive special historical protection. Best Regards, Dennis C. O'Dell dennisodell@... Mobile: +49 (175) 8556663 Home: +49 (911) 27745370 Skype: diggertfu Hochstrasse 19
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Quandt Family/Very Nice BMW Car Club Video
I've heard the exact same thing Tito, from many sources. And that the Quandt family still owns a great deal of BMW and they are very wealthy. Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is
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Thanks Gayle. My gauges need service and as the ¡°S¡± is in State, much easier to drive them over than shipping out of state. The bike currently resides in Plymouth. Up Nort a youse guys! Scott
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Re: Very Nice BMW Car Club Video
Thanks Mac, what a nice collection and interesting video. Some comments The speaker says: 1.- ¡°¡..on 1959, Bmw was bankrupt¡¡± : Yes, certainly. 2.- ¡°¡..Bmw got back to success thanks to
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Thanks for the tip Gayle! Good to hear about the turn around time. Seems like every time I send something out it gets caught in the weeds. Kelly Fry In locked down again So CA.
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Wow, thanks Gayle, good referral for good service, thanks. Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?" C. Donahue
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Hey group, I wanted to share this information with you all. The odometer on my ¡° 75 S ¡° stopped turning recently. (59.588 miles) Tachometer needle had been getting a bit jumpy too. These gauges
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Gayle Murphy
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Very Nice BMW Car Club Video
For anyone who owns an older BMW car, here is a very well done video from the BMW Car Club of America you can send around that is a history of BMW and of course includes some very nice motorcycles:
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Mac Kirkpatrick
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Re: question regarding boring out 97mm cylinder to fit 1000cc piston
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Andrew, R90S cylinders were painted black from the factory. As far as vibration is concerned and the weight of reciprocating parts you would have to find a machine shop to weigh each part and compare
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Re: question regarding boring out 97mm cylinder to fit 1000cc piston
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Hi, Andrew¡ I¡¯ll take a stab at this but won¡¯t claim to be 100% accurate. My understanding is the markings on cast parts as the cylinders, heads, oil pan, etc. are casting numbers not part
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Re: question regarding boring out 97mm cylinder to fit 1000cc piston
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Just looked at a pair of R90S cylinders in my basement waiting for a rebore. The numbers are the same as yours. Don¡¯t know how that relates to what you found on a website. There is no way an R75 can
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Re: question regarding boring out 97mm cylinder to fit 1000cc piston
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al lright guys, I am back with another question. I disassembled my top end and was looking at the part numbers stamped on the cylinder. I found the right side is marked 731-1-1182, the left side
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