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Re: Tire sizes availability
I believe I've tried fitting a 100/19 on the front on my 74 r90s and it rubbed the fender bracket...went with a 90/19 Bridgestone Spitfire, but I'm not sure the Spitfire is still available?
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Brett Rogers
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Re: Tire sizes availability
Jerry Best combination is the Metzler Lazertec 3.25 X 19 up front at 32psi with a Metzler Perfect ME77 4.00 X 18 bringing up the rear at 36psi Cheers Frank Down Under Sent: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
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Frank ---Down Under
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Re: Tire sizes availability
Check out the Royal Enfield suppliers, I thing some of their models use tyres in the sizes you are looking for.
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heidi and steve
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Tire sizes availability
I¡¯ve been looking for a new set of tires for my ¡®74 R90S and am having a hard time finding either a 3.25-19 or a 90/90-19 for the front. Is anyone running a 100/90-19? This seem to be the smallest
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Jerry Hale
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Re: low tire pressure
Off-Road you learned not to tighten the valve stem bolt against the rim for that very reason, to allow it to slip a little without shearing the valve stem. But, we had rim locks to resist the forces
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Kirk Ratzel
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philsbmw
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Re: low tire pressure
How does a nut on tightened against the rim act as a ¡° guard against the valve stem being torn off should the tire rotate on the rim.¡±? That would insure that the stem would be torn off, if the
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philsbmw
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Re: low tire pressure
Nuevo tubo, Nuevo pneumatico!
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philsbmw
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Re: low tire pressure
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James Marciano
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Re: low tire pressure
Well done and described! snowbum Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2022 9:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [R90SWORLDNET] low tire pressure "Thanks! There's some sort of nut at the base of the
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Robert Fleischer dba Fleischer's Service
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#51705
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Re: low tire pressure
"Thanks! There's some sort of nut at the base of the valve stem, right? I found one of them to be super loose. I just hand tightened it down. Should I get a tool to tighten it further?" In general,
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flx 1948
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Re: Locked in 2nd gear
You're very welcome, Gayle! You know, that's one of the few failures unfixable beside the road. We all dread it. ? So tell us what happened? How far from home? What was it like getting there in
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Terry Vrla
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Re: Locked in 2nd gear
hi gayle, keith in oakland, ca here. same thing happened to me 10 years ago and this summer. 1st time was the infamous shifter spring breaking. this time i assumed the worst and borrowed a
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unclehomes
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Re: Locked in 2nd gear
Thanks Terry I now have a new Fall/Winter project.
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Gayle Murphy
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Re: Locked in 2nd gear
Gayle - the problem is one of the springs in the transmission gear selector broke. I¡¯ve heard of guys bending a metal rod in such a way that by inserting it through the oil filler and twisting just
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Terry Vrla
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#51700
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Re: Locked in 2nd gear
A look-see is required. The spring replacement is likely not going to be just a spring replacement.....the main reason the early spring broke was the size of the boss it rides on, imo. Boss can be
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Robert Fleischer dba Fleischer's Service
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Re: Locked in 2nd gear
Thanks Robert. Appreciate your help. FYI. My bike is a 1975 SS R90S. All original with 61,000 miles. No trans issues ever. GL5 oil always. Oil always clean. No visible particles on magnetic plug. Do
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Gayle Murphy
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#51698
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Re: Locked in 2nd gear
Pawl spring has broken. If the transmission is original, and has some goodly mileage on it, it is time for an overhaul...by a transmission specialist. DIY work isn't recommended by me for the
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Robert Fleischer dba Fleischer's Service
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#51697
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Locked in 2nd gear
Dear Group, Out for a ride this afternoon, when going from second gear to third gear, the trans would not up shift to third nor down shift to first. There was no unusual noise or grinding. The shift
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Gayle Murphy
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#51696
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Re: best R90S seat foam and cover?
If you decide to go the "seat gadget" route, I recommend the Air Hawk.? I buy the "medium cruiser" sized one from eBay vendors (about half the price of retail, as far as I can tell).? My wife and I
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William F. Dudley Jr.
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