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Usually this is from using inner tubes with a fair amount of real rubber. Or, so the theory goes. Occasionally it is due to problems with sealing at the stem caps¡.or¡occasionally a tube is
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Hi James; pretty scant on supplying any info there, but I'll give a go at your query anyway- Yes- that is a thing. If you are losing air pressure in a matter of minutes or hours, makes sense there is
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More likely inner tube related
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low tire pressure
Seems the tires on my '75 R90s lose air quickly - more quickly than my other BMW's. Is that a thing?
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Roger Hit the Moto Guzzi museum/ factory https://www.motoguzzi.com/us_EN/tradition/museum/ Bob
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Robert Alexander
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Search for the FaceBook page BMW R90s Italia - nice people who can surely give you some tips. Good luck, Kirk
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Hello All. My wife and I are in Northern Italy for the next 4 weeks and we would like to know of BMW friendly events or anything R90S related. Thanks. Roger and Karen
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I will measure mine and get back to you. Out of town now so it will be tomorrow.
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The existing ones are about 13.25 inches eye to eye. I'd like to try something around 12 inches. Thanks
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I may be able to help you. What is the length of the shocks you want to replace with shorter ones??
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You can start with a coarser paper like 1,000 grit, then progress to 3,000 grit. Then polish with plastic polish. I used Novis brand plastic polish, and some elbow grease.
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What grit sandpaper did you use? dave
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I recently did this with a Ducati windscreen. A couple of scatches were pretty deep but sanded out easily. I started with 800 W&D up to 1500 and finished up with 2500. Then buffed it with a couple of
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Kelly Fry
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Good tip Bill !! Sent from the all new AOL app for Android
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Todd Trumbore
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I have been able to polish out scratches on the windshield in the past, using fine sandpaper and plastic polish. Bill Ballon
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An FYI: when I restored my R90S perhaps 11 years ago I purchased a new one from BMW. It looked just fine, but it scratches so very easily, it is amazing how easily it scratches. That may not be the
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Mac Kirkpatrick
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Re: Bob Lutz, the Father of the R90S
Nice article, thanks for sharing Mac. Best regards, Kirk Ratzel
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Kirk Ratzel
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I have two used R90S windshields for "rider quality " bikes for $50 both, plus shipping if anyone is interested. [email protected]> wrote:
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I am looking to replace the windshield on my ¡®75 R90S. The bike is 99% original except for aluminum turn signals and an aftermarket touring windshield. My intent is to keep this bike as original as
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Bob Lutz, the Father of the R90S
A great "biography" of Bob Lutz, see
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