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Has anyone had any experience with a Mortek electronic ignition system? My '76 R90S has one and the bike electrical system is screwed up somehow. First the headlight did not work. Then while riding with the parking light only on, after about 45mins the bike died and would not start. Finally got it going rough and rode it home after a few tries and now starter does not work. Lots of clicking only. Battery is new. Maybe it's the diode board? All wiring on the bike is as good as new.. Thanks for any help! Steve in Maine

Ok, a wee bit of a (I'm stuck in my house) story: A friend, Rob Caso, and I restored two R90Ss about ten years ago, even did the paint. See a pic of my bike, attached, (with Todd Trumbore @ Barber in Alabama). I think I posted that pic previously and I have also related some parts of my R90S resto story in the past. Anyway, after the resto, the clutch lever worked very easily, I was very surprised at how easy the clutch pulled in, and that had me comparing clutch pulls on other R90Ss and none of them were near as easy as mine was. But I was grateful for how easy it was to pull in the clutch even though the "easiness" of it made no sense. THEN about 6 months ago the clutch started to slip, you know, give it gas in 5th and the tach starts to spin up uncontrollably. Now this was the 4th time the clutch had started to slip, two previous times there was too much lube on the splines, even though I did not think there was, and the clutch on my friend's restored R90S never slipped. So this clutch thing was driving me crazy. In frustration, I finally just took it to my dealer. But before that I had inquired of an expert who replied in an all knowing manner that he had told me 10 years ago I had the wrong spring installed, it was for an R75 and R90, not for the higher horsepower R90S; the proper R90S spring ended in part number -035, and even my dealer recently referred me to yet another spring number! I was mystified as to what was going on. So finally Karl Myers took it all apart (thanks Karl!) and the part number stamped on my spring WAS the -035 part number, the correct one. Then he installed a new spring and put it all back together. I have not ridden the bike yet (yea for COVID-19), NOT... But now the clutch pull is like it should be, TOO difficult :-) I was spoiled! (Evidently the original part had not been properly heat treated during manufacture.) So very recently I had my dealer install an EZ Clutch, from Bench Mark Works http://www.benchmarkworks.com Part number: acc018 easy soft clutch This is a device that uses the same principal as when winching in an offroad 4X4 situation; if you run the winch line out to a fixed object, say another vehicle, and run the winch line through a snatch block pulley mounted to that vehicle, see below, and back to the winch, the pulling power is doubled, but the amount of line required to be pulled in, is twice than previously, an acceptable trade off IMO. See pic below of the EZ clutch installed. SO that is my frustrating tale, and if you want an easier clutch pull, I highly recommend the EZ clutch :-) It makes a HUGE difference and actually feels now like only 1/3 of the pressure compared to what was previously required, which would be immensely better say, for city travel with lots of stop and go traffic. Back to being bored....... :-) Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?" C. Donahue _._,_._,_

Max BMW built a "new" R90S a few years ago, you likely heard about it. The rider teaches Latin at an all boys school in New England. Mac Kirkpatrick New BMW R90s, Best Test Ride EVER. New BMW R90s, Best Test Ride EVER.

See below, good VW info /5 info and more :-) Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?" C. Donahue ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Classic Velocity Newsletter <team@...> Date: Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 3:41 PM Subject: Classic Velocity Newsletter To: <drbeemer73@...> The Classic Velocity Monthly Digest View this email in your browser Classic Velocity Newsletter Classic German Cars, Bikes, and Commentary March 2020 This month we bid farewell to the Beetle (Again!), find out how the Slash 5 saved BMW Motorrad, speculate on a new Porsche 914, practice social distancing, and scream in triplicate. The Beetle Bids Farewell Although this has been coming for some time, and was defeated once before, the Volkswagen Beetle is finally gone. It is no longer in production anywhere in the world. Of course, many would argue that the new Beetle does not count and that the Bug was gone last century. Regardless, according to Volkswagen, it has just ended......MORE Bug Jam For an outdoor weekend event complete with camping in November, Florida sounds like the right place. And so it is every year that thousands m as ke their way to Dade City for the annual Bug Jam event. It is billed as the largest VW event in Florida, which is saying something, because FL is probably 2nd only to CA in terms of an active air-cooled VW scene. The weekend takes place at a fairgrounds complex, so space and amenities are good........MORE Did the Slash 5 save BMW Motorrad? Today, one of the most iconic classic motorcycles is the BMW /5. You can probably find one within an easy drive of anywhere in the USA. Around 69,000 of them were produced, which is a very healthy number for a premium machine back in the early 1970s. BMW mastered the art of varying displacement and aesthetics, around a single chassis to leverage investments in tooling. A great success story. But it very nearly wasn’t. In fact, it was the result of a key moment when BMW stood on the brink of halting motorcycle production altogether...…...MORE A New Porsche 914? Some 50 years ago, Porsche introduced a new vehicle to fill the bottom end of their range. To do so, they collaborated with parent VW to contain costs and to appeal to another audience. That vehicle was the 914.. ....MORE In The Garage Night Vision Rammed TCT 2020 Vehicles For Sale BMW R75/7 The Screaming Threes DKW is no stranger to these pages in two-wheel (see DKW 350) and four-wheel (see DKW 1000) versions. On two wheels, DKW was a competitive force in more than one era. Ewald Kluge rode a 250cc motorcycle to victory in the 1938 Isle of Man lightweight TT, and followed that up with a second place finish in 1939. Following the war, DKW (now part of Auto Union and headquartered in Ingolstadt), resumed the production of small bore two stroke machines and was eager to return to competition... MORE Given the state of the world right now, riding, driving, and wrenching are fortunately 3 ways to practice social distancing. Do your part and stay safe ! Was this passed on to you? Subscribe and get your own Newsletter! Copyright ? 2020 Classic Velocity, All rights reserved. You are receiving this content because you subscribed to the Classic Velocity Blog. Classic Cars, Classic Bikes, Classic Commentary www.classicvelocity.com Our mailing address is: Classic Velocity 491 Wilmington Pike, Glen Mills, PAGlen Mills, PA 19342 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Hi all. I received the following picture from Martin Johnson, thanks Martin. It is of Todd Trumbore and myself at the Barber Motorsports Vintage event in 2018. BMW invited us to display some of "their" heritage, Todd had an original immaculate low mileage R69S and I had my restored R90S. We passed out information and literature about the Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners Club. This picture brought back a fun time, and it is a nice bright picture, good to enjoy in these trying times. I hope everyone is doing well, and best wishes to everyone. Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?" C. Donahue

Hi Alberto, thanks for reaching out. For me in the US, in eastern Pennsylvania (sort of near Washington) , we can go out, but schools, restaurants and most businesses are closed (food and drug stores are open and we can go there) and gatherings of more than 10 people is discouraged. My barber shop closed for at least two weeks for instance. The situation is constantly evolving and changing. Food, TP, guns and ammo are being purchased quickly. People who buy "too much" (hoarders) are a problem, but I think that is everywhere. It varies by state and city depending on how serious the local situation is, just as the situation and response varies by country. For instance, San Francisco residents must "shelter in place", but not in my area. I am concerned that folks who live paycheck to paycheck are, right now, low or out of money. The folks who work at my barber shop, for instance, are not receiving any money, and restaurant wait staff, same thing, suddenly no money. I ate at a restaurant last Friday where they normally have 12 wait staff working, they only had 5 because of far fewer customers. And today that restaurant is closed, so no money for anyone, even the owner of the restaurant, and business owners have no income as well, but they have rent or other expenses to pay, just as we all do. If people get desperate, they will do desperate things, but I hope not. Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?" C. Donahue

Frank, what I do not understand is why in Spain you cannot even go for a walk to the beach, forbidden by law and other countries, lets say Germany (with almost same Cv19 cases than Spain) are allowed to have a “promenade” or a walk or even go shipping if stores are open. I live near Cádiz, south west Spain, Atlantic Ocean, in a area now empty, (houses to rent, vacations, etc), no people nor shops nor petrol stations nor supermarkets in 5 miles around. I have the beach near and I cannot drive my bikes nor go to the beach unless I go to a Pharmacy, petrol station, Supermarket and doctor BUT YES I can take my doggie for a walk but only if alone (not 2 persons). You can go to work and return. It’s crazy. As far as I know there is no world-wide policy for a virus pandemia case. Each country is acting on his own. Bill Gates, on 2015, check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI&feature=emb_logo Mike, yes, Spain, a country were most of annual revenues come from tourism and visitors, this situation is a catastrophe, a recession for sure. Dennis, the Johns Hopkins map differs slightly from my local info, but is almost the same. Many thanks, very interesting. Mac, most of Spaniards live as you said, paycheck to paycheck. Its not like UK or USA, ere most of persons since you leave school/college/or start to work are told to keep / save money for retirement. Spain is the contrary, we look to the future saying “Government will pay my pension plan”, which is or 500 euro or 2.000 euro, those are the min and max by law. So we spend most if the time at bars, pubs and cafeterias, looking football matches on huge TV’s. Thats our national sport besides Rafa Nadal, Fernando Alonso and Mark Marquez (Tennis, F1 and MotoGP). France called 40 millions to vote last Sunday, I can’t believe it but it happen and the PSOE, political party at power in Spain was calling everybody to go for a walk or manifestation on Sunday 8th March !!!. Its difficult to believe they did not cancel the “first round”. I am a lucky man, my family is until date ok Hope you & your families are well. Best Tito Enclosed my last numbers resume Alberto Ayulo Kelly ayulo.alberto@... 649077663

Joe Some answers here and other same webpage https://beeline-moto.backerkit.com/faq Best Tito Alberto Ayulo Kelly calapanizo@... 649077663