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Isamemon
08-05-2006, 02:56 PM
r-80/7
so where is the best place for progressive springs, I would like the front a bit stiffer and was told that would do it
and this winter, I will need to replace a clutch, who is best to get that from, and who does flywheel lightening ( I was told that will be a big help for my 78 airhead)
I noticed that EBC offers a clutch for the bike, and Im real happy with their brakes, anyone tried those or non factory clutch stuff

James.A
08-05-2006, 05:05 PM
r-80/7
so where is the best place for progressive springs, I would like the front a bit stiffer and was told that would do it
and this winter, I will need to replace a clutch, who is best to get that from, and who does flywheel lightening ( I was told that will be a big help for my 78 airhead)
I noticed that EBC offers a clutch for the bike, and Im real happy with their brakes, anyone tried those or non factory clutch stuff

I once owned an R90/6 with a lightened flywheel. It allows the RPM's to drop off faster which allows for the more aggresive/abusive banging of gears up and down. Consider this; if you take a perfectly reliable motorcycle and add performance "upgrades" hap-hazzardly, you are inviting trouble down the road. If you go for a lightened flywheel, and use it, don't be surprised if you shell your stock transmission.

Isamemon
08-05-2006, 07:04 PM
thanks
I love my airhead
the discussion came about when I said to a group of other BMW friends, that the clunk clunk shiftings is a surprise to me , for being a bike built and known for smootheness ( and I am new to BMW adn airheads)
ok, dont shoot, not a whole bunh smoother then a shovelhead shifting, I said dont shoot, after 3rd gear , cool, why cant first and second be that smooooooth
and thats whem I was told, lighten the flywheel
amd since I really dont know , thats why I am here, asking
oh no, dont shoot me now, I love my BMW :D :stick :german

Josh
p,s notice I said I love my airhead, and notice, I only said first and second gear shifting, other then that , I love my old airhead
smooooooth, nice, simple, I love it
dont imagine, in my oldend days...me getting anyting else
love my airhead ( did that save me)