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What is the problem with using the metric equivalents? I've ridden on the Bridgestone metrics for seven or eight years now and they feel and work great. They also look right. I'm sure that from three...

The ring without a screw is the early style, replaced by the one with the screw. The screw style clamps much more positively and won't just fall off like the other can do. They are interchangeable,...

I think I'd try aircraft paint stripper first - it's designed especially for removing paint from aluminum. So don't take it all apart just to remove the paint. If you're careful, you should be able...

The T also came with dual discs up front.

But I don't think it had such low compression as 8.2. I believe they went to the 8.2 compression ratio in 86 when they re-introduced the R series again....

Magwa,

First off, it would help knowing what bike you've got. And what's been done to it. It looks like an 81 - 84 model. Right? That means it's got electronic ignition. But it may be a 79 or 80,...

BMW may have not produced an R80GS dual disc set-up, but that doesn't mean the parts aren't available from other models. The fork sliders are from the '81-84 models - so the Brembo calipers from...

Rich,

The airheads didn't have floating rotors. The problem is most likely the rubber bumpers inside the fork tubes that are supposed to soften that 'clunk'.

The pump will air up a tire. I've done it several times. It shouldn't take THAT long, though it does take a while. I'd be willing to bet that yours is leaking pressure past the seales. Take the pump...

One way to check coils (which it sounds like this is) is to swap plug wires from one side to the other. If the problem stays with the right side, it's the wire, if it goes to the other side, it's the...

Of all the miles I've ridden my airheads I've never had a problem with the electrical system. Guess I'm just lucky. I usually carry a spare rotor and diode board on trips, and on one such trip a...