So, I did some work on the bike today. I checked carb to head seal and it is sound. Not sucking air in there. I am trying to figure out why my right side is...
Dnepr MT-11, has not been running quite right. The bike has about 5300km on it and I realize the right cylinder is spitting fuel out the carb. Go to adjust the...
K65s have one small issue. The post for the main jet will back out over time. There is a "D" retaining clip however it usually fails to hold the post in...
Ken @ U2 or Scooterbob are my recommendations. Take the engine completely apart and just ship the components. Way cheaper. While you're in there, get...
I'm not a real mechanic, but my instincts tell me a valve not opening properly should not cause overheating. Probably incomplete combustion leading to...
One other idea, have you really taken a good long look at your rockers? They can get to binding and really add to the heat. If the bushing isn't squared...
Welcome back Steve!!!! Glad to see you're still interested in the Russian scoots! Mine is still running great, and thanks for your parts help before you...
FWIW... I have a motor here that is a "scooter bob's speed secrets internals",,,,, Â It vibrates horribly and has low oil pressure..... Â Looks like I'll be...
I have a pile of odd Soviet motorcycle axels. Can you send me dimensions? I'll see if I have a match. Â Bill ... From: maxvayz <maxvayz@...> Subject:...
I am getting a sidecar shipped from China. Does anyone have advise they can give me to help me get it fitted to my bike ? My bike is a BMW R100S. Thanks ...
I'd contact http://www.dauntlessmotors.com/Mountinghardware/bmw_mounts.htm (linked to the mounts section). I'm not sure but I think the later BMWs probably...
Mike, I have found the trouble with dealers is that they will tell you you need something even when you don't. The sidecar is apparently coming with all the ...
Yeah, Dauntless likely will get you on the road. Also, ask at the USCA website: http://sidecar.com/ There are a lot of knowledgeable people there, maybe...
Mick, while the bike may be old, it was a different frame design to the sidecar hauling ones of the 50-60s, the /2 frames. I think BMW themselves discouraged...
Mick, Claude at C Stanley Motorsports can mount the sidecar for you. He will cutom build a frame (if needed) and attach the car to your BMW. He is a BMW...
Hi, ... it certainly does not. You need a special extension to your frame, which you will find here: http://www.bauhs-gespannteile.de Hans Bauhs is the first...
For those of you who have done it. Is it typical that some of the spokes protrude from the nipple in a non uniform way? i.e. no pattern The wheel is round and...
700 Euro's that's $ 945 US ! ! There is no way I am paying that for a bent piece of metal. The complete sidecar cost $900 Mick ... 700 Euro's that's $ 945...
Hey Max, Â My 41 Harley flathead has a compression ratio of 5-1. Don't know what the Russian flatheads would bem but I would expect it to be somewhere near...
If you are just kicking it over it will be a lot less than if it is running. I have experianced 50ish lbs by just kicking it over on a mostly healthy engine....
Hey Bill, the axle is 16 inches long, the threaded portion is 1.1/2 long and the base of it - the thicker one with the hole for mounting it is 4.1/3 long with...
Any machinist should be able to copy it with little effort.... Â I made a Ti axle for a bike back in the '90s and a machinist I am not.... Â ;) Â ... From:...
Rode to dinner on 98 sportsman I only have 20KM on it 7200 total Looks good BUT!! When I casme out to go home it will not start or roll over. Not in gear not...