Jim Quinn, Warren Beason and Colin Elliott reminisced about Isettas yesterday, Aoril 30th. Isettas were very important to BMW AG in the years following WW11....
Ben White
ben1364@...
May 1, 2004 9:48 am
45460
Willing to bet its piston corrosion as the PC800 is the worse bike i have ever had with this problem. Nice and corroded at brake start then mega clean as its...
I have decided to part with my (pearl white as are all) '89 PC. I bought it in January on the recommendation of my local Honda salesman, although I had never...
2 1/2 months after accident the cast is off, road rash healed pretty good and all parts are replaced except for the left Air Duct Maint Lid ( part 7 on the ...
okcdoc@...
May 1, 2004 4:22 pm
45463
... Normally I just don't read when we get off topic in the list, but this discussion on the BMW cars has been fascinating. Doug Skinner ... Bowling Green, KY ...
Hello, Just joined and can any of you point me in the right direction as to where I might find info about the follow subjects as they relate to my 1989?...
I visited for a few minutes with Rick Corwine earlier today when he passed thru Georgetown on his run between Canada and Mexico. He rode thru rain from Kansas...
Ben White
ben1364@...
May 1, 2004 7:48 pm
45466
Please help me with this as I am stumped. I was returning form a long ride about 700 miles and on the last 70 mile leag my bike went nuts. The headlight went...
... to ... to ... Ed, Welcome aboard! I think you'll soon be quite happy you found this site. It's got the most information on the PC you'll find anywhere, and...
... to ... duct/ ... have ... Ed, Welcome to the group. If you have yet to intro yourself, please do so at your convenience and let everyone know where you are...
I'm a bit confused here... I got almost the entire old gasket off except in a few spots where it appears it has coalesced with some silicone sealant, making it...
I personally hate working on bikes that people use silicone sealer on the gaskets. If there are some nicks on the case there may be some justification but a...
... Glue of some sort is often used in assembly to hold the gasket in place while the cover is installed. Am a bit confused in your identifying this stuff as...
ALL I ever use is Honda polish and Plexus. They both get the bugs off and are easy to pack. When we tour on the Wing we are gone for a couple of months at a...
wallywolco@...
May 2, 2004 2:34 am
45474
... installing ... the ... point, ... guarantee ... Depends ... removing ... side, ... blade" ... I ... been ... Kevin, I used to use a product called Permatex...
Ed, Looks like you got a pretty good start on your #1 and #2 questions. I have a suggestion for #3, plastic repair. The tabs used to position and sometimes...
Gang, In doing some Google research for Ed I found a web site for 3M Automotive, Marine and Aerospace adhesives and some stuff called Duramix. On the opening...
Hello All, Here is a link to a plastic repair product I heard about (but have NOT tried) from another group of bike enthusiasts: http://plastex.home.att.net/ ...
Fellow Coasters, I have a request for those of you who read and save their copies of Motorcycle Consumer News. There was an extensive three-part article ...
2 1/2 months after accident the cast is off, road rash healed pretty good and all parts are replaced except for the left Air Duct Maint Lid ( part 7 on the ...
okcdoc@...
May 2, 2004 2:31 pm
45480
I need the collective wisdom of the Coastergenti. Has anyone actually weighed his or her bike, either empty or full of gas? I know what the owners manual ...
I just bought a 97 Pc-800. I have found when I am running the bike. The high and sometimes the low beam is flickering...The bulb and the indicator as well....
On the 97 PC there is a gap on the trunk lid to the trunk its self. I have adj the latch FULL down , the cable and still know help. From the other photos of...
hello warthog. I am trying to gather some info on maintaining the pc800 by searching this group but don't seem to be getting any results. I search on the words...
Has anyone tried the Progressive replacement fork springs for theirP.C? Also i need to change the fork oil. There are no drain plugsand i don't want to...
I've had the Progressive fork springs for the past 60k and I like them and they are still in good condition. I had my fork oil changed when I had the...
... Yahoo! Group's "search" function is darn near useless anymore. Read the fine print, "Searched Messages 45485-45322 of 45485 | Previous | Next", it...
... Hi Ed Glad you made it. Welcome. ... I put in 'oil change', under Archives and had to hit "NEXT" to get more results. I found about 100 hits before I...
... been ... Ed, There is a fair amount of maintenance as well as accessory info in the "Files" and "Links" section of this group. The trick to searching on a...