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by winklerrob5
Sun Aug 11, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Optimistic speedometer
Replies: 4
Views: 312

Re: Optimistic speedometer

Well, this post is paying off already! Thanks Kurt, rubbing a little road grime off the final drive shows that it is indeed 37/11. Speedo is marked 1.186. Based on some other references, it looks like my bike is fitted with a non-standard final drive somewhere along the line (32/10 was "normal&...
by winklerrob5
Sun Aug 11, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Optimistic speedometer
Replies: 4
Views: 312

Optimistic speedometer

Airhead newbie here.... Just picked up a 1976 R75/6 survivor with about 38K original miles. This bike has won a couple Antique Motorcycle Club of America awards, and I'm thrilled to be its new steward. I'm busy working through through electrical gremlins in between rides (shocker...), but that's not...