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The Bing carburettor diaphragm. Is there any real advantage in using a genuine BMW part or is the half price Hydrin example just as good?
Other than actually having a hole in a diaphragm do they have a life span and is there a need to change them?

Thanks for your reply gspd and yes all it does now is secure the two part fender/mud guard.
I guess the substantial wheel spindle and the double clamp lower yoke do there job.

Was surprised to see when striping the front end of my R100Rr that the fork brace was secured to the fork legs by 4 pin fixings through rubber bushes and held in place with sprung starlock washers. I always thought the brace was there to rigidly stop the legs twisting. Looking at Max BMW fiche it sh...

Very nice. I have a twin shock Surefoot stand. Will see if I can adapt it.

Tried your technique but still feels precarious and requires further work from me. Looking at some older American forums, who also complained about this feature, an industrious individual manufacture a Surefoot style stand mounted close to the footrest. Not one of BMW's better ideas mounting the sta...

Am pleased with my recently acquired Classic except for the sprung loaded side stand. Am 5foot 10inches of normal build but cannot fully extend the side stand with my heal and placing the bikes weight on the stand before dismounting. Would like to retain the stand with the auto retract feature. Any ...

I don't change the depth/length I just copy the ones from the bike but with a larger diameter to suit the new hole diameter.

I don't make the hole a specific diameter, just round, and what ever the hole diameter is I make the bushes to fit.