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by eriojas
Thu Apr 10, 2025 11:41 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: front end clunk
Replies: 8
Views: 46899

Re: front end clunk

thks for your comments! will see the whole factors with more detail, good day!
by eriojas
Wed Apr 09, 2025 1:04 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: front end clunk
Replies: 8
Views: 46899

front end clunk

1979 r100rs, theres is a clunk on the front end when hitting a bump or pothole, like steering stem is loose, I adjusted steering head nut, it was ok, so doing a push with front brake engaged everything feels ok, so I did a fork oil change, but no change, I dont know if its something inside the forks...
by eriojas
Tue Apr 08, 2025 12:22 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: oil change 1979 R100RS
Replies: 6
Views: 14192

Re: oil change 1979 R100RS

thks for your insights, yes mi lower fairing is split, its easier to get it out, but the damn crash bars, they are ultra hard to get off, and impossible to put them on again correctly
by eriojas
Mon Apr 07, 2025 3:45 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: oil change 1979 R100RS
Replies: 6
Views: 14192

Re: oil change 1979 R100RS

mi problem was removing the filter cover, there was no space to remove it, the only way was removing crash bars, and then the exhaust was also in the way, so had to loosen all the exhaust hardware to move it, very time consuming

getting the filter out was very easy, also a one piece filter
by eriojas
Mon Apr 07, 2025 12:19 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: oil change 1979 R100RS
Replies: 6
Views: 14192

oil change 1979 R100RS

did my first to me oil chage, the motorcycle has an oil cooler, so filter cover is more complicated than a bike with no oil cooler. I have other bikes, a 1200 gs, ktms, suzuki, honda, and oil hanges on those are 15-30 mins, on the R100RS was 5 hours, had to take off fairing, move exhaust, remove cra...
by eriojas
Mon Apr 07, 2025 11:52 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: rear brake- light not activating
Replies: 18
Views: 15649

Re: rear brake- light not activating

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thks steve, will try to source it and see if that works
by eriojas
Sun Apr 06, 2025 5:19 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: rear brake- light not activating
Replies: 18
Views: 15649

Re: rear brake- light not activating

A strategically positioned blow might work!!
by eriojas
Sun Apr 06, 2025 5:18 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: rear brake- light not activating
Replies: 18
Views: 15649

Re: rear brake- light not activating

Thks Rob, its exactly as you described, the brake light is always on, if I depress the plunger it goes off, so the switch it works perfectly, the brake lever bolt is misaligned, the bolt you mention is the right one has a thicker head, as you also say, if the brake lever is bent, trying to bend it m...
by eriojas
Sat Apr 05, 2025 10:43 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: rear brake- light not activating
Replies: 18
Views: 15649

Re: rear brake- light not activating

Anyone have a photo of your rear brake switch setup?
by eriojas
Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:59 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: rear brake- light not activating
Replies: 18
Views: 15649

Re: rear brake- light not activating

[quote=eriojas post_id=136578 time=<a href="tel:1743818166">1743818166</a> user_id=13390] My 1979 R100Rs, cant align rear brake pedal with the switch activator, so brake light stays on always, is there any way to adjust the brake pedal mechanism ? The switch has a fixed bracket , no adjus...