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Much thanks - seems an odd way to have it set up but I understand and it is the only way the numbers make sense.

I put a /5 speedo/tach on the /2 conversion I just finished building. This is my first BMW and the tach has me a little perplexed. Where is 1000 rpm? There are tick marks at increments of 500 rpms and 2 tick marks before 2000 rpm. Those marks I would think would be 0 rpm and 500 rpm but that' can't ...

Thanks Chuey, I figure this is the type of topic that's not going to attract a lot of response, so I won't take it personally :) All three of the reg/rec instructions I saw had the orange wire going straight to the ignition switch, and not using the indicator. I"m wondering if I can still use t...

Thanks Duane, why wouldn't you fuse the ignition? I thought it was odd that BMW didn't do it, but I wondered if I might be missing something. EDIT: Originally I thought I wanted to use the /2 headlight bucket but I quickly found out why most folks use /5 bucket on a conversion. I'm glad I did it too.

Hey all, I didn't see a place to do intros, so I'll do it here. I'm 37 and live in the Philadelphia, Pa area. I recently bought a 1966 r50/2 roller and a 1974 r90/6 engine to go in it. This is my first BMW and it's a dream I've been trying to fulfill for years. I've ridden all of my life and built s...