BMW R60/5 motorcycle

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Wheels and brakes
All about R60/5 BMW motorcycle wheel bearings. 
How to balance a R60/5 BMW motorcycle wheel.
How to install the R60/5 BMW axle correctly.
What are those 5 dents for in the R60/5 BMW motorcycle rim?
BMW R60/5 front brake adjustment and repair. 
BMW R60/5 rear brake adjustment and repair. 
Do you have brake squeal?
Tire air pressure.
The BMW R60/5 chassis and drive train
BMW R60/5 motorcycle fork alignment by Randy Glass.  
Care and adjustment of BMW R60/5 controls and cables.
Measure and check your R60/5 BMW motorcycle clutch parts.
How to inspect the R60/5 BMW final drive for proper gear spacing.
Testing and curing high and low speed wobbles.
My BMW R60/5 has a strange noise.
Checking for a bent R60/5 BMW frame.
What is the proper torque?
BMW R60/5 final drive oil transfer.
The quick chving the BMW R60/5 fork lock.  
The care and feeding of your BMW R60/5 keys.
Care and feeding of the headlight switch.  
BMW chassis greasing tools.
What should be in the BMW R60/5 tool kit.
What does this /2, /3 or /5 really mean?
BMW model VIN information.  
BMW R60/5 emblems. New, 13 Feb, 2003
Electrical and tuning
Why it may be hard to tune your R60/5 BMW.
Should I use one or two petcocks on my R60/5 BMW?
All about points.
Battery basics.
Why grease the battery terminals?
Horn and hi/low or starter switch repair by Bob Fleischer.
Basic electrical trouble shooting on a /5 BMW, by Jim Franzen.
Troubleshoot your /5 BMW starter system.
Safety info
Why you want your R60/5 BMW to be neutral steering. 
My opinion about low bars vs. high (US) bars.
Observations annd low lip alloy rim. New 16 Feb, 2003
Installing, adjusting and greasing both /2 swingarms. 
Correcting the /2 timing difference between cylinders.
Correcting the /2 carb intake leaks.  
Steering bearing replacement with tapered roller bearings.
R60/2 vs. the R69S reliability.
R68 and R69 ignition retard lever.
The three types of /2 bench seats.
Early /2 oddities.
Mostly useless /2 restoration trivia.
Error in the BMW Repair Manual on timing.
/5 BMW and later, including US forks
Test for front fork stiction.
Fork alignment testing tools.  
Installing BMW R60/5 fork spacers.
How to adjust your R60/5 BMW steering bearings.
Howic flip up sidestand on the 72 and later, to a stay down type and back again.
About my R60/5 BMW life
BMW ads and posters for sale. Updated often.
Used final drives.
Used top end parts. New on 7 May, 2002 
Used transmissions. 
NOS, late /2 clutch lever.
BMW R60/5 with a VW engine.
Old BMWs that I have owned.
Build yourself a R60/5 BMW parts washer.