BMW R60/6 motorcycle

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Wheels and brakes
All about R60/6 BMW motorcycle wheel bearings. 
How to balance a R60/6 BMW motorcycle wheel.
How to install the R60/6 BMW axle correctly.
What are those 5 dents for in the R60/6 BMW motorcycle rim?
BMW R60/6 front brake adjustment and repair. 
BMW R60/6 rear brake adjustment and repair. 
Do you have brake squeal?
Tire air pressure.
The BMW R60/6 chassis and drive train
BMW R60/6 motorcycle fork alignment by Randy Glass.  
Care and adjustment of BMW R60/6 controls and cables.
Measure and check your R60/6 BMW motorcycle clutch parts.
How to inspect the BMW R60/6 final drive for proper gear spacing.
Testing and curing high and low speed wobbles.
My BMW has a strange noise.
Checking for a bent BMW R60/6 frame.
What is the proper torque?
BMW R60/6 final drive oil transfer.
The quick check for tightness of the R60/6 BMW driveshaft bolts.
Some rabout 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 R60/6 BMW to be neutral steering. 
My opinion about low bars vs. high (US) bars.
Observations and my opinion of crashbars on a R60/6 BMW twin.
Testing and curing high and low speed wobbles.
/2 bMW technical info, 1956-69
1964 /2 BMW owners manual. Takes time to load
Slash 2 heads. The "butterheads" of the /2.
Slash 2 cylinders, new and old style.
Factory defective R60/2 pistons and other failures. 
Adjusting the /2 mixture.
The Weinmann high and 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 thrrcycle valve adjustment. 
This is why you have a grabby clutch.
Fix that high idle. The mechanical advance unit.
The slash 6 seat mod. Dump those hinges that break.
Pictures of R60/6 BMW tanks with the cutout for the master cylinder.
BMW telescopic fork bushing change for the US and 1970-71 /5 forks.
How to change R60/6 BMW fork oil, gators or fork seals.
How to change the automatic flip up sidestand on the 72 and later, to a stay down type and back again.
About my R60/6 BMW life
BMW ads and posters for sale. Updated often.