BMW R60 motorcycle

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How to balance a BMW R60 motorcycle wheel.
How to install the R60 BMW axle correctly.
What are those 5 dents for in the BMW R60 motorcycle rim?
BMW R60 front brake adjustment and repair. 
BMW R60 rear brake adjustment and repair. 
Do you have brake squeal?
Tire air pressure.
The R60 BMW chassis and drive train
BMW R60 motorcycle fork alignment by Randy Glass.  
Care and adjustment of R60 BMW controls and cables.
Measure and check your R60 BMW motorcycle clutch parts.
How to inspect the BMW R60 final drive for proper gear spacing.
Testing and curing high and low speed wobbles.
My BMW R60 has a strange noise.
Checking for a bent BMW R60 frame.
What is the proper torque?
BMW final drive oil transfer.
The quick check for tightness of the BMW R60 driveshaft bolts.
Some random R60 BMW transmission information.
Why a deep oil pan?
BMW shock disassembly
Engine rear seal leaks.
Is the perch wedge missing on your R60 BMW hand controls?
BMW engine specs.
Removing the R60 BMW fork lock.  
The care and feeding of your BMW R60 keys.
Care and feeding of the headlight switch.  
BMW R60 model VIN information.  
BMW R60 emblems. New, 13 Feb, 2003
Electrical and tuning
Why it may be hard to tune your R60 BMW.
Should I use one or two petcocks on my R60 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 BMW to be neutral steering. 
My opinion about low bars vs. high (US) bars.
Observations and my opinion of crashbars on a BMW twin.
Testing and curing high and low speed wobbles.
/2 bMW technical info, 1956-69
1964 /2 R60 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 three types of /2 bench seats.
Early /2 oddities.
Mostly useless /2 restoration trivia.
Error in the R60 BMW Repair Manual on timing.
/5 BMW and later, including US forks
Test for front fork stiction.
Fork alignment testing tools.  
Installing R60 BMW fork spacers.
How to adjust your R60 BMW steering bearings.
How to know what wheelbase that you have.
1970 and 71 BMW spokes. 
A little about R60 BMW motorcycle 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 BMW tan