BMW R69S motorcycle

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Wheels and brakes
All about BMW motorcycle wheel bearings. 
How to balance a BMW motorcycle wheel.
How to itransfer.
The quick check for tightness of the BMW driveshaft bolts.
Some random BMW transmission information.
Why a deep oil pan?
BMW shock disassembly
Engine rear seal leaks.
Is the perch wedge missing on your BMW hand controls?
BMW engine specs.
Removing the BMW fork lock.  
The care and feeding of your BMW keys.
Care and feeding of the headlight switch.  
BMW chassis greasing tools.
What should be in the BMW tool kit.
What does this /2, /3 or /5 really mean?
BMW model VIN information.  
BMW emblems. New, 13 Feb, 2003
Electrical and tuning
Why it may be hard to tune your BMW.
Should I use one or two petcocks on my 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 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 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. 
How to know what wheelbase that you have.
1970 and 71 BMW spokes. 
A little about 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 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 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 BMW life
BMW ads and posters for sale. Updated often.
Used final drives.
Used top end parts. New on 7 May, 2002