Fellow Airheads,
Some of you may remember my 1982 BMW R65 with VM34 Mikuni Carbs:
https://imgur.com/3pAkcEz
Anyways, I've had so much fun riding around. The major problems I am having right now is:
The starter does not shut off when cranked over (usually when bike is warm)
After a long ride, I parked outside my garage. When it was time to move her in, I fired her up, and the starter kept cranking (even with killswitch: OFF and key: OUT). What's going on here?
Odometer is broken
Nothing is moving on the odometer and the tripometer HARDLY increases.
Is there something I could check?
If I wanted to get a new odometer/dashboard setup, do you guys have any suggestions?
Bike stumbles at 900 RPM when initially fired, after 10 minutes, it idles at 1100 RPM
Basically, the bike is: fire her up and GO. This is OKAY, but I gotta stay revving at stop lights for 10+ minutes. Occasionally, it will stumble and shut off so I have to play this delicate game of keeping 1000+ RPM until its warm.
I could rotate in my idle screws to hold an idle from cold, but then the idle will sit @ 1250+ RPM when its warm. Any suggestions?
NOTE: These are Mikunis!
Rear brake light does not light when pressing rear brake pedal
Not the biggest deal because I can use my front brakes, but I'd like to start looking at electrical components. Where do I start?
Blue skies,
-Andre
Some of you may remember my 1982 BMW R65 with VM34 Mikuni Carbs:
https://imgur.com/3pAkcEz
Anyways, I've had so much fun riding around. The major problems I am having right now is:
The starter does not shut off when cranked over (usually when bike is warm)
After a long ride, I parked outside my garage. When it was time to move her in, I fired her up, and the starter kept cranking (even with killswitch: OFF and key: OUT). What's going on here?
Odometer is broken
Nothing is moving on the odometer and the tripometer HARDLY increases.
Is there something I could check?
If I wanted to get a new odometer/dashboard setup, do you guys have any suggestions?
Bike stumbles at 900 RPM when initially fired, after 10 minutes, it idles at 1100 RPM
Basically, the bike is: fire her up and GO. This is OKAY, but I gotta stay revving at stop lights for 10+ minutes. Occasionally, it will stumble and shut off so I have to play this delicate game of keeping 1000+ RPM until its warm.
I could rotate in my idle screws to hold an idle from cold, but then the idle will sit @ 1250+ RPM when its warm. Any suggestions?
NOTE: These are Mikunis!
Rear brake light does not light when pressing rear brake pedal
Not the biggest deal because I can use my front brakes, but I'd like to start looking at electrical components. Where do I start?
Blue skies,
-Andre
