forks

Helping a friend clean out his shop area. Years ago he bought a set of new, OEM take-off fork tubes from a new R1100RS that was having a leading-link fork installation done for sidecar use. There is a number cast on the slider (2 339 445)that looks like a portion of a part number, but it...

I'm a Forum newbie so pardon me if this topic has been thoroughly addressed. I'm seeking advice on a potential airhead fork rebuild. I have a 1979 R100RS with only 40K miles. Whenever I ride over a rough road surface (pot holes, train tracks, etc.), I feel and hear a distinct rattling "thunk,"...

I'm not sure if this post will be of much help to people but thought i should post it anyways. I helped move thousands of fork tubes the last 2 days. From an old fork company in Evanston Illinois. The company is called Franks Forks. They've been in business since 1966. Some of what i moved...

I'm rebuilding my wife's 1973 BWM R75/5 with 97,500 miles. I documented how I restored the Bing carburetors with photos and procedures plus a Bing exploded view of the carbs as a guide. Enjoy. http://brook.reams.me/2013/01/04/1973-bmw-r755-bing-carburetor-restoration/ I'll be posting more...