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Forum: Airheads 06-11-2013, 11:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 200
Posted By bill42
LOL. I busted a nut when I got my nipple...

LOL.
I busted a nut when I got my nipple caught in my petcock.

(sorry in advance that I am mentally 9)
Forum: Airheads 06-05-2013, 07:33 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 4,460
Posted By bill42
FYI not one of your photos are showing up... ...

FYI not one of your photos are showing up...
But I was able to click the links and delete some extra IMG text after the .jpg, and hey, that is a pretty cool metal box you made there. I was thinking...
Forum: Airheads 06-05-2013, 04:38 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 945
Posted By bill42
When I bought my exhaust about a year ago,...

When I bought my exhaust about a year ago, Stainless Ride was in the merging process with EPCO. They were handling the mufflers while EPCO was still handling the pipes. By now they are probably...
Forum: Airheads 05-16-2013, 06:11 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,487
Posted By bill42
Lots of us who post here in Airheads have them...

Lots of us who post here in Airheads have them now. I really like mine. They are made well and they are designed from the start to bolt right up.
Forum: Airheads 05-14-2013, 11:15 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,487
Posted By bill42
Yeah where WOULD you find rearsets made for...

Yeah where WOULD you find rearsets made for airheads in the USA?? According to the current Motorcycle Classics Magazine article about their first BMW Café build, there is NO company that makes...
Forum: Airheads 05-13-2013, 07:00 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 24,113
Posted By bill42
I explain to others that the apparent frequency...

I explain to others that the apparent frequency increase of my flashers is because my bike is so fast that they are witnessing the doppler effect.
Forum: Airheads 05-13-2013, 06:15 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 24,113
Posted By bill42
I bet you won't need any mod. Just a guess as I...

I bet you won't need any mod. Just a guess as I am no expert. I bought a replacement LED blinker relay for my 1981 bike but when I wired up my 4 LED indicators to the stock blinker it worked fine...
Forum: Airheads 05-12-2013, 06:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 500
Posted By bill42
Just want to correct my own post above... The big...

Just want to correct my own post above... The big sweeping dial is the tach. Duhhh. SO the LCD readout can show the speed in MPH or KPH or it can show lots of other data. My friend has this gauge and...
Forum: Airheads 05-12-2013, 05:29 AM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
[QUOTE=MIOB;21389419]So you got one too? Great! ...

[QUOTE=MIOB;21389419]So you got one too? Great!

I bought mine when this new model first came out, over a year ago. I saved it for the very last thing to install on my build because anytime I saw...
Forum: Airheads 05-11-2013, 08:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 500
Posted By bill42
well as you can see the RPM's are given at the...

well as you can see the RPM's are given at the bottom... but I hear you. A sweeping needle is far better for keeping track of RPMs.
Forum: Airheads 05-11-2013, 08:37 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 500
Posted By bill42
here is the link to the motogadget site: ...

here is the link to the motogadget site:
http://motogadget.com/en/analog-gauges/analog-tacho-classic/chronoclassic/chronoclassic.html

With the chrome bezel it looks even more retro.
...
Forum: Airheads 05-11-2013, 07:52 AM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
here is a nice photo I took last night. ...

here is a nice photo I took last night.

http://i.imgur.com/8JMs5y7.jpg
Forum: Airheads 05-11-2013, 07:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 500
Posted By bill42
I agree that the acewells do not look vintage. I...

I agree that the acewells do not look vintage. I bought one but now I kind of wish I bought the motogadget gauge, which is the most vintage looking gauge with lots of features that I have ever seen....
Forum: Airheads 05-09-2013, 12:37 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,129
Posted By bill42
His name is Brandon. Cool guy and he has to have...

His name is Brandon. Cool guy and he has to have the cleanest shop I have ever seen. Check out his photos on his blog.
I just asked him and he will indeed mirror Ritmo's web site but in complete...
Forum: Airheads 05-09-2013, 09:44 AM
Replies: 4,012
Views: 850,989
Posted By bill42
thanks. I saw that afterwards when someone...

thanks. I saw that afterwards when someone pointed out those guys don't make the seats themselves. Those vonzeti seats look very nice but I don't like the way their seat frames have a thin fragile...
Forum: Airheads 05-09-2013, 09:23 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,129
Posted By bill42
Ritmo Sereno

For those of you that can afford Ritmo Sereno parts but you don't speak Japanese, a friend of mine just became the first US reseller of Ritmo parts. He is still setting up his relationship with Ritmo...
Forum: Airheads 05-07-2013, 09:33 AM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
I have the install fresh in my mind but I didn't...

I have the install fresh in my mind but I didn't stop to take photos along the way unfortunately. The hardest part is starting. I did every single thing I could on my build, procrastinating until...
Forum: Airheads 05-06-2013, 03:29 AM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
thanks guys, for confirming my belief that the...

thanks guys, for confirming my belief that the important wire for the charge light is really the blue negative that comes from the regulator. Depending on alternator RPM that wire goes from a ground...
Forum: Airheads 05-05-2013, 03:46 PM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
Got all my wires hooked up to acewell and all my...

Got all my wires hooked up to acewell and all my new directionals are working great. Question about charge light:
The two leads to the charge light are blue and a green/blue.
I believe the solid...
Forum: Airheads 04-30-2013, 01:44 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,680
Posted By bill42
this is without a doubt the classiest looking...

this is without a doubt the classiest looking Slash5 I have ever seen.
Forum: Airheads 04-30-2013, 11:16 AM
Replies: 4,012
Views: 850,989
Posted By bill42
That's too bad about the ridiculously large euro...

That's too bad about the ridiculously large euro plates not being legal when on the side. Here in New York we are allowed to put our plate on the side and also rotate it 90 degrees if we want to- as...
Forum: Airheads 04-30-2013, 07:57 AM
Replies: 4,012
Views: 850,989
Posted By bill42
Thanks, found them: ...

Thanks, found them: http://kevilsspeedshop.com/kevils/

They actually make very clean airhead cafés. Looks like they make their own bolt on solo seats also, that are nicer than any seats you can...
Forum: Airheads 04-30-2013, 06:56 AM
Replies: 4,012
Views: 850,989
Posted By bill42
custom tank info

Hi Rob, do you have any info on who might have made this aluminum tank on this bike?
Forum: Airheads 04-21-2013, 05:16 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,916
Posted By bill42
Cool! I went even further

Let the airhead purists complain! I personally could not stand the way my R100RT rode when I bought it. It was so heavy and I felt so isolated, I might as well have been driving a sedan!

I started...
Forum: Airheads 04-20-2013, 01:54 PM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
So I sat and stared for another hour, wondering...

So I sat and stared for another hour, wondering why my lights all worked before I removed my RT fairing... opened up the headlight bezel to trace the very start of the switched 12 volt line from the...
Forum: Airheads 04-16-2013, 02:32 PM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
You might try using a jumper from a known-12v...

You might try using a jumper from a known-12v (like the battery pos!) to the wires in question... if they light up, the "continuity" or resistance is what is normal. If it sparks and blows a fuse,...
Forum: Airheads 04-16-2013, 01:22 PM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
I think I done something stoopid

Hey guys, since you are all so helpful, can anyone tell me if my problem sounds familiar? It is not really acewell related except for the fact that I seem to have screwed up my harness while...
Forum: Airheads 04-15-2013, 02:36 PM
Replies: 4,012
Views: 850,989
Posted By bill42
Any café racer owner would disagree with you....

Any café racer owner would disagree with you. This is a Scrambler with high seating position and knobby tires. Most of the recent airhead customs to make Bikexif and the magazines are all scramblers...
Forum: Airheads 04-11-2013, 12:10 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,417
Posted By bill42
you win!!!!

you win!!!!
Forum: Airheads 04-11-2013, 08:16 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,417
Posted By bill42
I actually wanted to retain the faded and...

I actually wanted to retain the faded and yellowed original tank badges because they would look best on the urban café bike I am building, but when I removed them with a heat gun the clear vinyl...
Forum: Airheads 04-10-2013, 11:34 AM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
No need to use a magnetic pick-up anymore as you...

No need to use a magnetic pick-up anymore as you can now buy an airhead-compatible speedo sensor that plugs right into the transmission feed of the stock speedo cable.
Forum: Airheads 04-10-2013, 09:58 AM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
Ah, so maybe that's it. I have an '81 R100RT. I...

Ah, so maybe that's it. I have an '81 R100RT. I have the Blue/red and the blue/black harness wires going into the factory gauge cluster. I believe you are telling me that I do not have to tap into...
Forum: Airheads 04-10-2013, 09:03 AM
Replies: 487
Views: 75,115
Posted By bill42
back to directional indicators

OK so I bought my acewell well over a year ago and finally yesterday I took the plunge and wired her up. I totally understand why I can't use the hazard light indicator in the gauge as a charge...
Forum: Airheads 04-06-2013, 05:34 AM
Replies: 4,012
Views: 850,989
Posted By bill42
I know the engine cover you are talking about. I...

I know the engine cover you are talking about. I thought about using the rounded cover but after seeing a lot of these I now think they make the boxer motor look like an egg. They somehow "feminize"...
Forum: Airheads 04-06-2013, 04:53 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,995
Posted By bill42
They do have data now on these flip-up helmets....

They do have data now on these flip-up helmets. Some show to never separate during a crash, others report an occasional separation but very rarely. All of them are far safer than an open face. None...
Forum: Airheads 04-05-2013, 10:52 AM
Replies: 4,012
Views: 850,989
Posted By bill42
Hey, I love this bike. It was my inspiration to...

Hey, I love this bike. It was my inspiration to use a lot of the Boxer Metal bits on my own café.
And to each his own- When I bought my stock R100RT I found it unridable. Too heavy, to...
Forum: Airheads 04-05-2013, 07:24 AM
Replies: 4,012
Views: 850,989
Posted By bill42
um, isn't that an orange bike?

um, isn't that an orange bike?
Forum: Airheads 04-01-2013, 01:06 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,995
Posted By bill42
Yup, I ordered the light sensitive face shield...

Yup, I ordered the light sensitive face shield this season too as well. It costs 75% as much as the entire helmet but it is one really cool face shield!
I also ordered the foam that blocks air...
Forum: Airheads 03-28-2013, 08:42 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,995
Posted By bill42
Mine is actually very similar: A Bell Revolver....

Mine is actually very similar: A Bell Revolver. Same venting it seems, but it has the flip up front. It looks great but not as comfortable as more expensive helmets. Seems well made though...
Forum: Airheads 03-28-2013, 08:17 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,995
Posted By bill42
Not to mention a full face with zero vents is...

Not to mention a full face with zero vents is going to be pretty miserable on a summer day!
I posted my custom painted 3/4 helmet a few posts back but I didn't admit that I am too scared to use it...
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