BMW R Series Motorcycle Info Page
General R Bike How To's:
Bike specific info
R80/R100 GS/PD related info
R65/R65LS related info
R1100
/2 R50/R50S/R60/R69S...
/5...
Paul Sotrop's R50/5, R60/5, R75/5 pagePaul Sotrop
Jim Buchanan's excellent /5 technical how-to page
K bikes
F650
Misc:
How Carburetors work... by Bob Frasier
BMW Transmission Articles by Kari Prager
How Mufflers work... by Joe Dille
BMW News Paul Hounslow
Comprehensive inventory of BMW motorcycle production 1923-1974
Boxer Regulator Schematics by Matt Bennett and Rik Steenwinkel
High Power Output Regulator by Brian Curry
Need More Power? Add an external alternator... pictures by Sven-erik Tiberg
Wind tunnel data for R100 provided by Sven-erik Tiberg
Sparkplugs for R bikes
"Snake Oil! Is That Additive Really A Negative"by Fred Rau. 8/92
"More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Motor Oil" by Ed Hackett
The DOD Yellow Pages
Bolt sources
The DOD Motorcyclists Buyer's guide
Information on Helmets
Leathers FAQ: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Martin Fitzpatrick
BMW clothes Paul Hounslow
Motorcycle Tips and Techniques The Master Strategy Group
Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Page
Reviews...
What do you think about...
Travel around the world on a BMW...
1995 Paris->Panama rally
Other Motorcycle Related Web Sites:
Mail Lists
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NOTE:
As of May 1997, this page is in a state of stasis as it's web master (
Dave Thompson)
is
travelling around the
world on his beemer. Information on this page may go out of date,
as the web master doesn't plan to be back for 2-3 years.