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Re: good news!!?? Re: [5united] r60/5 piston stuck in left cylinder

Tony — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:32:06 GMT

I'd wonder where all that metal from the piston and cylinder went still though. Probablys that seemingly go away by themselves, come back by themselves. Best

Re: hand air pump available Phil

speedmonkey — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:32:51 GMT

Phil, Here's the reply I got from Hans Lowe at Hucky's. I guess Hans IS Hucky. I placed the order this afternoon along with some other stuff. When it arrives I

good news!!?? Re: [5united] r60/5 piston stuck in left cylinder aut

fred.ziegler@... — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:39:22 GMT

Thanks to everyone for the replies to my posting from Thursday evening. The responses generally consisted of: . complete engine teardown, then cleaning, then

Re: HiFloFiltro...

MichaelS — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:56:27 GMT

This is where I've been getting my HF161 filters: <

In Praise of Boxers by Bruce was:Looking for a 75/5

Finnbheara — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:55:56 GMT

... Phil is so right on here. You might find some Craiglist type with a part you need, but nobody scrounges as well as Mr. Davidson even if you plan to put

Re: Looking for a 75/5. . . I Bought It!

katbod@... — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:36:56 GMT

John, Thanks for the compliments. Sorry , forgot to show you the reproduction mufflers that I have for the restoration bike on the back bench. Anyone in

Re: Looking for a 75/5. . . I Bought It!

Finnbheara — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:19:19 GMT

... He is indeed a treasure.

Re: Looking for a 75/5. . . I Bought It!

Phil Marx — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:09:40 GMT

... I'm having a hard time figuring out why you're asking for parts sources. Bruce spent three hours going over your potential acquisition and educating you on

Re: hand air pump available

Phil Marx — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:26 GMT

... Were some part plastic, or was it all-metal like the original? -Phil

Looking for a 75/5. . . I Bought It!

jbonewitz — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:02:18 GMT

Well, I'm now the proud owner of a '73 SWB 75/5 and I want to thank everyone for all the advice on helping me evaluate this bike. Today, when I went to look at

Re: HiFloFiltro...

Tony — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:04:26 GMT

Lyman, I couldn't get that link to work, but I did google HiFloFiltro and found them. Indeed they show the filter, but they also say "not available". Have you

Re: Oil Change question

speedmonkey — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:48:16 GMT

If you want the correct straight filter, motobins.co.uk still has them at a reasonable price. I think about $8 each. They also have an aftermarket for a little

Re: Oil Change question

Finnbheara — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:57:37 GMT

I prefer the hinged filter because it's easier to find, is easier to put in and ticks off the purists. Oh and I have ten of them sitting in the oil change

Re: Oil [filter] Change question

Lyman R — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:11:25 GMT

HiFloFiltero makes a single unhinged filter get them from cyclebandit.com Ditto M/C service

Re: Oil [filter] Change question

Tony — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:17:23 GMT

Matt, I think it comes down to a question of access and filter availability. They both work fine. The solid piece ones are no longer produced as far as I know,