BMW Airhead Oil Changes are Hilariously Overcomplicated

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Rich Odlum

Күн бұрын

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@ferrumlynx1914 3 ай бұрын

I have a R65GS from 1989 and just picked up a R75/6 from 1975 four days ago. This is bringing back memories...

@timothyhille9506 2 ай бұрын

You did not show or discuss the installation of the shim.

@roodlum 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it’s not required on every model… which is sort of the point

@bradcrossman5068 8 ай бұрын

Love the PD. Hard to find examples of them around here and if you do, they're $$$. Cheers from Eastern Canada! 😀

@noymichel 5 ай бұрын

wonderful video! do you know if the parts / flowchart is the same for my 1992 r100gs bumble bee?

@roodlum 4 ай бұрын

it should be but don't quote me on it :)

@albertzuger3178 8 ай бұрын

Would pulling the plug wires work for priming the oil system?

@roodlum 8 ай бұрын

It would, though by draining the carbs, you won’t risk flooding the cylinders with fuel which can wash down past the rings and contaminate your brand new oil :)

@shortattentionspangarage1312 8 ай бұрын

Or pull the plugs entirely, so the engine wouldn't flood the cylinders with fuel. And it's easier on the starter.

@roodlum 8 ай бұрын

that's a good option too.

@alanhassall 8 ай бұрын

I rode a Pacific Coast. It was an extremely good motorcycle. My dad has three Airhead BMWs and he uses the hinged filter on at least two of them.

@roodlum 8 ай бұрын

I had one too! Excellent bike, if a little unexciting. I wasn't kidding in the video, except for that unfortunate trouble with the regulator/rectifier.

@albertzuger3178 8 ай бұрын

Nice bike BTW. I’ve been in love with the r80gs and r100gs for over 20 years. Never knew the oil change was such an ordeal though.

@roodlum 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! It’s worth the effort, at least.

@ChunkehMunkeh 8 ай бұрын

Hey Rich, what's that bike beneath your flow chart?

@roodlum 8 ай бұрын

That's a 1970 Honda CL350, it's actually the first bike I ever owned, though it didn't look anything like it does now. Eventually I want to make a video with it, but I have to order a lot of copper rod and sheet first!

@ChunkehMunkeh 8 ай бұрын

@@roodlum thought I'd not seen any video of it.

@SHoppe-b1b 5 ай бұрын

Think you would have been safer to measure the canister depth and done the calculation for the correct number of shims. Ive done a few and found a couple that were wrong . I don't think a dealer bothers when the do a service .Also its best to only fill the oil half way between max and min on the dip stick , if you fill it to max the crank case breather will just get rid of some through the airlines and carbs .A great video my comments are only through long expanse with aitheads hope they are helpfull.

@roodlum 4 ай бұрын

cheers! you're probably right, but it's been working thusfar

@BlackArtBMX 8 ай бұрын

Some beginner confusion & differences in parts which is to be expected and the shimming procedure seems unnecessary but all in all, not that bad. Then again I'm getting used to changing 19 filters and cleaning 20 magnetic plugs with their mesh screens, filling 7 different hard to reach ports with oil and then airing the system on my LC4, and still having to change worn out rocker bearings yearly... Too bad I didn't get an airhead a couple years ago when they were 3 grand. Now they are upwards of 6 with none for sale that aren't wrecked into cafe racer garage ornaments. Thanks for the clear vid, will be useful in the future.

@roodlum 8 ай бұрын

Yes, there's nothing difficult on the airhead, it's just a lot of silly pain-in-the-ass stuff to get through. Perhaps I over-dramatized a bit... seems like the Austrians have the Germans beat on over-complicated engineering. Certain models, at least in my area, can still be had for a deal. For whatever reason, the /7's are still usually cheap here. I did get pretty lucky with the PD, those have gotten expensive in the past few years. Thanks for watching man-

@BlackArtBMX 8 ай бұрын

@@roodlum That Dakar model is going to be unobtainium in a few years. I already thought they were.

@joshduke134 Ай бұрын

I have an R100RT. Dude oil changes are the WORST. Oil cooler, exhaust in the way and also with a cross-pipe in the exhaust, plus the fairings in the way. I can probably adjust the valves in 20 minutes, but an oil change prob takes 2 hours or more. Sometimes I just cave and have a (european specialist) motorcycle shop do it.