BMW R80 Breakdown Fix and Ride 4K

[@paulscountry456]

What a great motor on those and the windscreen is just right.

[@JustABillMoto]

Thanks! It was a great experience building it.

[@Maria-EstherEsparza]

Only breakdown I ever had with my R-90/6, in 13 years of ownership, was when the aftermarket electronic ignition system randomly cooked itself out on the road. I trailered the disabled bike home, immediately pulled-off the electronic ignition system, reinstalled the original OEM breaker points --and never again had a problem. Sometimes (often) simplicity is the superior approach.

[@JustABillMoto]

Yeah. There are a fair bit of suspect options out there. This was all on me though. This is one of three bikes in my garage and all the modernization is an experiemnt, so I will continue for now.

[@paulscountry456]

Regulators are a weak point in nearly ever make of bike except Yamaha, the battery sulfates in little time causing regulators to overheat, some have no heat sink or airflow.

[@soraksan321]

Very strange and unfortunate to have those two rare failures at the same time! Now I'm trying to remember if I locktighted those little set screws...

[@JustABillMoto]

Yeah. It was really odd to lose both at the same time, more or less. That had me going back over the electrical system a few times to be sure it wasn't something else. In the end, one was a failed solonoid and the other was a mechanical error. It just let's me know how long those grub screws would last by just being "as tight as I was comfortable with." It's had no issues since then, but I am pretty sure I would not use this style of ignition system again as the grub screws will be a worry over time.