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.
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.
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.
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-
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!
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 :)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thanks! It’s worth the effort, at least.
Love the PD. Hard to find examples of them around here and if you do, they're $$$. Cheers from Eastern Canada! 😀
Bist du sicher,dass dein Ölfiltermantelrohr nicht schon umgebördelt ist?Dann gehört die Stahlscheibe nicht rein.
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.
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-
@@roodlum That Dakar model is going to be unobtainium in a few years. I already thought they were.
Hey Rich, what's that bike beneath your flow chart?
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!
@@roodlum thought I'd not seen any video of it.
You are nice! :)
no u
all the best bikes are holongonmitized
Would pulling the plug wires work for priming the oil system?
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 :)
Or pull the plugs entirely, so the engine wouldn't flood the cylinders with fuel. And it's easier on the starter.
that's a good option too.