Absolutely amazing. Just right for me. I have to change the timing chain on my BMW. It clatters and gets louder. There is no such video in German. Funny enough since it is a popular bike in Germany. Thank you very much for sharing you knowlege.
Thanks very much that was very helpful, I have just got myself my first Airhead and was thinking that I should do this and was wondering what are the tell tale signs of a worn cam chain and sprocket, Thanks Malcolm.
Glad you found the videos helpful. If you hear a rattle from inside the cam chain cover it is usually time to replace the cam chain. If you have the engine apart for some other reason and it has done a substantial milage, then it is a good idea to replace it anyway.
Yeah, quite a lot of money. I’m surprised that you didn’t tackle it yourself, a man of your experience with fixing bikes. Maybe you didn’t have the time.
curtisound the position of the spring link changes every time the timing marks align. It will follow a pattern that will eventually be repeated. This means that once in every so many turns all the links end up sitting on the sprocket teeth they were originally mounted on. This is a common design feature that is made in order to promote an even wear pattern.
I always keep a used chian link in my special tools drawer which I use to push the one on the chain out with after positioning it at a good accessible location. I do this before aligning the timing marks. The old chain link serves two purposes, it push the old link out toward the back and replaces it in order to hold the chain together allowing one to align the marks. Once the marks is in place it will be easy to remove to the front. One can do the same in reverse to assemble the new chain.
Thanks for the very instructional video, I have to do this job now this winter. Do you know if there's a part number for the kit you are using for the replacement? Or where did you get it? Please? My bike is a Europe 1983 R100 RS, and I think the engines on the R100 GS and the R100 RS are very much the same.
I buy my spares from Moto Bins, Motorworks and my local BMW agent Cannon Motorcycles. Moto Bins and Motorworks both do kits, which can easily found on their websites. All the best, Guy.
It is very simple. Disconnect the fuel pipe at the taps. Remove the seat and you should see a thick wire strap connected to the back of the petrol tank and looped under the top frame tube. Reach under the tube and pull the strap backwards, then pull up the rear of the tank and then lift it off to the rear.
