BMW made an assortment of different final drives for the /5's. I installed a 32/9 final drive on my R75. I found a nice one for $150.00. The drive rat...

Ahhhh, Idaho. In my opinion Idaho has some of the best country in the west. Our travels have taken us through nearly every paved road in the state. I ...

Western MT. is as good as it gets. I have a friend in Miles City and he rides all over the state and never hits a paved road. There is still a series ...

Roy, My wife had only ridden once in a hack with a friend of mine. He is an accomplished hacker and had his old R69S w/ Steib on two wheels with my wi...

Great advice from everyone. I just started last winter with a hack after 40 years riding experience. I did a lot of slow miles in my neighborhood. My ...

I took the same test in Oceanside CA. years back on my BMW R75/5. It was a little shaky on the 'lolli-pop" but I made it on the first try. My wifes'...

I ride old 70's models /5 BMW's. they are still a pretty good ol' work horse. People told me they were no good for a side hack rig. I ran a 1000 mile ...

Wow, What a coincidence, I saw two of those "Leaners" today at a guys place. I couldn't figure out the small tire deal until I saw the E Bay link. Pre...