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Yep, recovering organic chemistry/biology major...but went tangential into silviculture (forestry) and wood technology...hence the compound scope. Yep, still horsing around in the woods - but had enough of that over the years, and now have to get down to real business...that is, R12R business!

Yep, anal as it sounds...I do have both a compound and monocular scopes. Both are remnants of my college days, but over the past 40 years both come in handy every now and then. Nope, the thought of microbrazing, soldering, welding or otherwise repairing the filament never occurred to me. Ya know, th...

Thanks, Harry! I pulled the bulb (again)...and this time put the thing under a compound microscope to really view the filaments. Just before removing the bulb, I tried running and brake lights - both worked fine. However, upon truly close scrutiny (60 X magnification) saw that the brake filament was...

Sounds like the consensus is newer camheads just don't heat up like older years. I've noticed the same diminished handlebar heating performance on Stihl chainsaws...my older saws get so hot one actually needs gloves...newer Stihls get warm, but certainly not hot. Likewise, my '02 Toyota 4Runner will...

Hello all; My '11 R1200R has run flawlessly...until recently when the dashboard display lit up showing "LAMP". I've traced the problem to the brake light (not the running light filament...just the brake light). When the dash "LAMP" display is present, indeed I have no brake light...