Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Hi, The paint on my new-to-me 1973 R75/5 is "almost" perfect. This is my 17-year barn-find that I'm spiffing up. The PO mounted a Wixom fairing and some handle bar rearsets or pull-backs. Anyway, the rear-sets have left 3 1/8" gouges in the paint. The fairing bottom also put a small 1...

Got the carb kits Friday. Rebuilt them Friday night and Saturday morning. I did a thorough ultrasonic clean. At least there's only 2 (my CBX has 6). I spen 4 hours MEK cleaning, then acid washing the gas tank. The red coating was flaking badly. I found lots of rust and red flakes in the petcocks and...

I've had my red HF lift for 2 years now. Best $299 I've spent at HF. I added the $39 roll-in front wheel clamp. Having the bike at waist height to do simple maintenance is wonderful. I've even serviced my 750 lb Kawasaki KZ1300 and 550 lb CBX with NO weight or stability problems. Things to consider:...

Hi, I just bagged a '73 R75/5. The bike was stored in a barn under a cover for 17 years. I got it home last weekend and have started sorting things out. The bike "ran", basically it would start cold and die after warmup. I looked down the tank and there is some rust. The carbs were full of...