Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Hello,

I have listed a completely restored 1956 Dover White BMW R50 on Bring a Trailer. Please have a look if interested. I certainly appreciate the assistance I received on this site during restoration!

Ok, a bit of a silly question. My 1956 R50 has a frame serial which matches the engine. This was clearly evident when I stripped the frame for repaint. However, It was not masked on the repaint and almost impossible to read now (my bad). I need to "reveal" it. I was considering masking in ...

Thanks for info.

Chris, I'll give you a call.

Doug

Hello,

I am the owner a beautifully restored Dover White, 1956 R50. I may be selling this bike soon but I'm not sure of the best method. I'm happy to list here but just wanted some advice since I haven't sold a vintage bike previously.

Thanks,
Doug F

It has oil. Oiled the rods and rockers and ran for a few minutes with oil leaking out through the head. The right side has a stripped cover screw that needs extracting.

Probably shouldn’t run too long that way though.

Yes, thanks. I think they are a bit sunk. I can get to spec, but barely. I don't know if there are purpose made shims but I found M10 shim washers of all sizes.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_mv7cQ ... p=drivesdk

Here is a link to the first start of my newly restored R50. It is not road ready yet, but has come a long way in 3 years!

Hello, I had purchased the new rods for an R50 from Salis. They are 24.2 cm. My old rods are about 24 cm. Two of the old ones were slightly bent. I used the two good ones on the exhaust valves and was able to get them into spec. The intakes are to spec but with very little room to increase the gap. ...

Hello, I measured my my previous push rods and they are 2 mm shorter.

Hello, I am making final adjustments on my '56 R50 and I have an issue with the left exhaust valve adjustment. The heads are newly rebuilt from Bob's BMW. The right side was already set to spec clearances. I have the engine at TDC on the compression stroke (left side) and the exhaust valve end is st...