Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

ok thanks very much for the replies. Mine is '52 model so there's a good chance all levers were the same. Yes mine is chromed but I'm guessing that's not original...

Gday all, After some false starts... the time has come to kick off the resto on my R68.... I'm currently collecting bits and pieces and have a question on the hand gear lever... 1. is the lever different to other plungers (51/3 etc).. if so whats the difference? 2. Does anyone have one lying around ...

$3k! that's gotta be better than buying Bitcoin!

As owners of these bikes shouldn't we be rejoicing that they're appreciating in value and as long as you're not the one handing over $36k usd which equates to about a million bucks aussie then surely this result is a good thing. Also not sure if anyone has tried to buy a 1970's Ducati (any model)......

I for one fully encourage any and every inclination to maintain a thorough record of your journey here for us to enjoy and follow along throughout your restoration process. The R68 is of course a much coveted machine and as most us will never own one, following the journey vicariously through you w...

Hi Marty, Thanks for posting those pictures. As stated earlier it looks like those 12 years on the road were well spent. It is an R68 so that in itself is amazing. I get that you’re not interested in having a rat bike so if this were mine I would restore it. I’m good with patina but this needs some...

Thanks James for your initial feedback, very helpful... I'm very open in getting opinions and advice on this restoration to ensure 'correctness' as much as possible.

Horn photo attached.

Hi all, well it's time to start my R68 restoration and in fact I've started but more on that later. A little bit of background info.. I've been restoring later models, mainly /2's and R69s' for the past few years and I think with each one they're getting better and easier to complete probably as a r...

Restoring these cranks seems to be like chasing the holy grail (for those of us that don't do this as a full time job) and particularly here in Australia where it seems to be a dying art and many will not touch a twin. After restoring a few of these bikes over the past few years (never ending learni...

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