Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

When I got my R50, it had no side stand and a bolt was broken off in the frame. After much frustration and some expense, I replaced the side stand. Like Skylar, I rarely use it as it makes me nervous it leans over so far. I just use it to temporarily leave the bike to go through the man door to open...

I’m having similar starting issues with a ‘48 Harley Panhead that was recently rebuilt. Previously, starting was very consistent hot or cold. After the rebuild, I seem to be wandering in the wilderness trying to come up with the right combination of choke and throttle positions, number of prime kick...

My ‘63 R50 is definitely cold blooded. It takes several miles for it to warm up and smooth out. I just accept it as the nature of the beast.

Classic troubleshooting a problem that appears is to go back to the last thing that was done. (Clean carbs? ).

I’ve got an unrestored R50 and a restored R60. I ride them both but as previously mentioned, I worry about road chips etc. on the R60. There is something liberating about not worryingly about getting blemishes. If it were me, I would just clean it up to the point that pleases you and just ride it an...

I can’t understand why, if you’re going to repop a part, why can’t you duplicate it exactly? How much harder/costlier could it be?

I had a speedometer done by Joe a few months back. I actually found him do be very conscientious and prompt. The lens was bad and the speedometer was frozen. Came back good as new, $240.
My guess is this Covid fiasco has something to do with it. He is in California after all.

Love the nose cone on the hack.

Have some sections of roadway with grooved concrete where I ride some old Harleys with vintage tread patterns. Very squirrelly. I have found that riding where the wear patterns from car traffic helps considerably. Traffic wears down the grooves and exposes the aggregate. Not a solution but maybe a h...

The EMPI synchronizer is reasonably priced and works well. Especially for those of us who can’t synch by ear.