Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Correct left foot description. Thank you for your time and suggestion. A possible solution I had not considered.
Jeff

I have R60/2 with a Dnepr sidecar attached. Due to a medical issue, drop foot, I can no longer shift using the stock shifter. Does anyone have experience with fabricating a shifter with a heel toe configuration? Due to the throw of the kickstart it appears that the shifter would need to be curved in...

Friends, When using the kick starter, the clutch must be engaged to to free the kick starter from its maximum up position and move the kicker down 1 inch. Release the clutch with the kicker in its new position and the kicker engages and turns the engine over. This procedure must be repeated every ti...

Is there any reason why the the Rocky Point Ignition switch would NOT work in an R 26 still running the 6 volt stock system? Not quite stock - the voltage regulator has been replaced with an electronic component from Ulis in Germany. If anyone has successfully made the change from the BMW switch to ...

I am close to getting my R 26 back on the road. New 6v battery installed. Switchboard in the headlight shell and key/nail working. Before I install the the entire wiring harness I would like to run the minimal wires necessary to get the bike running and make sure the engine runs, the transmission wo...

I have been looking without success for a sealed (no need to add liquid) battery for my R26. Does anyone have a lead on a sealed battery that fits inside the R26 battery box?

Thanks in advance.

Jeff

Lapsed member of the club but found my way back. I recently bought a R26 basket case and am working to get it back on the road. Does anyone have information on creating an extra oil way in the cylinder to get improved lubrication? I think Kurt in S A mentioned it in a video post he did for this site...