Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Ken

You were given the answer on FB. You have an early R50. It has a 17mm taper on the camshaft. You are trying to put a 20mm generator rotor in it. It can't be done. You need to use a 17mm generator.

Tommy

I saw 3 at Vech's one year. I find it hard to believe there are only 4 in the world.

Dave in MI

Vech and Richard do them and do them well at Bench Mark Works.

At this point, it sounds like a bike that is mostly complete and postwar is a good place to start. I like the lines and looks of the bike like Darryl's picture. There have been two R51/3 on ebay in the past month. The first, a complete motorcycle went for a little more than 7k. The second sold a co...

What condition is the m/c in? Does it run? How many miles on it? Has the block been apart for slinger repair? How long have you owned it? What do you want repaired, restored? There are lots of questions that you need to answer for any help. The restorers associated with vintage BMW's are some of the...

Might help for us to know what area of the country you are in.