Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Greetings, I have a 1964 BMW R27 S/N 383xxx. I have had the bike in my shop since December of last year. I ordered an overhaul kit and a spare gasket set for the 1/26/83 carburetor right away. I cleaned the carb, replaced all of the gaskets, the jet needle, set the clip in the second hole from the t...

Thank you very much for the excellent response. The right side of the V5017 drawing has the dimensions I need. Your in-progress mount and stand look like they will work very well. Good luck with your project, and thanks for your help with mine. Regards, Morgan

Cycle Works no longer will supply an engine rebuild stand. How can I get a template for the four bolt pattern between the engine and the transmission? I intend to make my own stand, but I want it to be in hand when I remove the engine. I will appreciate any help. Regards, Elfenbein

@wa1nca, Thanks. I couldn't figure it out from the wiring diagram. Regards, Elfenbein

The switch housing is chrome, but the top paddle is broken off. I don't know what the top paddle is for. Before I took it off on the perch the right turn signal worked, and still does. With the cover off, the plastic inside the case is broken also. From the outside edge the center of the switch is c...

With the horn on the bench connect an Ohmmeter across the terminals; anything other than "open" is good. When the horn button is pushed current goes through the coils in the horn and pulls the diaphragm down. When it comes down it opens the points, breaking the circuit. The diaphragm bounc...

@jwonder, I took the flat zerk out to check the thread size... It is 8 mm, but with a little cleaning it looks like it works okay. The inside of the zerk is full of either rust or dried up grease. I have new dust seals coming. I am going to pull the bearings and re pack them, if they are not in too ...

@schrader7032, Thanks for the link to Amazon. I did not know what to look for. And thanks for the help posting a picture. @ jwoner had a great picture of the fitting on his post. Here is a picture of my fitting...download/file.php?mode=view&id=29483.

@ jwonder, I took a .jpg picture of my fitting, but I have not been able to figure out how to post it. the fitting is 0.360 in. (9.14 mm) across the flats and 0.450 in. (11.4 mm) across the corners. There is a 0.500 in. (14.7 mm) washer that is almost flush with the swing arm. It is located less tha...

@wa1nca
The grease fitting was added to the R27 after S/N 382853.