Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

I have had several done by Joe, great work!
S

I remember early R26's had an alloy (aluminum) conrod, that often failed. The later R26's maybe '58 and surely '59 had a steel conrod with an appropriately balanced crankshaft. I remember reading about folks that put a steel conrod on an early crankshaft that was balanced for an alloy conrod and the...

These are tricky, and sometimes just need a bit of frustrating fiddling to get right. Often the pot metal housing is failing and must be replaced, The seat pin is also adjustable (at least on replacement seats), sometimes the hinges of the seat are failing or missing the circlips (some models) holdi...

Anton's article might help as well.....
http://largiader.com/articles/gascap/

Yes, 6.5 gallon tank, just sold one in forum below.
Scott

Kurt, hope you are doing well, that did the trick.
Scott

For some reason, I can't currently post pictures. This is the 60CM diameter fianl style dealer sign BMW had manufactured from the 1960's. It still has part of the original paper manufacturers label on the back side. There are many copied enamel signs most/none of which are 60CM in diameter, telltale...

I have a '60s enamel dealer sign that I purchased in Germany many years ago, it is mint.
You would have to want it pretty badly though........
Scott

Thanks for the tip, that fairing looks awfully nice, unfortunately it would shame the rest of my original paint, hoping to find something with "Patina".
Scott

Looking for an S fairing (smoke silver would be nice) appreciate any leads.
Scott