Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

thanks for the reply. Yes, they have always worked properly. That's what is so whacky about this. In my mind, it can only be 1 of 2 things. The battery, even though charged, still doesn't have enough juice to power both (although I took the headlight bulb out of socket and still wouldn't fire blinke...

Hello all! I have spent this last winter restoring my R60/2. Last week, I got to the point of needing pin-striping. I live in the Northeast (Maine), and was checking with one of the local shops for recommended pin-stripers. There was no one local, but after a 4 person line of phone calls, the name B...

I just laid under the bike with a flash light. It appears as though the leak is coming from the gas/air mixture screw. Should there be a gasket in there? When putting in the bing full rebuild, I had 2 small gaskets left over that I could not find homes for. I took off all the old ones, and replaced ...

got it. thanks

I'll be honest with you, I didn't know the air filter had a choke slide. If you mean the air intake hole, it appears to be obstruction free. On that same topic, do the ticklers do the same job as a choke? I haven't seen any choke feature on the carbs other than the tickler. Am I missing something? I...

I think your explanation is a good one, considering that I do have carbon on the plugs (brand new), and the old owner said he used to foul a lot of plugs. I just took them apart again, held the float lid up to the light and can see what looks like a few burrs in the hole. However, when I do the same...

I think I need to pull them both off again and take a look inside. The re-build kit from Bing was fairly comprehensive....not sure where leaks could be coming from.... Different question - I was able to take this newly acquired bike out for a spin yesterday but the bike labored to get over 45 MPH. A...

Anybody care to comment on how well this model would haul a sidecar? I'm considering Steib LS200. Too small? Too large? This is fantastic!!!!!

They are super fast at the BMW archives!!! Please see below for the response from Andreas Harz: "Dear Sir, Thank you for your email. The BMW R 60/2 VIN 626422 was manufactured on September 7th, 1964 and delivered on September 8th, 1964 to the BMW importer Butler & Smith in New York City. Th...