Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

I recall a few years back contacting BMW in Munich about thickness and distance etc of pinstriping for my /5. They replied: it depended on whether Helga or Sonja painted the stripes. They're is always some minor variation. They then gave me the thickness, orientation and distance the stripes should ...

Carbtune Pro. Easy to use and comes with a handy pouch to store. About $100 US. Handles up to four carbs.

K

Yet both Meyers and Motorworks sells slotted screws for the tank emblem. All of my /5s have, and came with, slotted.

Kevin

I believe so. That number supersedes 32712072189 which is what I recently purchased from Meyers. No mention of brand on their site though.

Kevin

Hey Colin, I have good luck with Ulis until I don't. Their catalog is a collection of both good and bad quality parts. When I have received inferior parts, they have never stood behind them and mostly don't even respond to emails to the affect. Their shipping rates and speed is pretty good especial...

All done. I used a 6" turn buckle that opened to over 7" and wrapped both ends of the turn buckle with rubber (held in place with zip ties) to protect the inside of the tower. The shock towers were spread just enough to squeeze the seat bracket in. Worked like a charm.Thanks again Vech. Ke...

A side note on the bench seat .. I just switched to a bench on my '55 R50 ahead of a ride to the Airheads rally in Death Valley a week ago. Taint as purty to my eye, and I originally intended to switch back after the trip, but won't now. My bike went from being uncomfortable for me after 100 miles ...

Thanks to both of you. I'll let you know what I decide and how it turns out. Not scratching the paint is important but originality is too. Thanks again.

Kevin

P.S. My avatar is a painting of the R26 as purchased about 15 yrs ago. My daughter is the artist.

Hello all. I'm refitting the bench seat onto my '57 R26. Up to now I've been using a Pagusa saddle but would like to put the bench seat back on. Currently there is a rubber gasket between the fender and shock tower bracket. It's quite thin but does keep the fender and tower from rubbing. Does anyone...

The front brake on my R 75/5 locked up and threw me to the ground. There was very little damage to the bike as I was only doing about 20mph, but I ended up in the hospital with a broken hip. That was a month ago and I am still a month or more from recovery. This is the third time (going back to 197...