Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

too cool. would love to see the pics. here is what i do. open your folder where your pics are then drag them over to your post/reply. give it a minute to upload and preview before submitting. tip: if you want a picture to be first, you drag it over last (drag them over in reverse order to how you wa...

Fred, i have this one but i dont know if it is narrow or wide. measured from top of seat cover from stripe to stripe and is 8" at passenger point (curved the tape) measured from stripe to stripe at widest part and is 11" (curved the tape to measure) measuring the underside where from metal...

you may have already looked at ebay. hope this helps. my 67 is a little different than this one but hopefully this is what you need: https://www.ebay.com/itm/375345183208?itmmeta=01HTR0B23S9R76PZWK04QVS8VT&hash=item576450f9e8:g:ZFoAAOSw2R5iMNjZ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwL9VKQEI9o7FYweUt7rKNEW8Lm...

trying to contribute and realize that this may have already been figured out. ive been working on removing these races from the front swingarm for two days. I tried heat, even tried putting swing arm in fridge then heating quickly. The CycleWorks tool worked on all other bearings and races but not t...

i remember my dad wanting to open the tool box. found a cool bmw towel and registration from 73 and some tube repair kit.

was the towel something delivered with the bike?

so many of you have been so supportive and a few asked for updates.

i did enlist the help of a few local experts.

Great find Hender. I am new as well so ill add my experience. i inherited my dads bike. he bought it in 67, it sat since 1991. i just retired so i have time for it now. - The guys telling you that you can flip the bike easily are correct - The guys telling you that you can get it running are correct...

powder coating; i agree. i just retired from selling to the auto body & paint industry. paint can flake, powder can flake if it is not prepared properly. ive used powder on all of the tool boxes we manufactured and they get beat up but never had rust. powder it is. thanks michael thanks Thomas

Remember that BMW stands for “Bring More Wallet”. Seriously, what are your intentions with the bike? 100 miles a year or a 2500 mile summer tour every year? To me those intentions determine the level of both mechanical and cosmetic work. I personally would not powdercoat the frame. Too many stories...

update: apologies, letting myself get confused and i think i figured it out. i do have a local modern engine builder that is helping. he plans to media blast only parts that will be powder coated and vapor blast the rest.