Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Friday, October 19th at 8:00 PM. Brown Motor Works, Pomona, CA
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*We're planning a tech night at Brown Motor Works in Pomona, CA. *Friday night, October 19th at 8:00 PM. Scheduled for 2 hours (end at 10 PM), but we'll hang out as long as anyone wants. *Proposing a front fork rebuild or top-end reseal, whichever has most demand. *Instruction by Gerry Edwards and D...

BMW still offers the longer bolts and washers for early airheads, and the shorter ones (no washers) for the later models. It's OK to retrofit the later short bolts (without washers) on the early models. You must use loctite on these. Neither version of the drive shaft bolts should ever be re-used as...

A very nice looking bike, but not the "original" survivor condition indicated in the description. A few quick observations of non-original items: Aftermarket shocks Ride-off centerstand. New style petcocks VDO clock Aftermarket hand grips Windshield screws instead of rivets Dyna electronic...

Jake, I see you are in So Cal. If you are near Pomona we can help. At Brown Motor Works we do lots of airhead work. We offer everything from parts, to free advice and "how to" assistance, to doing the job for you. We've been doing this for over 50 years, so not just the latest shop to jump...

These are no longer available from BMW. I am searching on behalf of a client and do not know the condition of his switch. He just asked for a new or good working replacement. Thanks.

Looking to buy NOS or very good used (working) right side handlebar switch for 1975 R90/6. Same part for all airheads with high handlebars from 1975 - 1978. BMW part number is 61 31 1 243 246.
Thanks.

No need to lube these cables. If that is the cause of the needle fluctuation then it is either kinked or has a broken wire strand and needs to be replaced. If it's not the cable then there's a problem in the tach. Since "bumps on the road make it worse" it is very unlikely that the cable i...

Set your torque wrench to 90 lbs/ft and torque the keel bolts 3 times. Makes as much sense as a longer handle and gets the same result.

The discussions above RE: extensions to a torque wrench don't make sense. If the torque value changes depending on length of handle then it would also apply various values depending on exactly where you hold the handle - an inch or two up or down would give a different torque reading. This is simply...