Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Kurt, I talk to Vech routinely and have discussed this topic with him. He measured an Avon 100/90 and an R27 across the rear fender at the swing arm and felt that the tire would be too wide. By the same token, in a past post by Alan Atherton, he said he had a 100/90 on the rear of his R27. The Avon ...

Can the Avon am26 roadrider 100/90-18 tire be mounted on the rear of an R27 without rubbing the rear fender? If so, then I'll install the 90/90-18 on the front rim and the 100/90-18 on the rear of my 1966 R27. I have these same size Avons on my 1968 R60US, but in the roadrunner category, and they pr...

The Avon AM26 Roadrider 90/90 is listed as front mount only, but I was wondering if anyone here has used this tire on the rear because the recomended 100/90 is labeled for front or rear mount, but it doesn't look like the the 100/90 will fit under the rear fender at its narrowest place, the swing ar...

I bought stainless hub caps from epco in the mid 1980s for my R69S. I didn't want shiny hubs, but something that would not rust so I asked if he could bead blast them to lose the shine. He did, and they were virtually undistinguishable from the original painted ones. The photo shows one of these sta...

I saw a /5 lever on eBay a few months ago that did look like mine except it had a couple of holes drilled in the tab on the bottom of the stand. Should have bought it for $35. Hindsight 20/20. Thanks for the help.

The side stand pictured is the best one I've ever had on the five slash-2s I've owned over the years. I wonder if anyone can identify it? I've never been able to locate another one and I suspect it may be a one-off modification to a more common stand. Still, it was sturdy, held the bike at a comfort...