Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

You could buy a B38-6A battery at Ebay or Amazon (acid battery with white body).

Or a gel or even an acid battery with same shape as original Varta or Bosch brand with 60´S from Vintage Beemer parts in CO, Mike Benoit it owner its a great guy,

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Rodolfo

Hello, In order to make a correct diagnostic, you need to check resistance between commutator slides and ground, if any point gives continuity its grounded, and will not work. Check varnish color, it has to be yellow or brown, black means burned varnish. Carbons must have free movement and slide eas...

Hello Its good to fit a brand new ignition points set (Noris or Bosch), don't use knockoffs, I found that this replicas has poor quality con central bushing that deforms to oval shape, causing ignition problems. check your ignition coil and contact plate for clean and tight connections. You need to ...

Hello Also its good to check how front slinger seats on crank web. Im just rebuilding mine R60/2 and found that slinger rubs against bearing support, due a poor seat of slinger near crank pin. Still making some measurements, but just found that fixing bolts has different cone profile (new are bigger...

Please post some pictures..

How it works?? mine R60/2 has a soft and easy to handle clutch, but could be a good improvement for my R51/3.

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Rodolfo

Seems like your shift lever return spring is broken or wrong positioned on shift lever shaft.

Oil looks contaminated with water, but black dust could be metal..

I believe its good time for a full rebuilt.

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Rodolfo

Hold stack on a bench vise with soft jaws, taking care with bolt holes. You will need pin wrench (4mm pin diameter, 35 mm between centers, with 17 mm main pin diameter), remove the nut and press put bearing stack. Will need to heat rim at least to 90C to press back all stack, use long 6 mm bolts wit...

yes, it can be changed without removing trans from bike.

Remove kickstarter wedge bolt, then you will need a drywall screw and carefully screw two on middle body and pull with a visegrip..take care to avoid screw it too long, that could damage gearbox body.

Seal its 17x28x7 mm

Hello all I just have this kind of fail last Sunday on my way to Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, after less than 20 milles after a full rebuilt of mine R60/2. While stopping at red light engine start to sound like a type writer machine and stops.. Post mortem autopsia shows a stuck exhaust valve on ...

Im 100% agree with Jwonder comments.... I rebuilt mine R60/2 LK cylinder head, but request Machinist shop the closes tolerance, to avoid burning oil. Yesteday after 20 milles since rebuilt on my way to the Distinguished Gentelmans Ride, my engine started to sound like a typewriter and stops... Exhau...