Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Charmed indeed. Fortunately, I occupy an old industrial garage that I rolled in with my retail location lease years ago. The garage door itself is large enough to accommodate an 18 wheeler and I've got an old FJ-40 in there along with a dozen or so other bikes. 99 problems, but space ain't one. (Now...

I found the manual on Craigslist a few years back and recall the seller had recently sold his R69S but hadn't been able to find the manual until months later. As to the year of his bike, I never thought to ask, and if I did, I certainly don't remember. It would make sense that the map would come wit...

Well fellas it sounds like the juries out on this bike. Tons of good insight, opinions and suggestions. Thanks for all the input. I happen to be 6 feet tall so perhaps I'll find my dimensions in tune with Hans Muth's design. At 32 I hope that for my purposes, which are mostly long days and weekend t...

Found this gem tucked into a small blue sleeve with an R69S manual and thought it was neat enough to frame. I've never seen another and was wondering if anyone knew anything about it.

Cheers,

Chris

I live in a tiny town in western Pa and am fortunate enough to have two ethanol free stations within minutes of my home. All of my bikes are filled with ethanol free premium and it warms my heart to know it. I think the frustration comes from a lack of options. I don't care to delve into the semanti...

Thanks for the response Kurt! From the article you cited it sounds as though the side loaded outer bearing is slowly pushed outward by the helical gears while running in 5th gear. Although a circlip would inhibit this, it sounds like a terrible design. With such low miles, I wonder if this is someth...

I'm going to look at and most likely purchase an 88 R100RS in a couple days and am reaching out to any resident experts for advice. I started riding on a K12R and was never a big fan of the motor or its absurd amount of power, so I picked up an R60/2 and an R27 which both suit me much better. That s...

Let me know if you decide to sell the bags, I've always wanted a pair. Cheers!

I'm definitely guilty of reaching down and closing the fuel tap a few blocks from home so that I usually sputter out just as I roll down the ramp to my back door. I've occasionally wondered if this caused any stress but figured I was being overly paranoid. Either way it sounds like there are two rel...

Looks like they know their customer.