Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

These days most people would probably be more offended by the cigarette than the model - personally I like both.

Good question Vince, at least its an easy fix, I have found similar things in these older bikes - given the passing of time and the history of these machines its difficult to determine why they did what they did. Maybe in the dim and distant past only a non genuine chain was available and this was t...

Hi and welcome, the best place to start (apart from the free link Jeff has given above) is to buy the Barrington Motor Works - BMW /2 Motorcycle Restoration and Service Manual which you can buy direct from Barrington Motor Works. Explore the Resource Link on this website and it will give you detail ...

Hi and welcome, great bike and I am sure you will find a wealth of information here to assist you. You are spoilt in Germany for parts suppliers and service providers, although it looks like you need neither at the moment.

Very nice bike, hope you get a chance to ride it in Germany before your return.

Hi Eric, take a look at Jeff Deans website, bmwdean.com as he has some great photo's of /2 with a variety of colors on show.

See how many on Ebay Germany - 3 at last count also.

Good looking bike, interesting colour combinations, what are you going to do with it.

Before I Got It Dirty

Hi Micha, I am also running the Bosch W4AC's in my 1952 R51/3, when I investigated the correct plugs many years ago there was contradiction within the parts listings and with most parts sellers - up to 4 plug listings. W4AC are correct and Bosch being my preference based on quaility and availability...