Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Remove top shock cover cap #15 https://www.bmwclassicmotorcycles.com/parts/all-parts/rear-axle-r25-r253/ Remove 2 pinch bolts #13 and #14 https://www.bmwclassicmotorcycles.com/parts/all-parts/frame-r25-r253/ Remove plunger shaft #16 shown in 1st link Tommy Hey tommy, Thanks it was easy in the end.....

Thanks Fellas,

It is not the original bing either so may look for a second one to buy.

Regards Shane

Afternoon,
the tear down is going slowly but getting their, i have searched my owners manual but cant final how to pull off the rear plungers on the R25/3. Anybody have any tips for removal..


Thanks

Morning,
I have a cracked bottom section in the base plate of my carburetor and was wondering if anybody has tips for fixing.

Should be able to see it in the photo.

Thanks Shane

Hey guys, i have two R50/2 1962 and 1964, bought both for $14k. The first one i wanted to get looking really sweet and it would have cost me $8k now, the second i run as original patina cost me $3k. Job list all wheel bearings replacement steering bearing replacement All oil changes rebuild petcock ...

Awesome post,, thanks Vech.

I recently got a r69s and had a couple of months of poor starting, chased down the wrong rabbit hole thinking it was carby. Rebuilt the carbies, changed the floats,fixed a tickler. But in the end i had a failing (but not failed) coil. Each time i checked the spark i had spark most of the time. Chang...

Great work, keep up the posts

Hi Sawyer- Your bars are commonly known as US bars, the other most common bars (which are shorter and flatter, with no crossbar) are known as Europa bars. Back when the /2 was a current machine, US distributor Butler&Smith sold most BMWs equipped with US bars, while in Europe new BMWs were equi...

Further update, a week of soaking in penetrating oil didnt get the last bit. So i filed off the wings on the tickler shaft and pulled it apart. I found the top part of the spring was glued togerther with a very hard resin. Pulled spring out cleaned up carb top and tickler. Will get another spring, d...