Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Looks great! Thanks for sharing the photos and your continued progress.

Welcome back and congrats on the new bike.

I've stuck mine on both ways countless times and seen no functional difference.

You made the right decision! Great pics and thanks for sharing!

Good to hear! Once they're both rolling lets plan a ride! We settled into our new place in mid October. Got a few rides in before the weather turned and the salt came out. With this amazing weather I'm just itching to get the bikes back out but our roads are still coated in salt and gravel for now. ...

Dave,

Sounds like there might be more than one fresh old boxer out on the roads of western Pennsylvania this summer. Hope to see you both.

Chris

Beeeautiful RT! Congrats! The downside is that you've gotta drop the forks, but that isn't too tough and your forks could stand a freshening at their age anyway. Installing the new rubber sleeve is pretty straightforward. I used a little dab of Super-Glue in the trough of the boot and carefully pres...

If a little bondo in the tank is the worst issue you encounter I'd consider yourself lucky. Solid original tanks that just need a good coat of paint come up regularly for little money if you wanna rid yourself of the whole issue. It's tough to tell from the photos but the frame looks great. A little...

It has been depressingly raining since the end of fall. One of the strangest Pennsylvania "winters" I recall. It was in the upper 50's, lower 60's a few times throughout January but has finally cooled off some this week and the constant rain has temporarily turned to snow. I live in the co...

Good to see an RT in its element---out in the elements! I have to wait until the salt goes away. Why do we live in these "salted" regions? My friends from California think I'm nuts. Perhaps their right. Seven days of charming foliage can't possibly be worth the anguish of watching my stabl...