Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

You are absolutely right
I already got rid of it and now have a pointed rod clamped to the jig.

I apologize for the lack of clarity in my question and will try to rephrase: I loosened and retightened the spokes 5 times because I could not true it. Balancing a simple wheel like this is not rocket science (done it before on my BSA M20 with outfit, 3 wheels). Although you need to know what you ar...

Sorry, I ment truing.
Lacing is ok.
As the rim is new and so are the spokes, I asume it could be the old drum.

Evening James, Do you want me to picture the spokes pattern? Well they are correct. This is a spare wheel I have and the pattern matches the wheels I have now on my bike. If you mean for me to photograph something else in the wheel - please update and I will try to upload quality pictures. I will be...

Thank you George.

I can't lace and true the new rim and spokes I bought. Could it be that the original drum brake that I matched to it is warped? And that's why I don't succeed? Edit: On the one hand, it is the beefy ribbed drum type, but on the other hand, it has been working hard and in hot conditions for 70 years...

Good morning, I have the complete system installed on my R51/3, alternator & ignition and I'm happy with it. Despite this, there is a small issue that I sometimes think about (it doesn't really bother me): While idle, the charging bulb won't come off. The system is not charging the batt. I need ...

I would like to say a good word to the guys there and especially to Jan for handling the problem I had. I purchased a rear brake light unit from them at the time, which turned out to be defective. I sent an email that was quickly answered by Jan, another video or some photos on WhatsApp and a new pa...

Seek and Vech, Came back to report. All went well with the lipstick trick, Vech. The gears were spot on, I had to shim the pinion a little from the drive shaft side and that's it. Another strange (new) noise came from the rubber boot that encloses the bell cover. A little grease solved that too. See...

Thank you very much.
As always , simple, great info.