Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

Hi Scott, I didn't see a spec on minimum thickness. If you have that spec I'd like to know. I just cleaned it up until the cutter had contact all around. I think its all right but would be curious to check it against the factory specification. I welded up a truing and balancing stand with four rolle...

Awhile back I was asking about turning down a warped brake drum from my R69s. I didn't get too much info on how to do this except for one site on the web where an old Harley drum was cut. Basically I followed what I learned from that site. I turned the drum on my 13" swing 1960 vintage South Be...

Hi Dan, This can be really frustrating. You are doing nothing wrong but there is this missing link in establishing title. Once or twice in NY I have had luck bring in rubbings of the VIN and explaining that I lost the paperwork for the bike. Somehow we got it resolved. I also have a company in Maine...

I am not so worried about enlarging the drum too much. The current distortion of the drum is .008" and I hope to not take off much more. I spoke with Vech and he indicated there aren't services available to do this. After a lot of hunting on the web I found this site with illustrations. I also ...

I have just despoked my front wheel on my 63 R69s to replace rusty spokes with stainless. I was having problems before disassembly with the front brake pulsing on and off as the bike rolled. Before I pulled off the spokes I put a dial indicator on the drum surface and had a difference of .008" ...

Hi S, By the way what is your first name? Depending what type of charger you have your charging problem may entirely be caused by the charger. Many modern chargers have a safety feature which won't let them start charging unless the initial battery voltage is above a certain rate. It seems counterin...

Hi Jon, As soon as I saw that they were trying to set up the sale without allowing a look at the bike, (They never replied to my request to see the bike.) and when I couldn't find the company listed on the internet I smelled a rat and notified Craigslist that it was a scam. To their credit they took...

A week or so ago I saw an ad on NY Craigslist for a R69s, matching #'s being offered for $4,500. When I wrote to go look at the bike this is the reply I got. I'm pretty sure this was a scam and wonder whose bike pics they were showing. Dave Hello and thank you for your email. My name is Larry Wilson...

Thanks for the thoughts everyone. I was going to order the stainless exhaust but Vech was out of stock and I was anxious to use the bike. I did buy the stainless downpipes and crossover. Regarding waxing the mufflers I assumed the wax would yellow or brown from the high heat. Does anyone wax their m...

Hello on this cold January morning. I wonder if there are some good suggestions for taking care of the exhaust systems on our bikes. When a complete exhaust for a /2 tops $700 its a crime when they start to rust. I assume the the mufflers shouldn't be waxed. Or does anyone do that? How about a wiped...