Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

That's a nice bike, and one that's fun to ride when it's properly sorted out. But I agree with Kurt's assessment. It is priced several hundred dollars too high. You will have to put some money into it in order to be confident in its condition. Somewhere north of $3k and south of $3.5K sounds about r...

Looks like an appropriate tread pattern, and the price is excellent. I gave up on trying to find the ME-77s. I like them, but I had to get the last ones I had from Germany. They wear out comparatively quickly and you are back into search mode again. Recently I have been using Avons, which can be fou...

Are you Jamie or Spammie?

Sure. Contact Bench Mark Works in Sturgis, Mississippi.

http://www.benchmarkworks.com/

I collect vintage IWC pocket watches, from the original Jones Calibers of the 1870s to the C97s of the 1970s. What is your focus?

Based on earlier discussions of headlight shells, you might consider annealing those tabs before you reassemble the switch. Vech recommends just getting them cherry red with a small torch. The Barrington Motor Works book describes how to zap them with battery current. I made the mistake of having a ...

What's your guess?

Deciding whether oil is coming from the engine or transmission is devilishly difficult if you have Amsoil in both places. They are both very pale in color and slippery between the fingers. I poured out a small sample of each today and in the picture you can see the comparison. The engine oil (on the...

Good point, Darryl. I'll continue with the diagnosis of the oil in the tray.

Thanks, Kurt. I know this is a common occurrence for a /2. My brother worked in the dealer's shop in 1967 and he was the one who took this bike out of the crate when it was brand new. He rode it for the first fifteen years or so, so it's definitely a known quantity. He is one of those who says that ...