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Great pics, cool to see that color--fits the low-key nature of these old bikes.
Did BMW always paint the air pumps to match the bike? (Dover White, Granada Red, etc.)
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In regards to the pump color ... last week I was looking through Roland Slabon's Authentic Restoration Guide on How to Restore Your BMW motorcycle, Twins 1950-1959. On page 149 it says "Tire pumps, which were manufactured by such German firms as SKS and never by BMW, only came in black. To paint one white or red is incorrect." Since it only states Twins 1950-1959 it may be different for twins 1960 to 1969.
I personally think the green pump looks great on that bike.
I'm right in the middle of a Dover White R69S restoration and still undecided what to do with the pump.
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"In special colors like this ... the frame and sheet metal items were painted appropriately, as were the tire pump, center stand, and side stand. Minor items, such as the foot pegs, battery holder, and the spring-loaded cap for the electrical socket behind the battery, were left black."
Since your R69S is a /2 era bike, it sounds like you should paint the pump along with everything else.
As an aside, I'm not sure I have ever seen a color-matched side stand (center stands, yes) on the non-black bikes.
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