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50 years of BMW in the garage
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Restoration
There are lots of questions that you need to answer for any help. The restorers associated with vintage BMW's are some of the most knowledgeable helpful people in the field. There are several that will answer any questions you may ask.
The cost of a restoration, depending on level of work required/desired can be expensive. A BMW R60/2 US just sold on ebay for $13k. That is not the norm but prices seem to be rising. If you don't do any of the work, it is easy to get upside down on a restoration. If you have owned the m/c for a long time, that takes the sting out. There are a number of restorers I would recommend personally having used their services.
Dave
50 years of BMW in the garage
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Re: Restoration Work
Restoration means different things to different people. There is a $10,000 difference between a rebuild and repaint, vs. a complete restoration.
Last year I was involved in a complete restoration of an R60US from S. Florida. If interested, I can email you the owner's address. My R60/2 had the same restoration 6 years ago, and I sold it last week to someone else in S. Florida for $6,000 less than I had in it.
You can save a lot of money if you can buy someone's else's restoration. Just be sure to check the history and paperwork.
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I have used Boxerworks and been very pleased
Complete mechanical, including rings, pistons, crank, slinger, wiring harness, etc..
Currently adding a Heinrich Upper and Lower.
He also created my 1973 R75/5 Gator Bike. Took a rust bucket and customized paint, powder, electrics, graphics, etc..
Found him to be very reliable, knowledgeable and comes up with good ideas to solve problems.
Boxerworks is in Wadkinsville, Ga (near Athens) so not terrbly distant from you.
Regards, mark[/img]
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