1959 R60 questions

comet · Post by **comet** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:40 pm

Thanks Allan for that explanation of the term "butterhead". You spent a lot of time at it. I once saw a man at a rally with a head problem. On Monday morning he rode the bike to a dealer in town on one cylinder with the faulty head in his saddelbag. No doubt a butterhead.............Comet

Allan.Atherton · Post by **Allan.Atherton** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:21 am

... I once saw a man at a rally with a head problem. On Monday morning he rode the bike to a dealer in town on one cylinder with the faulty head in his saddelbag ...
I never thought about riding a /2 with one cylinder head removed!

Darryl.Richman · Post by **Darryl.Richman** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:58 pm

... I once saw a man at a rally with a head problem. On Monday morning he rode the bike to a dealer in town on one cylinder with the faulty head in his saddelbag ...
I never thought about riding a /2 with one cylinder head removed!
Me either, but I have ridden it with a spark plug removed a couple times. Once it was because the spark plug and the insert forceably separated from the bike while I was riding it.

If you hear a funny noise and notice that one of your plugs is "dancing", I suggest you pull over immediately if possible.

jeff dean · Post by **jeff dean** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:37 pm

A beautiful day today in Tucson. Rode my white R60/2 90 miles for a local club breakfast. Didn't miss a beat and cruised easily at 70 MPH. What fun!

oligee7275 · Post by **oligee7275** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:13 pm

... I once saw a man at a rally with a head problem. On Monday morning he rode the bike to a dealer in town on one cylinder with the faulty head in his saddelbag ...
I never thought about riding a /2 with one cylinder head removed!
Me either, but I have ridden it with a spark plug removed a couple times. Once it was because the spark plug and the insert forceably separated from the bike while I was riding it.

If you hear a funny noise and notice that one of your plugs is "dancing", I suggest you pull over immediately if possible.

If you hear a funny noise and look down and see your cylinder "dancing", I suggest you pull over immediately whether it is possible or not.
I carry a 14mm wrench now JIC. (I know, brain fade)

Oh, and Jeff, you're just plain mean. We got buried here in Ohio with near record snow fall and I can't get any thing out.

Dean

oligee7275 · Post by **oligee7275** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:21 pm

Hey Marc,
Where are our pictures of the Bingham sidecar

Dean

Darryl.Richman · Post by **Darryl.Richman** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:56 pm

A beautiful day today in Tucson. Rode my white R60/2 90 miles for a local club breakfast. Didn't miss a beat and cruised easily at 70 MPH. What fun!

It has been a beautiful day in Santa Cruz, too! Rode my black R52 25 miles to have coffee with a friend. Didn't miss a beat and cruised easily at 35 mph through the redwoods. What fun!

blaktopbalay · Post by **blaktopbalay** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:12 pm

Hey Marc,
Where are our pictures of the Bingham sidecar

Dean
Argh! I had taken a bunch of digi pics and can find nary a one. Sidecar has since been disassembled and hung up in teeny garage to make room.

Bruce Frey · Post by **Bruce Frey** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:42 pm

Darryl,

Your R52 looks great and your weather last weekend was definitely better than in Milan........but I think that grin on your face would be bigger if you were dressed appropriately for your bike.

ciao,
Bruce

schrader7032 · Post by **schrader7032** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:57 pm

Bruce -

Was that the ATGATT of the time?

Kurt in S.A.

Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners