Thanks for your interest Peter.......I do LOVE good beer,however with the price & rarity of BMW parts,I tend to drink the beer AFTERWARDS to celebrate a successful job.....this bike has been frustrating at times,especially with pattern parts or parts on order,so I can only imagine booze fueling the fire during a intense situation,haha!
Here are some pictures of my progress,it is now getting exciting and I am soon getting my rims and intake tubes/brake links back from the chrome shop and getting the wheels built .........
As for the trans,there was almost no metallic swarf at all,and everything seems original and in good shape (30k on trans).I am hoping the new seals/gasket and some synthetic oil will give me a good operating trans for years to come,if not,I will be prepared to take it apart and change bearings/etc......
I had a badass,tattooed biker friend of mine with YEARS of experience come over and help me put some things together,without his help I might have been stuck on some of the jobs....many thanks for his help.
Here are the pictures I took today.........
Here is the fork,rebuilt with all new bearings/seals/stainless swingarm bolt & axle,as well as tapered fork bearings and SS hardware on the friction damper conversion (got rid of the hydraulic setup since the damper was shot,I have the complete setup if anyone is looking for one,other than the damper being no good,etc,.)
Beautifully powder coated frame with front fork/rear swingarm,wiring harness,center stand,battery tray/battery installed.If you look in the background you can see my powder coated air cleaner with the wonderful Hengst decals sold by a member on here,applied,and the knob that holds the aircleaner down was found,NOS on ebay Germany for 70 dollars......It was expensive,but a new one in the US is $130.00!
Front fork with new SS hardware,bluemoonscooter SS damping knob and cover,new rubber for headlight bracket,and original VIN plate (some history there,decided to use the original)
"Fake" old battery with gel-cell inside.
I just installed these new guides today and with my new rotating valves,the machine shop will cut the seats and I will have some nice heads......I got lucky ALL the threads were good and the seats and guide holes were great condition as well,a testament to the 33k mileage.
Trans,looks great inside,am going to seal it up and soda blast it.
Rebuilt rear end and swingarm with new bearings/seals
Here is the badass tattooed biker dude that helped me......