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I need sympathy
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I have to ask for the benefit of others, the thread started out with this occurring on a shakedown ride. Do you know the bike’s history? What work was done prior to the shakedown ride?
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I probably put 40 miles on it including ez highway runs. I finally got plates and took it on the demise ride
I now have it apart and am about to pull the transmission to pull the engine. I guess the plan is to bring or ship it to somebody to see if the crank can be reconditioned. I only plan to do this once in my life so the costof the special tools make it worth someone to do it. This is a new area for me so any advice is appreciated!
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'78 R100/7 '69 R69S '52 R25/2
Fast. Neat. Average. Friendly. Good. Good.
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My old dealer from many years back and I discussed my installing an oil pressure gauge on my new to me bike instead of the clock and voltmeter. His comment was, by the time you notice the drop of pressure on the gauge and the oil warning light comes on, the damage will most likely be done. With a clock, you will always know the time and the voltage meter will give you a good indication of how the charging system is working even if the charge light does not come on.
Sadly, a bike that sat partly covered could have had a lot of internal damage due to water. Sorry you are the one to get the short end of the stick. Before you start sending parts out and spending money, take a deep breath and ask yourself what do you want to do with the bike? BMW bikes don't always bring big prices and it does not take long to rack up major bills much higher than what you can buy a very good used one for. LOL, I know this as a fact as I have two bikes that have been pampered and rebuilt over their lives to a cost way more than the book value or market value. I am crazy in that I get a kick out of keeping my first new to me BMW running after 37 years and 240k plus miles and my other soiled dove whom I fell in love with and is a limited edition bike. Sentimental only goes so far, I have gone over the limit. I would not do it for any other two bikes.
Anyway, that is my two cents, I know a lot of people love restoring bikes and I understand that feeling. St.
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I can see putting money into a bike as long as I am going to keep riding it. It is a flip job (which I have never done) that would raise the issue of rebuild cost or not even. a flip job, a restoration job. I restored an R90S years ago and found I had two K in parts more then what the middle price on the market for R90S bikes was.
I honestly can't restore a bike and expect to sell it a premium price as I am NOT a reputable restoration shop nor even a hyper critical one off restorer. I am just an average guy so most I would get would be average price. It would kill me to restore a bike for someone, charge and get a high price only for the new owner to have a problem or find he could have done better. But that is me. Not selling bikes for a profit is fine with me. Not that I have any bikes anymore to sell, LOL. St.
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He is a good friend so I won't say much except it is a hobby for him. LOL, I had him do the rebuild of my 78 RS, he does the stuff I am too lazy to do or don't feel like doing myself. He has worked with another shop called Airhead Restorations. Together they have restored some very nice /2 bikes.
Anyway, Cheers, St.