Dave, Good point, and something that no one here including myself touched upon is that those who had less than satisfactory experiences may or may not have had...
Hi all, Still looking for a GOOD R12 transmission case. now I find I need a new set of cylinders as mine are beyond another repair. If anyone has a surplus set...
Dave, CJ barrels will fit an R71 or an M72. They are different from the R11 and R12. Best to follow German ebay.de I saw a pair of cylinders on there about two...
... busted stud fields, loose valve seats and so on. We have an excellent repairer of such things down here in SA and after he cleaned the barrels up he has...
I have seen photos of KS750s with different front suspensions:either swinging arms with helicoidal springs (I don't know the technical term) or telescopic...
http://www.australianmotorcyclemuseum.com.au/ Hi Pete, Have you visited the AMM at 3 Butlers Rd, Haigslea, Queensland 4306 They have a BMW R12 with them.. ...
Hi Nigel no haven't been there yet its only about an hour away, I will be going there later this year on a club run Ill let you know what it is like cheers...
Hello everyone. I have been busy working on the R5 of late but I thought you all might like to look at this web site. It is in Russian I think. Try opening the...
Sorry if that didnt work try this one. http://reibert.info/gallery/v/foto-album Ian W ___________________________________________________________ Support the...
I bought a set of Mahle pistons for my R6 about 5 years ago through Matt at Vintage Imports. They took about 4 months to make and cost $900 US for the pair....
Good know that this confirms Dietmar's comment regarding ordering through a vendor. I could imagine that any speed shop having the brand Mahle sales could ...
My r12 is down for the count at this moment. Brian sent me a link to have my magneto amature rebuilt. It's Mark's Magneto Service. I called the place. Mark...
Dear Kradriders, Mark Huggett made a heroic effort at getting Mahle pistons for my R17 and failed. I tried our local vintage Porsche restorer and several...
Saw this on the 42 WLA site. http://img.photobuc ket.com/albums/ v98/faabala/ WLA%20Harley/ WLA%20Advertisme nts%20Art% 20Images/ bmwtoon.jpg Paul U...
The R17 is there on display along with two R 32 (one of which is the oldest BMW in existence), R 5, R63, RS 54 Rennsport and later earles fork bikes. Evan is...
Paul, Make sure your Chrurch of Scientology bumper sticker comes off the sidecar nose before filming. I think they are strict on authenticity. Brian In a...
You fool! I will not offend the Tome Cruze god! emailbds@... wrote: Paul, Make sure your Chrurch of Scientology bumper sticker comes off the sidecar...
Guys, John from Investment Bikes has thrown this up again and even if the motor was seized, its still a decent buy at 2,500 EUR.If you want a nice two stroke...
Mike, That's a cool bike. Seems simple to work on and the price is low enough I'm not sure how you could go wrong unless parts aren't available. At least he's ...
Its a DKW, tons of parts available, easy to work on, not a huge investment for a nice little bike. I might even go after it. This is a great bike for a...
