Hi, check these photos I uploaded on my site, wich is still under construction. I Just came back from Munich and took some pictures to a BMW R51/2 for you guys...
That is a great looking R12! Can the owner advise where he acquired the saddlebags? Is there a European source? How do they mount to the luggage rack? I am...
... Unfortunately I am not the owner, but these saddle-bags are Polish repro, rather identical to the originals, at least using one of them for copy. I only...
Hi All I need a cylinder stud (the stud that holds the cylinder/barrel onto the crank case. It has a course thread one end and 9x1 the other, does anybody have...
I purchased a set over the summer from Wolfgang Reichenberger in Germany. His website is www.bmw-R12.de. I believe his bags are made in Germany and the quality...
Hi Darryl Thanks for the reply. Is Dreher a reliable source ? Have others done much business with them? Sorry for the earlier multiple mails I was having...
... I've had good experiences with Dreher. But he only speaks German. Another sticky point, at least for us in the USA, is that he doesn't take credit cards....
I also dealt recently with Dreher. He doesn't always email back quickly due to whatever reason but he sent me 750 Euro worth of parts without requesting...
... This sort of leather surface depending on age and environment can turn to almost black brown. The genuine surface color is ugly and reminds of raw material...
I'm bit afraid to admit that I paid the price of German quality for a possible Asian reproduction so what I don't know won't hurt me I guess. At least they...
... If so, you are besides of the price fairly good equipped. I never heard of complaints to Asian leathers. The only fuss that occured to Indian ones just...
It is my R12 on the group home page. My bags were sait to have been made in Germany, and I have no reason not to believe that, however I suspect the leather...
... Richard, I tried this once just for curiosity but the problem is to get an egal color at larger surface. You easily end with dark weals on light ground...
My leather bags were the same pale orange colour when I bought them. However, several coats of Flexalan (saddle oil) and 2 or 3 years of use and abuse and...
Greetings all, I just wanted to give some info on some work I had done for my R75. I wrote earlier that I hung a valve seat and was looking for a place to...
Hi Raj, I'm curious to know what spark plug brand and number are you using in your R51. Also would like to know what's the plug gap you've set. Regards Nigel...
Hi All. I read your messages with interest, I have DKW,s I would like another BMW but there are too many wrong ones about for the non expert, so I will stick...
