Dear Friends Would any of you by chance have a WWII picture of a R12 pulling a trailer? I believe the R12 was not designed to pull a trailer but I imagine...
Hi anyone know the settings for the points and plugs for Zundapp KS 750 is it 0.04mm and 0.25mm/0.30mm any other ref would be helpful as ive gone and lost my...
Cheers David I thought it was that, Ive had a bit of rough running lately but it may be the jets in the carb are blocked or maybe a gasket on carb.....? ticks...
Cheers David I thought it was that, Ive had a bit of rough running lately but it may be the jets in the carb are blocked or maybe a gasket on carb.....? ticks...
Simon, Check the rubbers on the inlet track into the cylinder head, also the butterfly could be worn and letting in air through either the spindle holes or...
Guys, I know this is the kradrider lis,t but since many of you are into old BMW's in general, I thought I'd ask everyone on this list, anyway. I sponsor a old...
... Means not only storage but also bandwith is limited. I caused the shutdown for downloading the Stoye spare catalogue of 1,7 MB, because I will sell mine, ...
I dont know about R12 towing trailers but if you look in BMW motorcycles in WWII (Janusz Piekalkiewicz)on page 18. You will find an R12 with sidecar towing a...
Vech I dont know if this helps you or not, but John Lawes of BEMW fame in Derby England was selling a very complete and original pre-war R51 with sidecar. It...
Regarding R12 somebody from Magdeburg already tried to attach the trailer the same way like given on the archive photo with the gun. (Attached) The special tow...
Vech, I can lay my hands on a pre-war R51 bottom end complete with oil pump, crankshaft, cams and sprockets, in case Norbert might consider going that route. ...
In a message dated 5/1/2007 5:06:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rishelaverne@... writes: I can lay my hands on a pre-war R51 bottom end complete with...
I know you can't believe everything you read, but I read in one book on WWII German motorcycles that the Germans used about 150 different types of motorcycles...
Dear Ian Thanks a lot for the info. I have been thinking about buing that book. Here is the little “push” I needed. Thanks again Jerome _____ De :...
... Jerome, that is for sure. Amongst my 400 wartime pictures of R12 in army use, I never met one, pulling a trailer. But on the field inventions had been a...
Dietmar, you said " A special maintenance instruction by BMW around 1941 for R12 reports of more abuse in detail. Amongst a funny thing: "making ball bearings...
... Not unlikely. WW2 was short after the golden age of bike and vehicle producing, luring dozens of companies to this boom market, which mostly don´t exist...
Peter, I didn´t dare to assume, it only was joking, that made maintenance people driving the bearings by pressed air. But however this explains it. My...
Peter and Dietmar Thanks for those thoughtful comments. Dietmar the mention of no trailer over 400 wartime pictures is definitely a strong body of evidence. ...
In a message dated 5/2/2007 5:08:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, divoker@... writes: "... The blasting of bearings with compressed air, so that the outer...
With reference to pulling a trailer with a sidecar outfit. As you can see I have the "modern" rig fitted with a hitch, and it is not as simple to do as it...
To all, today I found my R12 rear drive housing cap different to what we know as usual. Since I find with none of my photos, beeing historical or modern, this...
... Dietmar Is it possible that this has been a repair? The "L" on the axle is possibly meant to show that it has a left-hand thread. -- Drew Grant <...
