1973 1/2 BMW R60/5 restoration.
- Thread starter Kanticoy
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Thanks fellas. I really love this bike. Today I did a little work to her. The throttle was always notchy feeling, so I took it apart today to see why. Turns out the teeth on the throttle drive cog were worn down to almost nothing so I TIG welded them back and filed them down to give it more meat. Smeared it with Moly grease and WOW what a difference. Sorry, my hands were too dirty to get a picture of that. When I was done I repurposed some random Japanese bike mirror (stock CB450 I think) and made an adapter to turn it into a poor boy's /2 mirror. I just couldn't justify spending $100+ on a single mirror. Besides, I think it looks great!
I'll try to get some riding video up soon!!!
I'll try to get some riding video up soon!!!
Thanks Chris! I'm happy with her. Once i got started i kept pushing. Only took 3 months which is pretty amazing. Shes down for a bit now as i had to order a new rear hub. Bearing failed and ruined the race seats in the aluminum. Disassembled the rear wheel and waiting on the hub to get here. Few hours work and she'll be rolling again. In the meantime I finished my pannier mounts. Some modification required, but all good now.
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kieferocks
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You've done a beautiful job bringing this gem back to it's former glory. Did you get the rear wheel sorted? (Sorry for the 30+ day thread resurrection)
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Weren't you going to show the PO what it looked like when you were done? Has that happened yet?
Flugtechnik
My bike is not transportation, it is a respite
Yes, an amazing restoration. He will be very pleased. I would be.
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Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Fwiw, when I finished the GS450 I took it up to the original owner's house. He saw the 19" wheel, larger forks, and dual disc brakes w/ slotted rotors and was dumbfounded as to why I changed all of it. I think it was just a little shock at first, since he complimented all the work later.
But yeah, the PO of your BMW will be proud.
But yeah, the PO of your BMW will be proud.
cyclefreak
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Re: Re: 1973 1/2 BMW R60/5 restoration.
No, No, No! If you show him how awesome it looks like now he will just charge us more $ for the next project bike we get from him.Kanticoy said:
kieferocks
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Re: Re: 1973 1/2 BMW R60/5 restoration.
If you don't mind me asking...
One of my long term life goals is to buy an old BMW motorcycle and slowly restore it. I was curious about just how expensive these bikes are to rebuild/fix. I can do everything myself (aside from machining stuff) so my time is free, it would just be parts. Can you provide a half decent estimate of what you think you've invested at this point? Or even just a range? ...$3-5k? (excluding the cost of the bike itself).
Kanticoy said:
If you don't mind me asking...
One of my long term life goals is to buy an old BMW motorcycle and slowly restore it. I was curious about just how expensive these bikes are to rebuild/fix. I can do everything myself (aside from machining stuff) so my time is free, it would just be parts. Can you provide a half decent estimate of what you think you've invested at this point? Or even just a range? ...$3-5k? (excluding the cost of the bike itself).
Sure kiefe, I actually documented this one pretty thoroughly. I am into it right at $2200 including the bike, but i reused a whole lot of the original bike and just restored it back to original. They can get expensive, but they retain their value and are really well built. It was all about sweat equity. Luckily I have more ability and time than money, and parts are readily available for the most part.
kieferocks
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Kanticoy said:
That's a whole lot cheaper than I expected. Thanks a lot for the reply and enjoy riding that beauty!
