Spent bloody years searching for one of these, & said the last resto would be it, but THIS one definitely IS the last, expensive as well, AND, this makes the collection up to 10 bikes!!
Its 99.9 % complete, pretty scabby close-up, going to enjoy this one. :grin:
My old man had a 1936 bmw 650 sidecar.
I never got to see it .
I'll watch this build/rebuild with great interest
:cheers:
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if you say so Lawrie. Until the one after this one then :onya:
Very cool bike, id be proud to own it. Weave your magic and well drool. What model etc?
Enjoy :boogie:
Its a 1959 BMW R-50, 498cc, I missed this one 6 months ago & I was well miffed, the guy 'had a go' at a resto, but had too much on so gave me first refusal, I took all of 2 seconds to say YES, BUT he managed to put an extra 2 grand on what he paid for it!!
But I know full well that many others would cough up the dosh, so I had to be quick, as they're like rocking horse shit!!
A lovely pic of the 'filler' & brush-paint super gloss finish, & its the same all over! ???
Dear oh dear! As you said, others would have paid, but what a mess!
Lawrie, im sure youll fix it. Looking fwd to upgrade.
Finally in good hands :onya:
Been a bit busy lately, & i'm really enjoying this one. :)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yxqrmccwchzamqc/AACKevF4Zih5KQ7hdTjAUDHNa?dl=0
Pure genius, bike build and photos. :notworthy:
Quote from: lawrie on Sunday, 28 July 2019, 05:44 PM
Been a bit busy lately, & i'm really enjoying this one. :)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yxqrmccwchzamqc/AACKevF4Zih5KQ7hdTjAUDHNa?dl=0
Good grief Lawrie, fantastic set of photos showing what you have achieved, mate I know you are a genius in doing these restores, but on this one - well I really take my hat off to you, most people would have just scrapped that one given the condition, but what you have done - respect, in total awe. :notworthy: :notworthy:
Looking forward to the final photos with the engine back in :onya:
Bloody fantastic, that some good work there Lawrie. :onya:
Awesome Lawrie, stunning resto. :hat: :onya:
The nut and washer says a lot about his standard of finish :facepalm:
Thanks fellas for your very kind remarks, & yes, those 'crappy' rubber washers are the old originals, my new ones I turned from stainless are yet to be polished & new rubber to be cut, pic shows trial fitting with old crumbling rubbers. :)
Many original nuts & bolts are too far gone, so i'm making replacements from hex stainless & then polishing up all shiny.