"Pixel" (Improbcat)
09/12/2016 at 12:20 • Filed to: None
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"Pixel" (Improbcat)
09/12/2016 at 12:20 • Filed to: None | 3
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A friend stopped by yesterday on his 1972 BMW R60/5 partway through a one day, 3-state tour. The bike is completely original except for the handlebars and he is the 3rd owner. He’s planning to put a custom solo seat and a later disc-brake front end on it, but is keeping all the original parts and making no permanent modifications so any future owner can bring it back to completely original.
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> Pixel
09/12/2016 at 12:27 |
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Awesome!
I love those old BMW boxers, but I always wonder... why is that crank case so damn big? What else is hiding in there?
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Pixel
> Snuze: Needs another Swede
09/12/2016 at 12:33 |
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Damn near everything. The upper area behind the “BMW R60/5 plaque” is the air box, the lower area back there is the transmission, then behind & above the plaque hides the starter, and the curved cover on the front hides the charging & ignition system.
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Snuze: Needs another Swede
> Pixel
09/12/2016 at 13:00 |
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I had no idea. Interesting, and thanks for sharing those cut-aways!
Monkey B
> Pixel
09/14/2016 at 10:00 |
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very nice. The hipster tax on old CB’s is getting so high I might just look for an old BMW for local putzing around. The ST just wants to be ridden aggressively and I want something more happy to be ridden casually. Really though, any reason to add another bike is a good one.