The resurrection - woohoo!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

The rusty dusty dented and neglected bike is finally back on the road, after sitting for over a decade. This is the bike I bought last fall
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=393x1063

And now it's running pretty good. There's still a long way to go, but it has some fresh paint (not a great job, and pinstriping is a major PITA), polished chrome with some pitting, and major cleaning of the dead old gasoline from various passages in the fuel/carb system. It's got new oils, in the six places that need oil changes.

[flamin lib]

1. Nice bike!

Nothing like a classic BMW.

[Haole Girl]

2. It looks great!

:hi:

[Gold Metal Flake]

3. Dude, I need close ups.

Show off your fine work, and don't spare the pixels. Good job!

:toast:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. A couple of close-ups suring the winter

Polishing the crash bars, here they are half done


Same with the mufflers


metal polish, steel wool, elbow grease, it's much improved but not 100%

[flamin lib]

5. Well, it depends on wheter she's a trailer princess or a real rider.

Not every item will ever be 100% on an every day rider.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. "Trailer Princess", not exactly

It was brought home on a trailer, in a non-running condition.

It's still not running quite right, shakes a lot at idle. I think it still needs some carburetor work, could be bad floats, or maybe the carbs just need balancing. I have to do some studying up on the topic of carbs.

But at normal speeds, it's smooth and quiet, and has plenty of oomph for a 750cc bike.

Most of the chrome is "ok", just some pits. Only the crash bars have bad chrome, with the undersides peeling a little.

What's nice is that all the electrics work (after much re-wiring), charging system, lights, brake and turn signals. Even the extra lights (LCDs) I added to increase visibility, and the secret kill switch that will hopefully hinder the casual thief. These BMW's don't exactly have "keys" - a nail will start it.

I took it out for a about a 100 mile run last weekend, that was pretty nice.

[guitar man]

6. fantastic!!

looks great...nothing like a classic BMW :thumbsup: