Posted 4 years ago
Fitton
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Completely disassembled and restored. New pistons, cylinders bored, new valves, valve guides, rings, all bearings, wiring harness, everything painted or bead blasted, new Denfeld seat and luggage rack. 25,000 total original miles. 2,000 since restoration. New tires, stainless steal spokes with brass nipples, all rubber parts replaced. Original “Bosch” battery. I had it restored, now it’s too valuable to ride so I bought a 1972 Honda CB350 K4 for riding.
Nice. I had a 1954 R67/2 for quite a few years. Looked very similar to your bike. Exposed chrome drive shaft, hand and foot shifters due to all the WWII amputees. Made before BMWs were exported to the U.S. No idea how it got to the U.S. I lived near the Canadian border when I found it, so maybe came in through Canada. Had a few more Beemers after that and now just have a 1984 R65... Really like the Boxers. The R67 is still in the family, though. I have pictures but not sure where they are.
https://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/BMW_R67
This model had 42 hp as opposed to the R60/2 (30) and R50/2 (28). It was made for the American market, but it still had the sidecar lugs. Thanks for the comment.
STUNNING BIKE!!!! I drive a BMW 2008 335XI 4 DOOR SEDAN :)
LUV IT !!
Bet that's a B to fix a flat in the rear ! Another reason not to ride it. I can certainly understand why you shy away from riding it.
mean machine. love it.
Kind of a shame that you don't ride it more often as they were made to be ridden. One of my cars is a $100,000+ '67 Corvette 427 tri power - drive it all the time :) Beautiful bike.
Reply to blunderbuss2 On the contrary. It’s the easiest of all bikes to change a rear tire. Lift the hinged rear fender, remove the axle bolt, slide the tire to the left, pull it out. No chain to deal with. There is a tube in the tool kit and a tire pump is mounted on the frame. I’ve seen it done on the side of the road in 10 min.
Full coverage insurance on vintage bikes is very expensive, a mishap while riding would be disastrous, the bike is completely restored and in like new condition. Riding it would diminish it’s value. I rode it many miles before it was restored and 2,000 miles after. I ride a 72 Honda CB350 now. Thanks.
Agree with Fitton. The reason I got rid of my vintage bikes was the expense of insuring them, scarcity and expense of parts, and the fact that the technology was 30-50 years, or more, old. My go to bike while I still had my vintage bikes was a Suzuki GS750. It was rated the best sport touring bike in the world at the time and was like stepping into a different era when I rode it. Riding the vintage bikes was always fun, but there was always hyper-awareness of the potential for the loss of a rare bike which dampened the fun. Vintage motorcycles are also a lot more dangerous than vintage cars. I saw several great old bikes totaled out and lost several friends and riding buddies due to the antiquity of these old bikes. I also had friends who totaled modern bikes, but at least those bikes were not rare and no one close to me died riding one. Really nice, also, to have things like fuel gauges, electric start, modern brakes and suspensions, sport fairings, etc., to give the rider more of an edge in an already dangerous endeavor. I did commute on my R65 for a few years but it was not that far behind technology wise in the 1980s. The R65 is the only bike I kept, though it is now pushing 40 years old.... My first new car was a 1984 Rabbit GTI which I kept for 19 years and finally passed on to someone who wanted to put in the time needed to maintain an older vehicle...
Thanks kwqd. You don’t know till you own one. And, I was always worried about theft. It only weighs 425 lbs. Also, it may seen strange, but I was never comfortable about the crowd that it drew. You return to the bike and there is always 10 people who want to talk about it. I never regret having it restored. It was always my dream bike. So unusual in many ways.
LOL, the crowd factor popped into my head after I posted. That is sort of how I found my R67, I was walking by an open garage door in my neighborhood and out of the corner of my eye saw the outline of an old motorcycle so stopped to chat with the fellow who was standing there. I recognized him as a man who lived in my apartment building. I think he was an aspiring actor or musician who was working as a waiter. We chatted for a bit and I mentioned I would give him $600 for the bike if he ever wanted to sell it. He was mildly outraged said he just rebuilt the engine, etc., and would never sell it for that, etc. It was still an amicable conversation, though. Six months later, Knock, Knock, Knock at the door to my apartment... People dropped out trees to talk about and ogle that bike when I rode it... It is an extremely rare bike and very stealable.. I always wondered if the tractor seat would still be on it when I came back....
It would look a whole lot better with me on it. LOL
For those who want to learn more about the BMW R69S, go to BMWDean.com to learn more. Thanks for all the comments.