Duane Ausherman has info on his site. Right at the top it confirms the 348 is correct for your bike. Reynolds BMW motorcycle accessories – Duane Au...

"1973-1/2" means a long wheelbase (LWB) bike with the lengthened swingarm introduced midway through the production run that year. Jeff Dean discusses...

@15381 What does "1973 1/2" signify? I've seen that used in classified ads in old (late 70's, early 80's) BMW Owner's News magazines.

Re: inop turn signals. I have a similar problem on my R60/6. The turn signal relay inside the headlight housing has a bit of a loose grip on the mou...

I looked at it again, and that makes sense - to hold the suction hood on. There's a lip on the inside of the cover that the little angled part can ho...

1973 R60/5. Sorry about that.

Success! I ended up drilling through the nut at two wide parts of the face with progressively larger bits until enough metal was removed that I could...

@8053 I took the right side pin and bolt out, but noticed the unsupported swingarm was sagging and torqueing the opposite side, which was still attach...