During a rushed installation, the front engine cover could have caught the ignition wire between the cover and engine. When the cover was tightened, t...

Any modern synthetic grease will do. Something very thin so that it's easy to turn the starter motor over.

Used Airhead fuel caps are running about $75 due to the rarity. What I have done in the past is search Ebay for NOS plastic caps to fit Audi, VW, and ...

Great looking bike. I would have bought that one too !!

• Also try lubing the front brake cable with some ATF. You want to make sure the shoes aren't dragging the drum and getting over-heated between applic...

As always, good luck on your efforts. Please let us know how we can help you get it back on the road.

Thoughts... • No one knows the age of the linings. Sure they are BMW, but they could be 50 years old and 3 generations removed from the latest braki...

You'll be creating a 2-variable problem, which normal humans will find daunting to solve. It would be like being given the math problem... "X + Y = ...

• You're talking about a trip that's only 870 miles... and a lot of that 21-hour trip is a several hour ferry ride allowing you to sleep and/or wrench...

Welcome Aboard ! Beautiful looking bike ! In no time at all it will be your favorite ride. • All OEM grease has a tendency to oxidize and coagulat...

It's quite simple. Don't install new carbs AND a new ignition at the same time. You'll never work out the bugs.

For your own sanity, please DO NOT install both at once ! Install one or the other, get it running great, then proceed to the second.

Lets visualize the lighting circuit, so we can trace it using a mechanic's probe (below). • Power goes into the ignition switch on RED. It comes...

That's what B-M-W stands for ! Bivouac Mice thru Winter.