What a beauty! Please don't ruin it by going down the scrambler/bobber/brat route. Too many good bikes are ruined by this modern bullshit fad.... It's a lovely, lovely bike and you've done a cracking job of bringing it back to life
I had a ‘73 R75/5 that I bought used with 9400 miles on it. I drove it all over North America for several years and sold it in 1977 with 235,000 miles on it. During that time it never let me down. Best machine I ever have owned. By the way yours is an early model with the short frame. You should never run the engine while it is on the side stand as it is spring loaded and the bike can easily fall over. You should only run the engine when it is on the center stand. Your mufflers are aftermarket and twice as loud as the factory ones. Nice job on putting it back on the road.
GREAT job. I had the same bike back in 1975. I bought it used, it served me well till my age and common sense caught up to me. Y’all just can’t ride safely in NY. But I have fond memories of that BMW. Thanks, RickGTI….. 🇺🇸🌴
I changed out the fork springs for Progressive Suspension bouncers. Transformed the handling. Less dive with the front brakes and a more “planted” feel. Third gear is the miracle gear. It goes from 25mph to 60 mph without a shift. Nice bike.
Love these bikes. Glad to see you using the baking soda blaster. Not crazy about HF stuff but, seems to be working. Lots of other areas could get a soda dose w/o too much fear of contamination. Better for your lungs than sand but, you should still be using protective full face masking. You might try oxalic acid (diluted) on your rusty tank or use electrolysis if you’re VERY patient. Good work!!!
Oh that is great. It would look great parked next to my CB1100. I'm only 48 seconds in but don't change a thing. Ride it as is LOL. It's gorgeous. Edit: Bless that child :-)
Have you tried take out one plug, let it run and adjust the plugged side, should chug, chug, chug. Then do the other side, chug chug chug. Both plugs in chug chug chug chug chug.
I had an 80s R65 lovely bike but in too nice condition to really use, so I sold it, bought a 650 Transalp, then a Benly 200 (gorgeous), and now a Honda crf300l.
This is a rare bike. BMW only did the chrome panel on the side of the tank and the metal [as opposed to plastic] side panels for about a year. The orange reflectors on the headlamp brackets are US models only and I think the handlebars are aftermarket. The rear carrier/pannier brackets are Craven [An English firm sadly now defunct]
Consider adding a fuel filter before each carburetor after cleaning them. A tank that has sat empty or with small amount of old fuel can be bad & silt may have accumulated inside.
Why do you hit the insides (or even the outsides) of the carburettors with a grit blaster? You are prone to destroy the jets and the float. Better to chuck them in a ultrasonic bath with water and ammonia. After that a clean with carb cleaner if needed.
@@KFLY67 Thanks a lot. I did'nt understand all the words. Excuse me, I' m a swiss citizen, living in Switzerland too. I' ve learned english at high scool, but I usually speak french. Have 5 BMWs in my garage . R60/ US(1969), R90/S ( 1976), R 100 RS ( 1980), R 80R Mystic( 1994), and a Nine- t racer( 2017). All with matching numbers. Greetings from Switzerland, Europe, the old world. Have you ever travelled to Europe? And can you speak french?
nice old bike but your method of cleaning the carbs are much to be desired also bmw did not have accelerator pumps on the carb no need to twist the throttle on it while starting also the bmw is not a so called rev the shit out of it type engine treat it with some respect and it will last you a life time also replace the mufflers and quiet it down like they were when new
bike is great but what is the story with the rip shit or bust approach , splashing battery acid around , using power tools to undo small screws. Like watching an impending car crash. Not for me.
