Airbear wrote:Last week there was an entire running R90/6 sitting in my shed. Now it's like this -
It all started with a valve adjustment. The clearances on the port side jug had grown again since last adjustment. After adjustment I pushed the old girl off the centre stand to go for a warm-up ride and noticed a very spongy front brake and a notch in the steering. "O bother", (or something similar) I said. "Time for some slightly more serious attention."
Fast forward and the frame is completely stripped, ready for blasting. Parts are laid out on every available horizontal surface or are being soaked in various toxic solutions. New and pre-loved parts are winging their way from various parts of the world.
Here are some observations:
A BMW Airhead is composed of a great number of parts. Most of those parts are filthy.
The frame is really light in weight. Much lighter than I thought possible.
I enjoy doing this sort of thing.
Brunhilde will be 40 next year - a tricky age for a girl - so a makeover is bound to cheer her up. I want to make her look nice while retaining her hard-won patina. The paintables will be painted and decisions still need to be made about the rest.
Just thought I'd share.
That is a very nice little shop Charlie , love the bench! I keep promising myself something pretty like that but never get around toit, should by a packet of them. i just know you won't do one of those godawful super polished restos . Brunhilda looked just lovely, just the way a 40 year old bike should look .
I am in serious denial about the suspicious wafts of smoke Tilly is blowing and I know given time it will heal.
.My Dad did one when I was a boy in New Zealand , a beautiful creation , all the right aromas !