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Patdabin wrote:

Texer wrote:Melville is the gold standard for build thread.

Is that a person on here or a place?

It's a person, me! Here's the build thread:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=148

We had just changed board formats when I started that thread, so it appears to go quickly for a bit and then it's a couple years before the bike is done. There should be some updates coming if I can get some peace from work. The goal is to finish the winter maintenance by May 1.

I need help here. I am trying to rebuild the front forks but don't know what parts to buy. If someone could give me the part numbers need to order. Also bmwChuck is over priced so not a solution.

Patdabin wrote:I need help here. I am trying to rebuild the front forks but don't know what parts to buy. If someone could give me the part numbers need to order. Also bmwChuck is over priced so not a solution.

This is my favorite parts fiche. Just put your VIN number in the Serial Number: field and save it to your favorites.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do?vi ... d=P&arch=0

Rob wrote:

Patdabin wrote:I need help here. I am trying to rebuild the front forks but don't know what parts to buy. If someone could give me the part numbers need to order. Also bmwChuck is over priced so not a solution.

This is my favorite parts fiche. Just put your VIN number in the Serial Number: field and save it to your favorites.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do?vi ... d=P&arch=0

OK I'm am new here so please let me know part numbers to the parts needed to rebuild the front forks. I don't know what to order

I'm trying to order the same parts kit the Chuck has but for a better price. I just don't know what to order. 90. Bucks seems like a lot as his master cylinder rebuild kit is $30 more them I found on 2 other sites

I have used A&S https://www.ascycles.com/2/for most of my parts since they are a BMW dealer and they have a fiche so I can look up the stuff I need. Like anything else, one has to do a bit of comparison shopping. For most OEM parts, dealers are really close, when you start using some of the smaller venders, you have to check as they as good on some stuff and horrid on others. But in their defense, I have found spares that the dealers didn't have with them.

...and yet patabin is just looking for a list of parts and numbers.

I don't know squat about /6 forks.

l've never heard of "bmwchuck"!

Here is the link where I was talking about some fork issues, even has fiche pictures and part numbers.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9490

nice rack, is that custom? I would love to get one as I have a '78 with the same seat.

if you bought it from a part store I'd love it if would be so kind as to share where you sourced it.

Airbear wrote:G'day shorty Patdabin, and welcome aboard. I'm 1.5 inches shorter than you, and found that a lower seat allows me to get both feet flat on the ground. It feels much safer when maneuvering in a carpark.



If you are going the cafe route a lower and flatter seat is normally a requirement, so save yourself some trouble and keep the stock suspension.