New hard to find parts at Bench Mark Works

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New hard to find parts at Bench Mark Works

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Just surfing Vech's site and noticed he now has reproduction /5 vent tubes and #cc number stickers for most bikes: Image Image The website: http://www.benchmarkworks.com/
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It's nice to see he is promoting Amy Jean Nichols' greeting cards, too! They are high quality, as she is.

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The vent tube must be the easiest thing ti find in you local scrapyard.
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Indian wrote:The vent tube must be the easiest thing ti find in you local scrapyard.
I do not know where you're located. Indian –
but any "local scrapyard" in my state will NOT have even one BMW motorcycle in the yard.
BMW specific salvage in the US , by and large, is moving on to newer models ...
but, perhaps, worth a try even as they are not "local"
but this will be a matter of an internet business transaction for most ...
to acquire an age hardened and weather cracked bit.

IMNSHO – the new piece may be a better option.
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Those tubes are virtually impossible to find and haven't been available at BMW or MotoBins for a long time. I bought two from MotoBins a few years back as a hedge. Nice to see Vech is stocking them now. They fit /5 and early /6.

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teo wrote:Those tubes are virtually impossible to find and haven't been available at BMW or MotoBins for a long time. I bought two from MotoBins a few years back as a hedge. Nice to see Vech is stocking them now. They fit /5 and early /6.

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Those vent hoses are not available from BMW because BMW redesigned the vent to work better...there is a retrofit that involves a new "cap" and hose for the breather valve. The new version exits straight up from the breather valve, as opposed to straight back. With the revised set up, less oil makes it to the right carb. About $80 for the new parts.
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teo wrote:Those tubes are virtually impossible to find and haven't been available at BMW or MotoBins for a long time. I bought two from MotoBins a few years back as a hedge. Nice to see Vech is stocking them now. They fit /5 and early /6.

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Actually Teo, they were used in all /6 models.
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Visted his site and maybe a parts book is a good idea if you shop there
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