Description
BMW R 69 S from 1967 in very good period condition. It has patina that a restoration will take many years to acquire. This means small dings (small!), paint flaking, the threads/ pins that fade in places, the life of a motorcycle in fact...
The price can be negotiated in front of the motorcycle, not by message without knowing what one is talking about...
Trade possible with a British bike, see a sliding or rigid BMW. I have a preference for a Triumph T140 or a Norton 850 with left-side gear lever + top-up to be determined on your part.
The engine had been rebuilt and redone (before my purchase), there are under 20, 000 miles. It runs like a clock. Cold compression of 9 and hot compression of 9. 3.
It is equipped with a 24-litre tank and a tachometer, options expensive at the time. And even more so nowadays! The two front mudguards have just been changed for parts in very good condition. The hinge and wiring pass without issue and there is no corrosion under the reinforcements. These parts are becoming unobtainable with crazy prices.
Summary of work I have carried out since purchase:
- carburettor redone and adjusted, it picks up at 2, 000 rpm on a touch of throttle
- ignition and cam followers checked and adjusted
- all oil changes
- almost all rubbers changed
- 4 shock absorbers redone
- K&N filter
- all control cables changed to teflon-coated
- wiring loom completely redone
- right-hand switchgear
- H4 headlamp at 6 volts
- headlamp contact plate
- rear swingarm replaced with one in excellent condition
- gearbox new (rebuilt) bought from an (old) professional
- clutch checked (new rod)
- front and rear swingarm bearings new
- steering bearings new (Timken)
- new battery
- 2 new tyres
The handling is perfect with the new tyres and all bearings redone (except the wheels but they are good), a straight line and no head shake even on the bumps of my small roads.
The engine revs up easily, nothing like a R60/ 2.
This bike is quite astonishing, from 50 to 120/ 130, its cruising speed in 4th. Smoothness, torque, power and consumption of 5. 1 litres on average! Not bad for a bike nearly 60 years old!
Over any distance, I can even deliver it against the return fare and costs.
Naturally, I forget lots of important things...
I also have a R60/ 2, a R75/ 5 (for sale) and a Cafe Racer R75/ 7, an English one would please me so I must make a choice.
Questions are welcome and more photos on request.
