Resurrecting of an old BMW Airhead

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flatwins

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We got a few things done in the past couple of days. Picked up the fork from the powder coaters and got it mounted along with the handlebar mounts. The '70-'73 airheads used a smaller headlight than the '74-on bikes, other than the R65 model. I found an R65 headlight reflector, lens, and trim ring from a eBay seller in Germany. This allows the bike to run a halogen headlight. Still aways to go but we'll get it back on the road. It's probably been 30 years since this one ran on its own power.
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I'm impressed. Your bench is as cluttered as mine when I do a project and that's not easy! :D
I worked with an older guy that rebuilt old Indians. Originals! His garage probably had a couple hundred THOUSAND dollars worth of cool stuff in it.

I used to not have any interest in this stuff at all, crotch rockets and moto-x bikes were all I cared about. Now I love them all and don't dare buy a crotch rocket even though I want another.
 

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Looks wonderful. Serious question though. Is that "happiness" on the tank in pic #2? I mean, I would be happy to have the bike looking so good....
 

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Steve will probably jump in and explain a few thing but this is a /2 conversion. It is a pre70 frame with a post 70 motor. The old motors just had a slinger for the oiling system and the electrics were pretty primitive. The conversion brings modern technology to a classic looks.
Looks like it's going good!
 

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