Tag: BMW

BMW R65 Restoration | Part Three

Features
Last time, Ric Campbell checked the engine, clutch and gearbox and untangled the bike’s electrics. Now to fettle the fuel tank and find out if this scruffy old boxer will actually run… Words and photos by Ric Campbell. Archive images RC RChive The petrol tank was quite a challenge as it still had what once was petrol inside, was almost…
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BMW R65 Restoration | Part Two

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Last time, Ric Campbell started the restoration of a really rather ratty BMW airhead. Now to inspect the engine and gearbox, and then tackle the electrics… Words and photos: Ric Campbell. Archive images: RC RChive Whilst repairing the BMW I kept a list of what I did and I just had another look at it. My goodness, the cost! I…
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Classic Choice: BMW or Moto Guzzi?

Features
A while back we wondered which 1970’s sports-tourer would you want to call your own, if you had to choose between a pair of Continental classics? We’re talking big twins: one boxer, one V-twin, both shaft drive. If you could own either, then which one would you want in your shed? We asked RealClassic readers – in an entirely imaginary…
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Two-Wheeled Blitzkrieg

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The motorcycle played an essential role during WW2 on all fronts. Among the soldiers of the Third Reich, motorcycles served a variety of functions: couriers, reconnaissance, medical evacuation, assault shock troops taking the brunt of battle, even as tank destroyers and delivering hot meals to the frontline. This book features the BMW, NSU, DKW and Zündapp machines – photographed by…
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Café Racer Festival

Events, Features
RC regular Ian Woolley found himself short of reading matter, and this minor crisis somehow led him to Montlhéry in June, surrounded by all manner of customised classic bikes. Old skool café racers and trad Tritons took to the track alongside new wave brats, bobbers and street-trackers. Here, then, are the highlights… One of my regrets, one of many for…
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