Airhead Nation

The slogan of the Airheads, a group of BMW motorcycle enthusiasts who are partial to air-cooled models, is “Simple By Choice”.  It is a reminder […]

2013 Deutsche Classic

If there is an event that almost perfectly matches the theme and scope of Classic Velocity, it is Pennsylvania’s Deutsche Classic. The event has been […]

Pistons and Beer

Well, the big news with the R60 made the main blog (see Runs Great, Needs Pistons) . That lead to some serious garage time and some […]

Runs Great, Needs Pistons

Classic Velocity Rule #43: Whether you pamper and store your vintage vehicle, or use it regularly, you will spend the same amount of time and […]

Contrasting Views

For those of us that love old iron, there’s a tendency to dismiss the new. We tend to make comments like “Oh that’s been done […]

The Toaster

Back in the late 1960s BMW motorcycles were celebrating a very successful long run of the /2 models. They were also aware of their reputation […]

Floatation

Well, part of the poor running at wide open mystery has been revealed. One carb was certainly running much richer than the other. After another […]

Ride Long, Ride Strong

The very premise of the BMW motorcycle owners is that they ride. Very few people purchase one of these machines unless they plan to ride […]

Cover Chronicles

There are few vehicle manufacturers around today that can trace the design of their engine back more than a couple of decades. Royal Enfield is […]

Cool Flow Air Conditioning

I have only had two types of air conditioning in vintage vehicles; not present, and not working. Well actually, that is not entirely accurate. The […]

Finding the Lowpoint

Las Vegas Nevada. The city designed to attract people to the middle of nowhere. Bright lights, nonstop 24 hour entertainment. Eating, drinking, gambling, showing off, […]

Gauging Progress

One of the more cosmetic areas on the bike that I am not opposed to tackling is the only gauge it has. Typically, the position […]

Jousting With Jetlag

It is my own fault of course. I could have been smitten with modern machines sporting fuel injection and even more modern techniques where the […]

Jetlag

Some new jets arrived from Bing, and I spent a few hours installing them and rebalancing the carbs. Voila ! The big lag seems to […]

Making Fire

Somehow, the relatively new plugs in the R60 are fouled. It of course has something to do with the carburetor troubles that prevent it from […]

Back Home Again

Well, the outsourcing deal did not last long !! The R60 is back in the garage but now in assembled form. There are a few […]