Wednesday, October 7, 2015

BMW R69S on the Road



I spotted this rig at the local Napa store while I was on my way to pick up Bridget from her school. According to Brett it's owner, the best guess that George had is that it's a 1964 R69S. It has an Earle's fork and has the factory frame mounts as it was designed for use with a sidecar. He said that the sidecar frame is from a Velorex sidecar. Pretty simple rig. 600cc engine with a magneto so it needs to be kick started.

Just a quick shot showing some of the beautiful weather we are having. You may notice that just about all of the snow has melted as daytime highs are in the low 40s (°F).

Finally a post that isn't about carb jetting...

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  1. Wonder where that fairing comes from....

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    1. No idea though the styling looks really old…

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  2. Wow! It seems that you spotted a real endangered species there, Richard. What a cool looking machine.

    Highs in the low 40s?! An Alaskan heat wave?

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    1. I've seen it running around town several times in the past but I never had an opportunity to meet the owner.

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  3. Cool looking rig. Nice to see you are getting some sunshine. Your high's are lower than our lows. I'm sorry.

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    1. Our highs are perfect riding weather especially with the clear skies.

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  4. Reminds me of some rigs I've seen while traveling through Eastern Europe... but obviously is does the trick.

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    1. Did you notice the studded tires? He's another winter rider. The removeable wooden box gives him a nice flat area to carry stuff. He mentioned an out board motor, inflatable raft, sheets of plywood and other building materials.

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  5. Google Avon vintage handlebar fairing.

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    1. Thank you, I googled and found lots of photos of fairly odd fairings. Or at least they looked odd to me...

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    2. I've never ridden with one but they were cop fairings when I was small and English.

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  6. Good to see an old bike like that still out on the road.

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    1. Absolutely! I had only seen "museum" R69S bikes before.

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