Revived! 1976 R90/6

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guyatou

New member

• Nov 23, 2018

• #1

Here's a short video of my R90/6 idling in the driveway. I picked it up from the previous owner August 17, and did my first quick test ride November 23. I still have a few details to knock out (tag and title), but it seems to be ready to rock.

I'm really excited to stretch its legs after 25 years of storage.

Here's a video of it running. Test drive video coming soon!

And a few photos of the restoration:







Excited to officially join the BMW club!

 

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Liaison

Staff member

• Nov 23, 2018

• #2

Sweet! Nice job!

 

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sterob

New member

• Nov 23, 2018

• #3

Who's a proud Daddy then?
Well done, looks museum quality.
I hope you get many enjoyable mikes on her!

 

jammess

Jammess

• Nov 23, 2018

• #4

Oh man she's pretty! Seeing that makes me wish I still had mine

 

brownie0486

Well-known member

• Nov 23, 2018

• #5

That's talent right there, great job!!!!!!!!!!

 

ebeeby

Member

• Nov 23, 2018

• #6

Awesome! The disturbance in the Force is gone!

 

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67986

Member

• Nov 24, 2018

• #7

Here in the Northeast I had eight inches of snow last week and record breaking low's in the single numbers at night with the daytime peaking out in the low twenties. My 71 R60/5 is now officially parked for the winter.
Starting my day listening to your bike idle was music to my ears.
Beautiful bike. Nice job.

Adirondack Bob

 

happy wanderer

Day Dreaming ...

• Nov 24, 2018

• #8

Nice job! It sounds great. And looks great too!

My R90/6 with a Vetter fairing left me long ago. Gone but not forgotten.

 

jammess

Jammess

• Nov 24, 2018

• #9

happy wanderer said:

Nice job! It sounds great. And looks great too!

My R90/6 with a Vetter fairing left me long ago. Gone but not forgotten.

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Isn't that the truth. I still think fondly and miss my first BMW, a new R75/7.

 

happy wanderer

Day Dreaming ...

• Nov 24, 2018

• #10

jammess said:

Isn't that the truth. I still think fondly and miss my first BMW, a new R75/7.

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Yeah... Miss my R75/5 too. Shoulda kept that one! So much fun to toodle around town with. The R90/6 was my first BMW though and it was a looonng time ago! I think this was in 1982 just after a wee polish.

 

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guyatou

New member

• Nov 24, 2018

• #11

Thanks everybody! It’s been a fun project. This is my first motorcycle restoration, but I’ve worked on classic cars before.

I still don’t have a tag, so I carefully rode through the neighborhood. Made it about 4 miles. The front brakes are kinda soft, but other than that it is great.

Riding it will take some getting used to, as my old bike was a 1990 Kawasaki 550 inline 4. The BMW has sooo much more torque!

 

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csexton

New member

• Dec 23, 2018

• #12

Great job!

Care to share some of the details of the restoration? I'm particularly interested in what techniques or products you used in cleaning the engine /drivetrain, it looks really good. Thanks.