My first beemer

June 28, 2008

I was very excited today to be purchasing my first BMW motorcycle from a gentlmen in Dallas. He is a hobbiest who would buy old motorcycles, wax them up, change oil, and turn them for profit. He was busy running a furniture warehouse business, so he decided to get out of the turning motorcycle business for a bit.

I found this 1977 BMW R100S boxer through dallas craigslist with 35263 miles. I was debating going with a 1975 R90/7 which was black and in good condition also, but this one looked a bit newer even though I knew it needed some work to get road worthy.

The bill of sale included some misc items, grab bar, turn signals, and a left side head gasket which was leaking a bit on the floor.

I ended up hauling the bike home, and taking pictures right away. Little did I know the slight mess ahead of me.