| We will start with the
teardown and assessment, go thru the power train rebuild,
wheel replacing, electrical, paint, plating, assembly
and so on. This is not meant to be a "how to"
article as it would require way too many details for that.
Instead we hope you get some idea of what goes into the
restoration process and we hope some of you will be encouraged
to undertake a restoration yourself. Enjoy our work and
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| Meet Jon Pieratt, Jon
is one of four BMW techs at Blue Moon Cycle, Jon has been
working on motorcycles professionally for about 6 years.
he is a graduate of Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, with
experience on Harleys, Ducati and BMW. Jon will be doing
all the work on this restoration with the exception of
paint and plating. This is Jon's first time performing
at a frame up restoration. We wish him luck. |
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This R27 came to us as you see it here, the bike was neglected
and parked since 1999. The first thing we did was to
get it running so we could access the mechanical condition
of the drive train, the speedo shows only 11000 miles
and although the bike looks like 111000 miles, close
inspection of the wear and tear items such as kick lever,
foot peg rubbers and throttle grip indicate that this
is a low mileage bike. When we open the engine we will
know more.
After a thorough cleaning of the
fuel tank and carburetor and a new battery, the bike
started and ran great, the engine is smooth and quiet
so we expect this to be a great candidate for full restoration.
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| We like the Aluminum
rims because they are easy to polish and look great but
these are beat, both rims are bent and nicked, we will
replace them with new chrome rims and new spokes. The
badge on the fork the indicates previous owner was a member
of the BMW vintage club. I wonder why he didn't take better
care of his bike. |
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The entire
bike has a light coating of surface rust but no serious
cancer. Shock handles have not been cut. all the sheet
metal is fairly straight with only miner dents and dings.
This bike still has its original paint so we know we wont
find ant surprises when we strip the paint. |
| This explains the rust,
ocean states such as Florida can have a damaging effect
on steel and aluminum, we wouldn't restore a bike that
was in better condition so this one will be ideal. |
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Speedometer indicates
11000 miles and all the parts are original and correct.
Just what we need. |
| The entire bike is wired
with blue wire, we will install one of our new wire harness
and find a better fitting battery. |
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