Disassembly continued

The disassembly continues. I've been in to Black Kat Motorwerks to work with Rick and spend time breaking it down. I've been taking some notes and lots of digital pictures of all of the detail before I take it apart. I got all of the wiring out of the bike and I followed along in the superb restoration and service manual by Barrington Motor Works. I drew out a lot of the wiring on my own in my notebook, but I would have saved a lot of time if I'd followed along in this manual a little sooner. As it turns out, I was pretty accurate, but not as detailed as I could have been, and I might have just made up a few incorrect names for various parts. I'm all clear now, though...

Some parts are obvious, some require special BMW tools and some are tricky to figure out, especially for a newbie like me. Luckily, Rick knows it all and could probably take it apart blindfolded. In fact, he knows most of the bolt sizes by heart. He can also tell me which parts will have spiderwebs and eggs. You'd be surprised how many places have those, after 43 years out of the factory.

I'll include a few shots of the progress...

No more transmission.

Dirty business

My parts cabinet trophy case.

My motorcycle is fast becoming a  fancy wheelbarrow.

You probably can't see all the cleaning that went into the engine case alone. More to go once it's out of the frame. I have a lot of cleaning to go on the frame, the engine, the bolts and nuts and more before I send them out for paint, chrome and cad-plating.

Somehow this is the fun part for me. I think that putting it back together all clean and shiny will be pretty fun, too...and then there's the riding when it's done. Okay, I guess this is just one of the fun parts. I have to say that I'm learning a lot, but I could've come into this knowing a lot more. I'm grateful to Rick and Bob for all of their help and advice without so much as a condescending joke. I even laughed when I tried to mount the carburetor upside down!

Stay tuned for pictures of piles of parts...after a bit more cleaning and disassembly.