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missing. I later found it in the drive shaft housing during the tear down. I knew the extent of the work that needed


to be done with the running gear to restore it to like new, but I did not have the tools or experience needed to get it done. I chose to contract that work out to Scottie’s Work- shop in CaliforniaA. Scottie’s did a fantas- tic job on everything, and as a bonus, he kept me within my budget. With the hard work out of the way, it was now time to fig- ure out what I wanted to do with the paint. I love the Crystal Grey paint of my 2007 K 1600 GT, the Silver Fox, but all my friends vetoed that idea. I caved to the pressure and painted it back to its original black; instead of the white pin stripes however, I had them done in a metallic silver. John, a friend of a friend who paints some of the nicest hot rods around, tackled the body work and paint. There is only one descrip- tion for his work: you’ve got to see it to believe it. It is that good! As the time passed, the parts started to


roll back into the garage. Slowly a motor- cycle emergedwas emerging. Throughout the process, there were areas I took the lib- erty to make it not just a restored BMW, but my BMW R 50/2. The paint is slightly different and RK Polishing gave all the alu- minum was polished by RK polishing to a mirror finish. I upgraded the electrical sys- tem from 6 voltsV to 12V and added much- needed fuses to protect the old girl. I switched tThe hand controls were switched over to those of a /5 to add a front brake light switch and turn signals for safety. The old bench seat needed to be recovered, but I never liked the look of it, so I installed a solo seatinstead a solo seat was installed. During the rebuild I learned that Massa- chusetts allows the use ofI could use a “year of manufacture” license plate here in Mas- sachusetts. After a short time searching, I was able to find one and I now have a road legal 1966 motorcycle plate to finish off the build. The final part of this adventure is for our


50thth birthday to take a trip to the BMW MOA rally in New York. Hope to see you there.


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