BMW R60/7 restore/build

Tried to get a charge in the battery that came with the bike last week and discovered that it's completely dead.  I ordered a new one that arrived during the week and got around to installing it today.  When I opened up the package it came with 1 liter of battery acid which I though would be plenty, but when I poured it in, it only came to half full. Not knowing if half full was bad for batteries I decided to take it to the local bike shop (usually avoid these guys - NOT cheap) who thought it was a battery for a car initially, but put an additional liter of acid in for me anyway - it cost £4 which I was pretty pleased with to be fair to them. Old battery - WD40 can for scale Once the battery was filled and charged it fitted with no problem and after a LOT of cranking the bike fired and ran for a short time!!

Some pictures from the first weekend when it stopped raining long enough to go outside Suspension spider seeks new home Always fancied a beemer Hubs, spokes and rims looking a little grubby.  Disc and tyre in surprisingly good condition I remember these Aircooled! Rusty Rockers, now that takes me back Mmm, shiny (once) What was I doing back in 1997? Mmm, oily

So a few years ago I started getting into more a more retro style of bikes, and developed a particular interest in 1970s BMW airheads.  I friend of mine had one buried in a shed and whenever I went around there I'd suggest that he should sell it to me.  Anyway, a little before Christmas 2015 I received and email that said "Are you still looking to buy a BMW Boxer as I am now ready to sell mine." so I jumped at the chance. With one thing or another going on, such as selling the Enfield to make some space, it was actually Feb2016 by the time I took delivery, but I've been working on it since.  Will I be bothered to continue this blog of my build?  I don't know, but I guess we'll see. Bye bye, 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 EFi Oil change video A cold February morning, 2016 - yay, new bike!