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BMW R90/6 Diary : Cleaning Aluminum Parts

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Hoag

The old airheads have a weird finish to the aluminum parts that acquires a strange patina with age. Sometimes it turns black and is incredibly hard to clean, sometimes it forms a yellowish powder that is easy to scrub off … Continue reading →

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BMW R90/6 Diary : The Teardown

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Hoag

I’ve actually owned this 1974 BMW R90/6 for several years. It has less than 30,000 original miles and runs great. This winter I will be attempting a “budget restoration” of this machine, because I had to pull the transmission anyway. … Continue reading →

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Legends

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Hoag

When I first met Stormy, he said so many offensive things in so short a time that I thought maybe he had Tourette’s syndrome, but it turned out that he just has an incredibly dirty mouth. He’s obsessed with sex, … Continue reading →

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