1972 BMW R75/5 restoration

1972 BMW R75/5 Toaster Tank:

This bike has an interesting story.  It was purchased by an avid rider in Massachusetts in the mid-90s from a consignment shop.  The new owner knew it had been "worked on" by the previous owner and had some non-standard wiring.  The bike rode well and was very reliable until one day in the late 90s when it was time to put it into winter storage.  Shortly after the bike was started for the ride to the storage facility a column of wispy smoke began rising out of the headlight bucket.  The owner shut it down immediately and planned to fix it in the spring.  Twenty-five springs later the bike still sat and that's when we picked it up.  The headlight bucket wiring was fried and most of the other wiring was in rough shape so we removed all the old electrical equipment (except the alternator) and replaced it with new, including a Motogadget  mo.unit and all new wiring, Rick's regulator/rectifier, new OEM switches on the handlebars, electronic ignition, and plugs, caps and wires.  We also installed vintage OEM turn signals we had in the shop and a few other odds and ends and, after sitting for 25 years, this bike is back on the road.  We'll take it to the Vintage Bike Night in Milford when the weather gets a bit warmer and it'll be a daily rider once again.