Recent content by minivansa

Sad to hear about the loss - but the network works wonders sometimes. My son had his 1982 BMW R80 stolen a few years back - it was Thursday evening - spoke to my BMW network and by Saturday I had the exact location of the bike, plus who stole it and resold it to secondhand spares dealer in Cape...

Hi Did you manage to replace the tin can with an electronic ignition? We are looking for the Hall effect transistor in the tin can if you still have it and want to part with it?

Speak to Godfrey from CABS motorbike movers - they stole my BMW a few months back and asked Godfrey to transport it - long story short, I was eventually contacted by Godfrey and he had my bike and made sure it got back to me before the buggers could move it to Craig's. Post info, photo, license...

Hi I also needed one - very hard to find second hand - agent has original spares @ R3999 a set. P

Beauty and da Beast

Thanks for the replies guys... @Dux - Will call you tomorrow to make arrangements..

Hi Anybody in the Cape Town area know of a great auto electrician that works on these BMW bikes? We had ours stolen a while back and found it within 48hrs and retrieved it but not quick enough before the messed up the ignition switch and the fuel cap - that is all sorted now, but we have a...

Buyers and sellers beware - Petri has great advice that needs to be heeded - reminds me of a Chris Slabber that scammed two of our family members outy of their cars - mine a Discovery TD5 a few years back - exactly the same modus operandi - and years later someone else in tha family from a...

Hi Dominic, I would never have thought they will make such a difference - I have not ridden without them since you gave it to me and this morning needed to do a 2 km trip - did it without and the noise was deafening - I will be an advocate of this advice too!! thanks.

Thanks Dominic - What a gentleman - cut a key for the petrol cap and wanted nothing in return - You are a legend indeed 🙏(y)

Thanks so much Dominc for reaching out and having he chat - would love to meet you in person..

Hi Leo Yes I tried Cytech as well as Volker and agents - all about R3995 ex Vat for the 5 pin model ... eish. Fortunately the Cape Town BWM network helped me retrieve this lady within 2 days of it being stolen and I had it back in my garage 2 days later - I still have faith in the network - :)...

Looking for a 1984 R800 Tank cap as well as an 5 pin ignition switch - buggers stole my bike but we retrieved it but they forced the ignition and the tank key lock - now both is buggered. Pierre