1939 R12 1949 R24 1950 R51/2 1950 R51/2 #200 1951 R51/3 1952 R67/2 1953 R25/2 1953 R68 1954 R51/3 #1 1954 R51/3 #2 1958 R26 1959 R60 1960 R27 1960 R60/2 1961 R50S #1 1961 R50S #2 1961 R69S "Mary's First" 1962 R60/2 1964 R69S #1 1964 R69S #2 1964 R69US 1965 BMW R69S "Salt" 1965 R27 1966 R27 1966 R60/2 1967 R50/2 #1 1967 R50/2 #2 1967 R50/2 #3 1967 R50/2 #4 "Mary's Second" 1967 R50/2, the completion of a ten year vision 1967 R69US 1968 R50/2 1968 R60US 1969 BMW R69S "Pepper" 1969 R60US 1969 R69US 1969 R69US/S 1972 R60/5 Toaster Tank 1976 R90S #1 1976 R90S #2 1984 R100CS 1986 R65S 1988 R100S Conversion Machine New York Stealth 1965 R60/2 R27 AKA "The White Princess" R69S Twin Twins R69US Twin Twin Cam Twins

When the “1956-1969 R60SS” (illustrated on another webpage) arrived at Barrington Motor Works as a 1964 R50/2 it was accompanied by this 1967 R50/2. While the 1964 R50/2 was to become a “man’s motorcycle” in the form of the “1956-1969 R60SS”, this 1965 R50/2 was to be that man’s wife’s rider.

After a complete motor rebuild with new bearings, seals, gaskets and re-ringing after honing of the cylinders the machine was given a general going over. The final drive and transmission were trouble free and no service was necessary. The wheels were rebuilt with fresh chrome spokes and the wheel hubs serviced. The ignition system was thoroughly serviced and a reproduction ignition coil installed.

But to make this bike comfortable and safe for its owner rider several alterations from original were made. The /2 controls were replace with /5 controls such that upright and widely spaced mirrors were easily adapted. In addition, the /5 controls, unlike the original controls, had a switch for a brake light for the front brakes. Bar end signals were fitted and wired to the Enduro bag lights to give additional rear end signal lighting. A /5 signal switch was used.

In order to make use of the centerstand easier, an assist handle was added to the rear fender. And in order to make use of a sidestand easier, a Flanders stand was used instead of the short, unstable and nearly invisible (when sitting on the machine) original sidestand.

Enduro bags were fitted to give some carrying capacity without raising the height of the rear of the bike to facilitate the mounting of the machine.

Although the machine was a total success for its rider after the above work, all good things must come to an end and the machine was sold. It is to be replaced, much to the satisfaction of its former owner, by an R58, the ultrarare stablemate of the R68. More on that R58 later.

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