Greetings antique BMW motorcycle fanatics! You've discovered "Captain Wayback" aka "Vech." Saving yesterday -- for tomorrow! Site Index What's new: Vintage BMW Rally at Bench Mark Works, April 2009 Scroll down to read or visit the BMW Mobile Tradition Parts Store 1923-1984 Where we are quickly expanding to cover BMW /5/6/7 The Bench Mark Works logo store New! An important warning about gear oil! The homepage of Craig Vechorik's Logo merchandise for sale About our logo        Bench Mark Works is home of the ALBERT motorcycle mirror trademark

The photo above was made in 1997.
The motorcycle is a 1951 R51/3.
I restored it three times during the past 17 years
and I have ridden it over 90,000 miles.

For more than 3 decades, I've been dedicated to the preservation, enjoyment and use of BMW motorcycles:       Classic (1969-1975),       Vintage (1948-1969),       None produced (1945-1948),       World War II production (1940-1945),       Antique (1923-1945),       Helios Motorcycle (1921-1922)       Flink (BMW ancestor 1920-1922) Locally, I serve as Town Alderman for Sturgis, Mississippi, home of the annual Sturgis All-bike Rally, and co-founder of the BMW Riders of Mississippi.

Nationally:
I served 12 years as Technical Editor for the Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners, Ltd (VBMWMO)
Current President at the Internet BMW Riders (IBMWR)
Life member of the American Motorcycle Association (AMA)
Current member of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America (AMCA)
Current member of the BMW Riders Association International (BMW RA)
Vintage Technical Editor, Life member & Ambassador of the BMW Motorcyle Owners of America (BMW MOA)
Member BMW Motorcyle Owners of Alabama (BMW MOAL)

Visit Vech and Elaine! How to locate Bench Mark Works MAP Elaine and I plan to attend the following rallies. We hope to see you there! May 22-25, 2008 The 20th Annual Great Chicken Rally in Rocket City. Huntsville, Alabama at Ditto Landing. April 2009 Bench Mark Works hosts the BMW Veteran Motorcycle Club of America Rally in Sturgis, Mississippi. Some of the things to look forward to are: Swap Meet, Local Rides, Door Prizes and Technical Seminars. Come join us for a the fun!! See the website for details.

Choose one:

Use the arrow for a complete list of web pages written by Elaine Vechorik Online NEW PARTS store with secure ordering Online USED PARTS store with secure ordering      New items in stock Vech's Home Page      About Vech's museum and campground      Directions to Bench Mark Works shop, museum and campground      About Vech, page 2      About Vech, page 3      About Vech's restorations, page 1      About Vech's restorations, page 2 "How to" - Technical articles by Vech and others      How to convert 1951-1969 BMW motorcycles to 12-volt      How to balance carbs BMW motorcycles 1951-1969      Metric/USA Volume, measurements, torque, etc. for 1955-1969 Earles Fork BMW Motorcycles      How to install bar-end turn signals on BMW motorcycles by Craig Vechorik      How to convert a 1960-1969 BMW motorcycle hydraulic steering damper to a friction-style damper by Craig Vechorik      How to change a coil when you're stranded on the road by Craig Vechorik      How to correctly pinstripe BMW Earles Fork motorcycles      How to identify and antique BMW motorcycle the serial number      How to distinguish wiring markings on terminals and cables of all German machines (motorcycles)      How to convert practically any measurement to other type measurement      How to solve hard-start problems: Magneto Setup      How to get your motorcycle's "birth certificate" from BMW      How to lubricate BMW motorcycles 1955-1969      Gear oil: Very important data      How to pack a motorcycle engine for shipment via United Parcel Service      How to reline brake shoes for better stopping ability      How much does it cost to put a big tank on my motorcycle (1955-1969)?      How to re-build Everbest Petcocks      How to determine tire sizes      How to replace oil filters in BMW models R11, R12, R16 & R17      How to tell an antique BMW dealer sign from a reproduction      1955-1969 What fills the left thread hole in the clutch housing if there's no left-thread mirror?      How to lessen clutch effort on BMW models /2, /5, /6, /7           Instructions to install /6 and /7 soft clutch           Instructions to install /2 and /5 soft clutch      How to set valves BMW motorcycle models 1955-1969      How to map a trip to Bench Mark Works      About the WW II German Motorcycle Driver Award About our dinosaur logo BMW motorcycle serial number chart 1923-1980 Welding services by Andy Hodnett (Bench Mark Works approved) Bing carburettor specifics for antique, vintage and classic BMW motorcycles Road test BMW R69 by "Motor Cycling Magazine" April 19, 1956 Road test BMW R26 by "Motor Cycling Magazine" April 19, 1956 Road test: BMW R50 by "Motor Cycle" Motorcycle magazine July 7, 1955 Road test: BMW R60 by "Cycle" magazine, 1956 Road test BMW R27 by "Motor Cycle" magazine, September 19, 1963 Road test BMW R51/2 by "Motor Cycle" magazine, November 30, 1950 BMW Motorcycle Data Sheets: 1923-1984 .pdf files 2002 Road test BMW R32 by Craig Vechorik, August, 2002 BMW R51/2 motorcycle restoration journal, page 1 BMW R51/2 motorcycle restoration journal, page 2 BMW R51/2 motorcycle restoration journal, page 3 BMW R51/2 motorcycle restoration journal, page 4 BMW R51/2 motorcycle restoration journal, page 5 BMW R51/2 motorcycle restoration journal, page 6 BMW R51/2 motorcycle restoration journal, page 7 Vech's 1939 BMW R23 Vech's 1951 R51/3 with a Steib LS200 sidecar. Vech's 1956 BMW R26 For sale: BMW motorcycle Christmas cards For sale: The Steib Sidecar Store For sale: Bench Mark Works logo merchandise For sale: Amazon.com BMW-related booksFor sale: Amazon.com books by, for and about female motorcyclists For sale: Oil Slinger Service Elaine's homepage Elaine's journal, page 1 Elaine's journal, page 2 Elaine's journal, page 3 (How to set valves) Elaine's journal, page 4 Elaine's journal, page 5 Elaine's journal, page 6 Elaine's journal, page 7 Elaine's journal, page 8 Elaine's journal, page 9 Elaine's journal, page 10 Elaine's journal, page 11 Elaine's journal, page 12 Newspaper article 1 Elaine's BMW fun Elaine's BMW R50 Specifics Elaine's BMW R50 Evolves Elaine and Vech's BMW wedding Elaine's Salute to Female Motorcyclists Bench Mark Works logo store at Cafe Press BMW-related links Elaine's guestbook

Vech's homepage (you are here)
Page 2: Photos and more about Vech
Page 3: Photos and more about Vech
Restorations completed by Vech
Vech's museum and campground
The Steib Sidecar Store
Technical articles
BMW-related links
For sale: Vech's Bargains, Inventions and Hard-to-find Parts - Complete online NEW PARTS store!
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Bench Mark Works approved books from Amazon.com!

Bench Mark Works
Craig Vechorik email vechbmw@aol.com
3400 Earles Fork Road
Sturgis, MS 39769 USA
Telephone/FAX: (662) 465-6444
Toll-free order line: 1-800-323-7102
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8-5 and Friday 8-3 central time
Technical advice from Vech Mon-Thurs 1-5 central time: (662) 465-6444
Note Bench Mark Works site address:
http://members.aol.com/VechBMW/index.html

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