I just discovered that Bill Schneider, the owner of Schneider’s Inc, was successfully sued over his “Sidestand Fixer” and driven out of the business he ran since the 70’s. That is why you will not find Flip-a-Lever’s for sale any more. I hear he has an inventory but I have no idea how you’d get one. Hopefully he’ll sell to someone else who will distribute.
The Sidestand Fixer was a conversion to stop the auto-retracting sidestand on later BMW models. My /5 does not auto-retract. I imagine someone installed it, forgot to kick up the stand, and crashed in a left hand turn. I am outraged that he could sue because the function and risks are obvious! Yes, this device bypasses a manufacturer safety feature. Buyer beware. Grrrr…
Just passing by.Btw, you website have great content!
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Comment by Mike — March 1, 2009 @ 12:01 am
Hello, Eric
I’m so glad I found your blog. I have a ‘72 R60/5. It’s in similar condition to yours before you started. I got it from my cousin for $100 when he got married. It was running, but cosmetically rough. My cousin died a couple years ago, so I’ve been wanting to restore ol’ Sparky. Finding your blog, and just now having read it beginning to end, I’ve been kicked in the pants to get going. The expense terrifies me, but here we go.
Thanks a bunch,
Damon
Comment by Damon O'Gan — March 21, 2009 @ 12:36 pm
Hi, I need a throttle friction screw for my R90S. Bobs nor A&S seem to sell them (safety issues?) but I really want one for warming my bike up in the morning. Now that you have your nifty throttle lever, would you like to sell the original screw? Or, does anybody know where to buy the original?
THANKS!
Comment by Rick — July 6, 2009 @ 9:01 pm
Hi Rick, so far I’m saving all my unusued parts to sell with the bike, to sweeten the deal. Have you tried a few of the older parts suppliers like Benchmarkworks.com or bmwhucky.com? They are sure to either have that screw or know where to ask.
Comment by Penforhire — July 7, 2009 @ 6:45 am
I just wanted to tell you thank you for making this blog. I am 20 years old and working on restoring a bike, not a BMW but still a bike, and one day I hope to do a rebuild just like yours.
Comment by B — August 26, 2009 @ 8:34 pm