Bill Costello's BMW

Just over a year ago I posted a fantastic video on a bike restoration, made by New Yorker Bill Costello. Bill contacted me last week via this blog an was so kind to send me some more photo's and info on the bike.

The bike is a 1958 R50, 500cc and 26 HP. Bill's farther bought the bike when it was only 2 years old. Bill's father was involved in a pretty bad accident in 1969 and was never allowed to ride the bike again, so it just sat in the garage. When Bill's farther passed away, Bill decided to completely restore the bike. These words don't do the restoration justice, again, just watch the video.

I hope Bill can pass this bike on to his children and they to their children. This bike is worth way more than just money. I'll stop writing about it, just enjoy these photo's:

And the helmet his wife gave him for Christmas:

You can contact Bill via his Youtube channel.

Some great pics and editting by Brauchi

Really like the photo's and editting. Great blog too: brauchi's bikes.

I have sooo much to learn....

Winter

It'll start snowing soon and they'll start poring salt on all the roads. It looks like I'll have the CB finished just in time to put it away for weeks/months (however long it will take for the salt to disappear from the roads). I hate winter.

Inspiration

Inspiration > Not to be mixed up with the meaning of 'worth copying'. Inspiration puts you in the right mood, copying will never lead to something new .

Some of the pics and bikes that inspired me:

The joy of motorbikes part I

These pictures really show the joy motorcycling can give you. It's a cliché, but a picture does say more than a thousend words. Look at them, would any of these pic have been nearly as cool if that had a car instead of a motorbike in them?

via advrider