I could only afford half an E30

[The Norwegian]

looks great! but wont the battery get a little hot being so close to the exhaust?

[Miroteknik]

looking great man, one of these literally slipped between my fingers a few weeks ago. still sore about it

[Zachbox]

So I got off my lazy ass and got the seat's subframe powder coated black to match the rest of the back



Also shortened and redirected the muffler brackets, hid the battery underneath the transmission, and put a cover plate between the tank and seat to clean up the gap a tad

[Zachbox]

So the seat is on!



next is to move the battery, make new exhaust brackets, and some smaller things!

[The Norwegian]

i really like the seat frame, thats some good craftsmanship

[Zachbox]

With all the parts back from the water jet, its ready to be finally attached and welded together







So I'm not too sure on how I want my turn signals to look but I figured since it's a BMW, they aren't very important. I figured a tail light and brake light is semi important so I pulled the trigger on this little LED tail light from Prism Motor Cycle and Supply!



I also got some hand me down Koni shocks for the rear which I'm pretty stoked on since they are black and will bring everything together better.
Plus I'm sure they are a hell of a lot better than my old OEM ones that have who knows how many miles.

[Zachbox]

This is starting to look really good, love it

Thanks dude, I really appreciate it!!

Looked so good at Bimmerfest dude!

Thanks CJ!

[theseeker411]

Looked so good at Bimmerfest dude!

[The Norwegian]

This is starting to look really good, love it

[Zachbox]

As of right now I'm waititing for new tabs for the subframe to be cut so the seat can finally be installed.

To still move forward on the bike, I swapped out the chrome headlight bezel for a black one




And while that was going on, Jake helped me lower the front end by cutting two inches off the front!







and this is what it'll roughly look like once I get the seat installed

[Zachbox]

im going to take off all the unnecessary weight, and build it more cafe racer like

That's rad dude, PM me some photos!

That Bike is beautiful. Several of those pictures are worth being my pc wallpaper!

Ha well I appreciate it. Truth be told I have no idea what I'm doing but finger's crossed it'll turn out half decent!

[Atomicgarage]

That Bike is beautiful. Several of those pictures are worth being my pc wallpaper!

[The Norwegian]

Dude that's rad!! You gonna do anything with it?! Vintage bikes are a blast

im going to take off all the unnecessary weight, and build it more cafe racer like

[Zachbox]

So we started removing the rear subframe and battery tray







Nothin like drinking a light American styled Mexican lager while working on a European bike!







Not to much dialog here. Just good ole fashion beer drinking and cuttin!

[Zachbox]

ooooh this is cool. i just picked up a 1980 Suzuki gs850 my self.

Dude that's rad!! You gonna do anything with it?! Vintage bikes are a blast