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Phillip Island Classic and Australian Grand Prix

March 24, 2019 sageadvice

The busy late summer season of car shows rolls on with two back to back race meetings. The first was…

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RACV Classic Showcase Yarra Glen

March 11, 2019 sageadvice

February and March seem to have a car show almost every weekend in Victoria, taking advantage of the warm weather…

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Torquay Motor Show

February 23, 2019 sageadvice

My second outing with the 700 was to the Torquay Motor Show on Victoria’s south coast.A well attended event set…

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Windscreen wiper part 2 and the door

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It turns out that the knob for the windscreen wiper switch has been badly butchered beyond recovery. Trying to make…

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EastLink Rally January 2019

January 27, 2019 sageadvice

This is the first event I’ve taken the 700 to. The rally is a combination cavalcade and car show, with…

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Windscreen wiper switch replacement

January 24, 2019 sageadvice

The windscreen wiper switch, which has an integral pump for the washer, has been replaced with a generic two stage…

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Tail lamps, dip switch and screen

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As purchased the tails lamps were rather dim due to the lens having been sprayed red. All the tail lamps…

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Driving 700 #891365

January 23, 2019 sageadvice

When the BMW 700 was launched in August 1959 it took 25,000 advance orders based mainly on looks. Did it…

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Oil Leaks

January 22, 2019 sageadvice

There are a number of oil leaks from both transmission and the engine. As delivered it was all pretty clean…

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Fuel Leaks

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The motorcycle origins of parts of the 700 design pop up here and there. The fuel system is a case…

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