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Mac I’d love to see an article about your restomod R90s in Vintage BMW! How about it? Scott Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die tomorrow.

Four out of five R90Ss I own have curved throttle tubes. Details: I own a '74, '75 and two '76s, they all have curved throttle tubes and what I know of them tells me they are original. I also have an

Was the curved tube a function of what’s in the parts bin or model year? My 76 has straight tubes, but I’m not aware if these were original to the bike. Just curious. Scott Dream as if you'll live

Basic Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners membership in digital format is $20.00 yearly, available from anywhere in the world, which allows you access to the magazine articles, which are searchable :-) And

There is an article on how to make your own cable for the curved tube DelOrto, in the Vintage BMW magazine Classic BMW Motorraeder, March 2021 (Vol 45 No 1). The magazine is available online at

+ What Pat said, the steel cable would cut through the throttle tube over time, at the bend, whereas a straight tube with a cable going straight through it would not cut the tube. Mac Kirkpatrick

My '75 S has the original curved DelOrto tubes on it. The bike had very low mileage when I got it, and I believe that the throttle cables were original factory.? I noticed that the plastic cable

Mines been on since new, what problems?Replaced throttle cables twice I think, that's allSent from my Galaxy

I’ve forgotten the history of curved throttle tubes, but seem to remember they were problematic. Can the learned explain? Thanks Scott Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die

I admire your resolve to stay in the sadd the glorious R90s Best regards, Kirk Ratzel

This topic has particular interest for me as I m faced with the same problem for different reasons. I needed to reduce the weight on the R90S I recently bought and I cannot afford to lose any more

Moto Bins at least, used to have them. But they were unlined with nylon, as the originals were, from BMW. Mac Kirkpatrick wrote: Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is adventure, but

And how about the correct sized cables for these tubes? Denny wrote:

Motobins, Motorworks UK, or Dellorto?Sent from my Galaxy

Does anyone have a source of the curved throttle tubes for the top of the Dell’Ortos? Paul R90rs. DO, of course.

I converted my R100s to a handlebar master cylinder and am 1000% happy I did it.? It has SS brake lines too.? It's a 15mm master that goes to a splitter.? The throttle cable is a single pull that

That is covered, in depth, my article: https://bmwmotorcycletech.info/brakes.htm particularly in Section 8A and 8B There is a list of parts for the FULL conversion, if you wish to do that. NOTE: There

Hey Richard, I have an orig under tank master cylinder I was going to rebuild, it’s cleaned up, been dipped in rust remover, think it just needs a new seal kit. Worked fine when I removed it too. I

Hi Sri I'd be interested to buy your old under tank master cylinder if you are interested to sell it. Thanks, Richard.

I would appreciate if any of you can share details of the process that you undertook to switch to handlebar mounted cylinder. I already have S/S brake lines but would like improve the brakes further.