Cool toilet & '51 BMW

[Stig / Major Tom]

Old rail lines are made into bike trails...this repro-station is the nicest toilet for bike riders I've ever seen.


Very early morning, same town...(an old hippy village that thankfully hasn't changed much over the decades) I spotted these 2 old guys pulling up in front of Dino's coffee shop. I joined them for some truly hair-raising coffee! One of those places with a 2,000 word coffee menu on the wall....totally intimidating. I just asked for a "medium house blend, please" and hoped I wouldn't get tossed out looking for some cream.



A little 50 Metropolitan and a big old clean 1951 BMW....and I get the impression from the gang who gathered around their table in the coffee shop that they are regular day-break customers.


I'd already had my Tim Horton's down the street at a cafe` table......this is a sidewalk trash container.


My favorite city in Ohio.
Stig

[big blue]

Great pix as usual! That is a nice old Bimmer. Mine was a 62 R69S, like this one.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Great pix as usual! That is a nice old Bimmer. Mine was a 62 R69S, like this one.

Hey Blue,
That up side down "L" on your BMW is the kick start ,yes?
Directly on the other side - What it the upright 10" long silver bar with knob on the side of the '51 Bimmer? Takes the drive off the drive shaft? Parking brake? What?
I was going to ask those old guys in the coffee shop - but they didn't look too approachable.
It didn't help any that they saw me get off that zoomy red thing, wearing my hi-viz armored jacket and kevlar Mom Jeans!
Stig

[big blue]

Yes that is the kick starter on the left side on the R69. They are mounted like that so that it can be started with a sidecar attached. I'm not sure about on the '51. Could be a lever to engage a reverse gear also for side car use. Or perhaps the starter is on the right.