The Black Museum

The only official BMW recognised independent BMW motorcycle club in the British Isles and Republic of Ireland

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Welcome to the Black Museum

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Results of a fairly standard R45 'Dropped Valve'	The dramatic results of an R100 'Dropped Valve'	R100RT rear drive splines - 100,000 + miles and you could shave with the splines
The result of a dropped R80G/S hitting a kerb and almost ripping off a barrel. A testament to the old Boxer bottom end, 80,000 miles later the crankshaft has never been removed!	An Airhead collapsed gearbox bearing - the result of ignoring all the warning rumbles	A badly damaged R25 piston
R1100 Snapped Driveshaft	Alan McNulty's /5 Crankshaft	Phil Holtom's R11 Rocker Cover
About as close as you can get without destroying the gearbox	Simon McCarthy's broken rocker shaft	Robert Ranson's R100R Driveshaft
....And the resulting damage	Cam Follower - photo by Michael	Worn Rear Diff - photo by Michael
Damaged Gear - photo by Michael	Damaged Gear - photo by Michael	Damaged Gear - photo by Michael
Worn Gear - photo by Michael	Gearbox Bearing - photo by Michael	Holed Piston - photo by Michael
Spark Plug - photo by Michael	Broken Valve - photo by Michael	Damaged Valve - photo by Michael
R1150R piston	R1150R piston	Badly damaged cam follower - photo by Gerard Stegeman
Another dropped valve - photo by Benoit Bocquet	R1100GS Driveshaft. Photo by Jerry Watts	K75RT Generator Clutch - photo by Morten Vellesen
David Makin's R69S conrod and piston	Broken Oil Pump. Photo by Nick Greear	Broken Valve Seat. Photo by Rudi de Groot
Jerzy Awramiuk's broken cam follower