Bosch plug failure mystery in BMW r12

 1940 BMW R12

 2000 BMW R1200

I had used new Bosch plugs in Nissans  w ZERO success, they just would not run right 4 me, so went back to the Japanese brands, Unusual experience  when a Bosch plug failed in the 1940 R12, using a Bosch SUPER RO 288 gapped at 559mm or .022, and 1 plug worked the other over time failed,, both cleaned , i swapped it for both plug wires n it was 100% the plug... i just assumed it was Made in Germany like all the other highest quality Bosch components i use.  not to knock Brazil but ,, this one was made there n u can see w the close-ups the other id numbers on it. so i swapped it for a NGK outa my Chief n of course the NGK B7HS worked great, i've been reccomended to use NGK B6HS and NGK B7HS ,,so if u need plugs use this series. not that i'm an expert , but it works 4 me...
 I posted the 1940 and the 2000 BMWs ,, amazing 60 some odd years and vast improvements..

EMW BMW R35

Great fotos of EMW the later version of the ww2 BMWs .the bottom shows the Eisenach factory.

Jacks 1928 BSA

1935 Indian Scout antique foto

Surprisingly the rear Scout fenders fits on a rigid Chief of the same time period.When u bump these engines up to 57 cubic inches , they fly down the highway .

Wall of Death Indian Scout 101 Lion sidecar rider

Anyone on the interweb know anything more about this foto?
Jesse comes thru w the answers...The fotos may not be all related, there may have been more than 1 rider using lions in these kind of shows.. I collect very old postcards n fotos n have never seen this b4.

the fearless Egbert and his pet lion

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/05/different-picture-of-mr-egbert-and-his.html

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/01/wall-of-death.html

Barrys 57 cubic inch Indian Sport Scout

1940 front frame section and motor 741 rear frame section and front end 57 cubic inch sport scout with jr scout sheet metal... 57 cubic inch is just about 900cc,,, very fast for a light weight bike

Harley Davidson 1932 model B

1959 Mercedes Benz Ponton 180 gasoline model

Looks like someone punched it in the eye..

4 door coupe , shorter than the 220 series.

bumper brackets broken..taillight lens worn out...chrome is good...

Some shit 4 brains tried to rob the windshield n broke it...

Cancered out fenders from poor undercoating ...ez fix..

Same imbecile robbed the original fuel pump so i found a knockoff that works...unknown maker, not Weber or Webcon... no idea who or where its made ,,but it functions..filthy dirt ...

rebuilt generator installed.53 years later electrical components always need service although the voltage regulator was in mint condition.

No wonder it doesnt shift in gear properly... someone robbed this intermediate round linkage bracket....GOT ONE? i need it..

Generator mounts here...

C.A.E. Alternators Starters in Van Nuys rebuilt the generator,FAST and as u can see a fantastic job...very reasonable cost,, highly reccomend...

B4 on the generator,, rusty crusty, poor output..

Fires up right away, engine was stored w fresh oil, no keys so I ran a toggle hot wire off the ignition, next to add a kill toggle from positive terminal coil to toggle to positive terminal battery, if u dont wire it as factory or do a direct wire battery to coil the coil gets HOT n fails... Some folks add electronic ignition to these old cars,, worth considering. Next is to source that linkage bracket as in foto above, Reverse seems to function only if u start car w clutch in n Reverse engaged,,, have to figure that out...for a car that sat for 15 some odd years its in pretty good condition, from what i read its the preferred series over the next series of Heckflosse Finback cars Benz produced, I'm NO Benz expert but i can learn ...it is a fun old car...

Airedale terrier in 1916-24 HD sidecar

my friend found this great foto , i gotta think its a little foto shopped .. you can see the toolbox on the tank in front of the Corbin speedo, its got a amp gauge on top of the box, horn below headlight, ever notice the early bikes never had mirrors? no door to the outside off the boat.

Afrikan elefants extinct 2027..anything for a buck

 Ivory  what its all about ,, some ivory bullshit in a Hong Kong shop that came from a grisly murder of a majestic elephant...anything for money... money chasing bullshit

Pretty sad state of affairs, amazing cruelty, in the yr 1900 Afrika was estimated to have some 10 million Afrikan elefants, 1989 some 630,000, today some 300,000,, 2027 the only elefants left will be in zoos if not killed off by EHV-9 , Equine Herpes Virus 9 a killer of Asian elefants...

If you have ever seen these guys in real life , they are amazing, ...rhinos will be extinct in 10 years outside of zoos, ... anything for the almighty dollar..........

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/poachers-massacre-200-elephants/story-fn6e1m7z-1226274781641

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/too-late-military-intervention-fails-to-halt-elephant-slaughter-in-cameroon-2012-03-12

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/03/china-fuels-resurgent-ivory-poaching/#.T11AnySvFUE.facebook

http://gothamist.com/2012/03/13/photos_donald_trump_sons_awesome_at.php#photo-1

MORE VALUABLE LINKS IF YOU WANT TO HELP STOP THE ENDLESS SLAUGHTER OF ELEFANTS N RHINOS

http://www.biglifeafrica.org/front

http://nickbrandt.com/index.cfm

Afrikan govts abandon elefants to poachers...read

http://drstevebest.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/congo-poachers-mass-murder-22-encircled-elephants-attempting-to-protect-their-young/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2134696/Scene-unimaginable-horror-helicopter-borne-poachers-massacre-22-elephants.html

Alfa Romeo dual side draft webers

I wanted to learn more about twin weber carb setups for Guilias and Guiliettas and fellow i know has this pair. the whole assembly w manifold bolts right up to the Guilias n Guiliettas 101 series Alfa Romeo, i had seen these on Feebay but didnt know if they fit the 1300 n 1600 engines.YES.

more motorcycle blog stuff coming..

Totenkopf Busby cabinet fotos

I had been interested in these unusual totenkopf death head skull emblems and found these very old cabinet foto cards, interesting stuff..not motorbike or car related but pretty kool.

2 1959 Mercedes Benz Pontons 180 220

fellow i know had these great ol Benz ponton sedans at his shop, dont know much about them , very kool ol cars...heres a site on them
http://www.mbzponton.org/

I got my people working on it right now.