All original down to the '53 Fulda tires that have no dry rot - with remnants of pinstripes amidst little character building bumps and bruises. Consistently starts second kick. Great around town over-engineered Teutonic bike.
Once when parking to eat sushi, two yuppie chodes pulled up and parked beside in a (then new) BMW Z Roadster. They immediately joked about "added BMW badges" and asked what it really was, since BMW hasn't made motorcycles that long. After a correction making motorcycles since 1923 - the joke quickly reversed. Then the tone changed.
"Do you want to sell it?"
"No."
"When are you going to restore it?"
"Never."
"Why not?"
"Because mechanically this bike is aces. Things are only original once. Any dipshit lacking discipline with too much money can restore something."
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