SOLD! Steib LS200 sidecar

This LS200 is in good mechanical condition. The paint is fair to good and there is little to no rust. Located in Santa Clara CA.  Buyer must pickup - will not ship. Asking $3500 or best offer.   Contact Scottie at 408-475-BMW6 for more details.

Joe and the $50 Bonus

Joe and the $50 Bonus

One of Joe's first jobs was working at a precision tool and die shop. Joe was detail oriented and spent a lot of time at his desk, pouring over his boss' drawings, sometimes redrawing them from scratch to his own liking.

"Joe! Just use my drawings! I can't have you wasting time!" said his boss. "So get to work!"

One Thursday morning, Joe's boss handed Joe some drawings and said "We need this done Friday! I have to deliver to a customer on Monday." 

Joe took the drawings and started to look them over.  

His boss immediately swatted the paper out of his hands. "Joe! Just build the die! Get to work!"

Once his boss was out of the room, Joe looked over the drawings. This particular die was designed to punch holes in a thick sheet of metal and then, in a second step, bend the metal along a fold. Once finished, it was essential to have the holes line up precisely with other parts. 

When Joe reviewed the plans, he noticed that the boss had made a calculation error in the way the metal folded that would have made the holes not line up properly.  Made according to the plans, this die would not have worked! 

"That's because, when you fold metal, you have to realize that the metal on the inside of the fold will bunch up, and the metal on the outside of the fold will stretch," Joe explained. "This moves all the metal around it." 

"His holes would not have lined up!" 

So Joe decided to play a little trick on his boss. 

He secretly corrected the plans and worked diligently all day Thursday and Friday and completed making the die. When tested, it worked correctly!

On Friday, the boss asked if the die was ready and Joe said he had finished but there was a problem. Made according to the plans, the die placed the holes in the wrong position.

Joe's boss let out a cry.  "Argh!  This is an important deal Joe! What can be done?"

Joe offered a solution: "Well, if I work all day Saturday and all day Sunday, I can redraw the plans and make another die and we can still get it delivered on Monday."

"You would do that?!" his boss said. "If you do that, I will pay you overtime for all the hours you work this weekend.

"Well," said Joe, "I normally make $4 per hour, so you will pay me $6 per hour for two days, or 16 hours?"

"Joe," his boss said, "If you can get it done and save this deal, I'll do it."

"Wow!" said Joe. "That's $96. I could sure use that money, but I will make you a deal, boss."

"What's that?" asked his boss. 

"How about you pay me $50 for catching your error," Joe said with a smile and plunked the working die on the table. "Here is the working die. There is no mistake in it.  I noticed the mistake in your drawings and I made the die correctly." 

His boss' eyes went wide and he took a deep breath. He grabbed Joe's hand and shook it vigorously and both men had a big laugh. 

From that point forward, Joe was permitted to review all drawings entering his shop and he went into the weekend $50 richer.

For Sale: Non Matching R69S

Non Matching R69S
R50/2 chassis with hydraulic steering damper
Vintage Enduro hard bags in good shape with original Zeus fasteners
Vintage Dixie pipes (sounds awesome)
Weinmann deep shoulder aluminum rims
Chrome Engine guards
Excellent mechanical shape
Starts, runs and drives well
Clean title
Awesome patina

$12500 obo

Come see it at Scottie's Workshop M-F 10-5 or call Scottie at 408 475 2696

For Sale: 1977 Honda CB750F Cafe Racer

Cafe Racer custom motorcycle build by Scottie's Workshop

1977 CB750F

Engine fully rebuilt with Wiseco 836cc pistons
Wing forks and longer rear swing arm (2" longer)
Custom Triple tree by Scottie's Workshop
Custom seat and rear fender by Scottie's Workshop
Electronic ignition
Air suspension shocks front and rear
Asking $12500 obo

Come by and check it out at Scottie's Workshop M-F 10-5

For Sale: Jim Cranston R69S

This 1962 R69S (61 production) belonged to the late Jim Cranston, a long time MOA member and passionate owner and rider. This bike was meticulously maintained its entire life. Unfortunately, we were not able to secure the owner's documents from Jim's estate. The bike is in wonderful mechanical condition and runs extremely well and rides straight.

Scottie's installed a new wiring harness, and performed a full fluid service and tune up, including valve adjustment.  Some new cables and spark plugs and safety inspection.  The bike starts easy and runs nice.

Asking $12500 obo.

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SOLD! 1967 R60/2

1967 BMW R60/2
Matching numbers
In dry storage for some years
Sold As Is

Scottie's has inspected this bike and estimates about $1800 to get running, includes Service II, new grips, tires and cables and safety inspection. Could use new mufflers and a seat.

Come take a look at Scottie's Workshop M-F 10-5 and or call Scottie at 408 475 2696.

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Asking $6500 obo

Will ship worldwide