This has probably already been posted... - SV650.org

northwind · 17-01-11, 01:01 AM

But I can't see it, and it's lovely. So if it's a repost, well, you'll have to forgive me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdBptlmu7kA

This is a photo story of my father's 1958 BMW R50:
Boy meets girl, gets married, buys motorcycle. Rides it for 60,000 miles and has accident when wife is pregnant with 3rd child. (me) Wife orders motorcycle to be taken off road until all her children are grown and on their own. One day when bike is moved to a different storage location, son sits on bike and dreams of being a Jedi Master like his father. Couple grows old together and bike is not ridden for 40 years. Husband is now a grandfather of 7 and married for 50 years, when he dies of a stroke at age 71.
Son looks over the old rotting machine and finds note attached to it from his father to him. Son decides to restore the old 1958 BMW R-50 as a tribute to his father. With the help of many friends, especially Peter Nettesheim, world renowned BMW collector, bike is restored to look even better than it did when it was built in Germany.

anna · 17-01-11, 01:09 AM

awwww what a fantastic vid thanks for sharing!!

TamSV · 17-01-11, 01:13 AM

Well I've not seen it before. Very nice in all kinds of ways.

andrewsmith · 17-01-11, 08:03 AM

Not seen that prior!

Really good on several levels

17-01-11, 08:26 AM

awwww

17-01-11, 08:51 AM

That's a really lovely video!

17-01-11, 09:09 AM

That was pretty cool

17-01-11, 09:11 AM

Heartwarming stuff

17-01-11, 09:49 AM

Nice

Sid Squid · 17-01-11, 11:51 AM

That's a lovely story. I haven't seen it before either.

Important point: At just on two minutes he's holding a bottle of what I'm fairly sure is Lagavulin.

17-01-11, 01:01 AM	#1
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	This has probably already been posted... But I can't see it, and it's lovely. So if it's a repost, well, you'll have to forgive me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdBptlmu7kA This is a photo story of my father's 1958 BMW R50: Boy meets girl, gets married, buys motorcycle. Rides it for 60,000 miles and has accident when wife is pregnant with 3rd child. (me) Wife orders motorcycle to be taken off road until all her children are grown and on their own. One day when bike is moved to a different storage location, son sits on bike and dreams of being a Jedi Master like his father. Couple grows old together and bike is not ridden for 40 years. Husband is now a grandfather of 7 and married for 50 years, when he dies of a stroke at age 71. Son looks over the old rotting machine and finds note attached to it from his father to him. Son decides to restore the old 1958 BMW R-50 as a tribute to his father. With the help of many friends, especially Peter Nettesheim, world renowned BMW collector, bike is restored to look even better than it did when it was built in Germany. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed" Last edited by northwind; 17-01-11 at 01:02 AM.

17-01-11, 01:09 AM	#2
anna Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tower Hamlets but with Shutters on the windows Posts: 1,522	Re: This has probably already been posted... awwww what a fantastic vid thanks for sharing!!

17-01-11, 01:13 AM	#3
TamSV Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Troon, Ayrshire Posts: 1,812	Re: This has probably already been posted... Well I've not seen it before. Very nice in all kinds of ways.

17-01-11, 08:03 AM	#4
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: This has probably already been posted... Not seen that prior! Really good on several levels __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

17-01-11, 08:26 AM	#5
Harry_Mc Guest Posts: n/a	Re: This has probably already been posted... awwww

17-01-11, 08:51 AM	#6
Milky Bar Kid Guest Posts: n/a	Re: This has probably already been posted... That's a really lovely video!

17-01-11, 09:09 AM	#7
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: This has probably already been posted... That was pretty cool

17-01-11, 09:11 AM	#8
kellyjo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: This has probably already been posted... Heartwarming stuff

17-01-11, 09:49 AM	#9
-Ralph- Guest Posts: n/a	Re: This has probably already been posted... Nice

17-01-11, 11:51 AM	#10
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: This has probably already been posted... That's a lovely story. I haven't seen it before either. Important point: At just on two minutes he's holding a bottle of what I'm fairly sure is Lagavulin. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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