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I bought my first BMW (a 1975 R90S, which I still own) off the show room floor many years ago.

BMW R90S International Registry
The National BMW R90S Sport Owners Club

Craig Vechorik

I started twisting wrenches on bikes for a living in 1970 at rice grinder dealer in Starkville, Mississippi.

In the late 70's, I twisted wrenches at an independent BMW shop in Austin, Texas.

In 1977, I restored my first BMW, a 1964 R27.

BMW motorcycles Elaine and I currently own include:
a 1925 R32
a 1928 R52
a 1936 R17,
a 1936 R12 with a 1937 Juwel side car
a 1939 R23
a 1941 R12
a 1942 R75 military with side car
a 1950 R51/2
a 1951 R51/3
a 1952 R67/2 with a 1952 Steib side car
a 1952 R25/2
a 1954 R68
a 1956 R26,
a 1959 R69
a 1961 R50S
a 1965 Japanese Marusho twin
a 1967 R60 with BMW Spezial sidecar
a 1968 R50/2
a 1968 R75/2 conversion with Seib S500 sidecar a 1961, a 1966, and a 1968 BMW R69S
a 1972 R75/5
a 1975 BMW R90S silver smoke
a 1976 BMW R90S Daytona orange

Elaine's 1968 BMW R50
and our first vendor tent (1998).

My wife is also a vintage BMW motorcycle entusiast and she's not afraid to get her hands greasy. We recently completed her 1968 R50. It won first place at Mid-Ohio Vintage motorcycle days in August, 1998 and first at the BMW Riders Association national rally in September.

Since the early brush with vintage addiction, my condition worsened. This is my 1939 Ford truck that I restored in 1991. In 2007, I restored the truck a second time and still drive it to this day.

Vech's 1939 Ford parked next to an unrestored 1939 Ford. Sort of a before and after photo.

In 2004, we added a 1936 Auburn Boattail Speedster replica to the collection.

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