BMW R60/5 Airhead Engine Teardown - How Bad Can It Be?

Today I will dig into a 50-year-old BMW airhead engine made in Germany. This is a 600cc engine hence the name of the motorcycle R60 /5! If you watched some of the other rebuilds, this engine actually has a SMALLER displacement over some of the garden tractors in the past. Very funny in many ways. With that said, I'll take this engine apart, so I can give it another 50 years of life and that means I have to evaluate every aspect of this engine. As this is an On-Road Vehicle I will be specifically picky with sizes and tolerances, as I do not want anything happening on the road!! Follow along with how I tear this engine down to the bare block and hopefully, you see something neat today. One of the coolest things in my opinion is that the camshaft is below the crankshaft and you hardly see the pushrods underneath those two big cylinders, for the overhead valve setup. If this video was helpful in any way, I'd appreciate it if you hit that like button and if you want to be one of the first to see the assembly video, be sure to subscribe! Get your poster here: https://workshoprebuild.com/products/5-airhead-engine-poster-1 ________________________________________________________________________ Watch My Previous Rebuilds: 𝐁𝐌𝐖 𝐑𝟔𝟎/𝟓 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: https://bit.ly/3uJVXOn 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐞 4𝟎𝟎: https://bit.ly/3unVNfg 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝟑𝟎𝟎:https://bit.ly/3BbuWDz 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝟑𝟏𝟕:https://bit.ly/3wHy2x5 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗛𝗧𝟮𝟬 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: http://bit.ly/2NOLvlp 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝐂/𝐁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: http://bit.ly/3bvXLzd 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗛𝗟𝟭𝟳𝟯 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿: http://bit.ly/3pDTBKM 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝟔𝟖/𝟕𝟎 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: http://bit.ly/3bKGra3 𝐁𝐨𝐛𝐜𝐚𝐭 𝟕𝟓𝟑 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: http://bit.ly/37EDeaD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workshoprebuild/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@workshoprebuild?lang=en E-Mail: Workshoprebuild@gmail.com 🎵Music: https://share.epidemicsound.com/v6woxm #bmw #bmwmotorrad #engine Timestamps: 00:00 BMW R60/5 Engine Intro 02:08 Front Cover (Alternator, Points and Starter) 07:12 Timing Cover Removal 07:47 Clutch & Flywheel 10:41 Valve Covers, Cylinder Heads, Cylinders 16:19 Numerous Parts Laid Out 17:30 Timing Chain Removal 20:27 Camshaft & Crankshaft 24:28 Outro & Summary

Added 11 Sept 2026