And Who or What
is Barrington Motor Works, LLC?

Barrington Motor Works -Christopher and Barbara BetjemannAfter more than forty years of motorcycle riding and wrenching,
and more than twenty years of the restoration and construction of our personal BMW motorcycles, we, Christopher and Barbara Betjemann established Barrington Motor Works, LLC in 1999 to share what we had learned and knew about the vintage BMW motorcycle with other BMW vintage motorcycle enthusiasts.

Christopher, a former emergency physician who was now retired, needed something to direct his considerable energies and abilities toward. And Barbara, a painter and Christopher's lifelong partner, shared that dream. Over the years of restoration of our own BMW motorcycles and the creation of a number of vintage BMW specials we had not only acquired and developed a significant armamentarium of skills, but had also established friendships and business relationships with many talented and experienced individuals both here and in Europe who, like us, wanted to contribute to the vintage BMW motorcycle community.

Although we enjoy the restoration of vintage BMW solo and sidecar machines, we also take great interest in the building of both vintage BMW race machines and cafe machines for the street.

BMW Vintage Motorcyle Restoration

Having said the above, join us and enjoy our website, seeing photographic and written essays about some of the machines that have passed through our shop, as well as learning about some of the services which we can provide to you and others in the vintage BMW motorcycle community.

Except by prior arrangement, our shop is closed all weekends. Shop hours are typically Monday through Thursday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Fridays 9:00AM to 4:00PM (all times Eastern Time Zone). We frequently deviate from these hours for vintage meets, days at the racetrack and pleasure riding so it is best to email or call ahead before planning a visit to the shop.

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Latest Updates

Updated: June 22, 2009

The many pre-publication purchasers of "The Barrington Motor Works BMW /2 Restoration and Service Manual, a Guide for the BMW /2 Owner/Restorer" will be happy to know that we have received the first shipment of the manuals. Several hundred of the manuals have already been shipped including all manuals purchased prior to the publication of the manuals. We thank all who supported the creation of this restoration manual by making a pre-publication purchase of the manual.

It has come to our attention that Amazon and other book discounters have listed our restoration manual on their websites without our knowledge or approval. The manual will only be available in the United States through Barrington Motor Works, Bench Mark Works in Sturgis, MS and Cycle Works in Shawnee, KS.

Please go to the “BMW /2 Restoration Manual” button on the left of our home page to learn more about this project and how you may purchase your copy. There you will find the prototype cover for our manual as well as sample text, drawings and photographs. The full text of our reviewers comments regarding the book is produced there as well.

Contact Information:

  • Call or email before planning a visit to our shop.
  • Mailing Address:
  • Barrington Motor Works, LLC
    90 Canaan Back Road
    Barrington, NH 03825
  • Telephone:
  • (603) 664-2673
  • Email:
  • info@barringtonmotorworks.com
Today's date is Jul 4, 2009

vintage BMW motorcycle restoration