[Jeff Williams]

I broke my starter when i made both cylindars fire at the same time because of a cam sprocket mishap,(my brain). I broke the teeth on the pinion and bendex spring. Look at the type of starter.
My 03 bcr used the same as some italian bikes. I googled the starter and found an italian bike shop that had starter parts. bmw wanted to sell me the whole starter. the parts cost $70 from the bike shop and $35 for a shop to install the gear.
jeff