Post photos of your vintage (pre-1970) BMW motorcycle

[darrylri]

That would be a Universal:

http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/euro/.../universal.htm

And that's a Z??ndapp KS601 next to it.

[Rapid_Roy]

1955 R50, taken my first ride this Spring.

[crazydrummerdude]

Gosh, I want a /2.

[Rapid_Roy]

Gosh, I want a /2.

I would like one of those too.

[20774]

I would like one of those too.

RR -

Some would affectionately say the 1955 is a /2...of course, some would not! I, too

[Rapid_Roy]

RR -

Some would affectionately say the 1955 is a /2...of course, some would not! I, too

They would, especially since a highway peg took out my very small and dangerous tail light.

My bike was made in the early part of 1955, so it is actually just a R50.

Make no mistake, they cost just as much as the Cash 2's.

[20774]

the Cash 2's.

And how. I'll have to remember that!!

[goboyboat]

just completed servicing the slingers on Nellie 1963 r69s all original dover white I purchased bike from original ownner in Jamestown NY Fritz 1969 R60/2 all original

Love these bikes

[crazydrummerdude]

Is that a Hoske tank? How do you like it?

I love it.

[goboyboat]

Heinrich Tank

[goboyboat]

Max and Fritz
These two bikes have always been together we purchased them from the original ownners widow years ago we took them for some excersise on labor day weekend .Rode the Blueridge PKWY had a blast

[68159]

Beautiful bikes everyone .

[crazydrummerdude]

[kentpham]

[vechbmw]

Guys,
Here is my 1943 R75 still under restoration, but at least it is now running.
(That ugly old guy shoving it into gear, is me)

The next time your at the National MOA rally, watch for it. I'll have the MG 34 machine gun of the side car, along with a original 1943 fuel (Jerry) can on the hack.
These are pretty cool bikes. They have a high/low range shift on the input shaft, plus 4 gears with reverse. This gives you 8 forward gears, and 2 in reverse. And, the this bike is equipped with a differential on the final drive. This means both the bike wheel and the side car wheel pull. And there is a lock out lever that you can use to lock the differential so both wheels will pull without spinning when it is stuck in the mud. When you use this feature, you cannot steer the bike any longer. No matter what you do with the handlebars, the bike goes straight ahead. The other interesting feature is that it has hydraulic drum brakes on the rear wheel of the bike and the side car wheel. When the bike is finished, with the fuel cans, storage boxes, and machine gun, it will weigh in at around 1000 lbs. Fast it is not, but it makes up for that in being unusual.