BMW Motorcycles.

[cyclingday]

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

1972 R75/5

 

[saladshooter]

1976 R90S in Daytona Orange the first "Superbike"

 

[mr.cycleplane]

Years ago I was way into these wonderful motorcycles. You can ride all day and not feel like you rode a jack-hammer(can't make that claim about the 1941 Harley 45wl I had). I've had the r27-r50-r60-r69-r69s and my favorite was the r51/3(the elephant ear)! Wife and I use to go to all the beemer rallies. Rear ended at a stop light and ended up on the hood of the truck that hit me. Lost my nerve-sold the beemer. Just recently found the need to get back in the saddle-got a 1960 vespa vbb150. My mom had one(50cc small framed) in the 60's and when the folks weren't around I would take it on rides across town-I was about 15 years old then. Good memories-fun times.

 

[cyclingday]

When I was 18, I had saved up $900 bucks to buy a car.
So I started looking around, and I found an Austin Healey, Bug Eyed Sprite, that they guy only wanted $900 for.
I was pretty excited about the purchase, until a friend of my older brother heard, that I was looking to buy a vehicle with the $900 bucks I had.
Well, it just so happened, that he had a 1958 BMW R/60 that he’d take $900 for.
I test drive both vehicles, and the Beemer won out.
Of course it did!
Two wheels is like flying, four is confining.
I never regretted the decision to go with the motorcycle, although, my Mom wasn’t too happy about it.
Buying that bike was like sprouting wings.
My girlfriend, and I rode the Pacific Coast Highway up to Big Sur that Summer, and to this day, that was one of the most enjoyable rides I’ve ever been on.
I bought an R75/5 a few years later, but, I never liked it as much as I loved that old R60.

 

[Nashman]

A friend of mine in Chicago used to be a factory BMW racer ( 1970's I think) and has actually got ( bought from the friend he sold it to) his bike back he used to race. He now races vintage open wheel cars ( against open class vintage sports cars 30+ years newer/1960's Austin Healeys etc.) and WINS! Please do not duplicate these pictures. They were sent to me with no stipulations, but I'd like to CMA.

 

[Nashman]

Years ago I was way into these wonderful motorcycles. You can ride all day and not feel like you rode a jack-hammer(can't make that claim about the 1941 Harley 45wl I had). I've had the r27-r50-r60-r69-r69s and my favorite was the r51/3(the elephant ear)! Wife and I use to go to all the beemer rallies. Rear ended at a stop light and ended up on the hood of the truck that hit me. Lost my nerve-sold the beemer. Just recently found the need to get back in the saddle-got a 1960 vespa vbb150. My mom had one(50cc small framed) in the 60's and when the folks weren't around I would take it on rides across town-I was about 15 years old then. Good memories-fun times.

One of my buddies back in the late 60's/early 70's ( his Mom's bike) had a step thru Honda 50cc we'd take ( borrow?) all 4 seasons ( Winter!!) and it was a blast too!

 

[THE STIG]

R7

 

[THE STIG]

R12

 

[cyclingday]

R7

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Ahh! The Magnificent, 1934 BMW R7.