Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners

The attached picture of a R67/3 equipped for the German ADAC with a sidecar has two anomalies that correspond with my R67/3. The first is the later style throttle control on the handlebars used on the Earles fork models. One of the 1954 brochures depict a R68 with this same configuration. The second...

I am not sure what primer was used. The attached photo shows various parts from a 1938 R 23 being dipped in an enamel. The other photo shows R 24 parts from 1949 being place in an oven to cure the paint.

Regards
Thomas

Bike sold.

I have been able to find forks and a headlamp for the bike, but that pushes the price up a $1,000, therefore asking $6,000 for the R 67/3 project.

This is a rare opportunity to purchase a unique vintage BMW. The R67/3 was the last of the plunger models, only 700 were built. Arguably one of the nicest looking vintage BMW bikes with its art-deco front fender and low profile fuel tank. The motorcycle still requires many parts such as a new tank, ...

Douglass, please could you post some photos of your original paint Dover White. I have attached some pictures of white R 69 S models presented at the IFMA in September 1960 (from "Wir von BMW" publication). There is a USA model as well as a European model with a standard tank. Unfortunatel...

Hi Chuck I have the same issue with my 1973 R 75/5. Takes time to start when cold. When it is warm it starts instantly. Fortunately the Panasonic battery installed has the stamina to kept that power hungry Bosch starter turning. When cold, I first put it in the sun to warm and kick over the engine a...

Thanks for the good input. As I am already over-stretched restoring a R 67/2, I will be passing on the /3 project to anyone else with the enthusiasm and time.

Photos of R 69 bikes from 1955. The fairing models were for the Vienna Police.

The BMW Archives also show a few R 69 models in white, mainly police bikes. Many had full fairings, long before the R 100 RS in 1976.