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Original BMW R12 Military Pannier Rack

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spider rust
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BMW Military Pannier Rack photo 2.

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2nd photo as attached.
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spider rust
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Rack 1st image

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See attached.
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spider rust
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Copy fault.

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Also another point of inaccuracy in the copy is the bolt heads have no serrations to grip and screw down the round smooth bolt head.
The original BMW archive photo on Mike Dunns site shows this.

spider rust
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Original BMW R12 Military Pannier Rack

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I have 2 references showing 2 different racks, my interest is in regard only to the lever clips and their locking position in the frame arm ends.
There is a 2nd different variation which does not have this type of lever/clip.

Does anyone have an original relic that shows clearly this part, with the lever opened?

The attached image is the Polish copy, which I have re machined the lever base to match the original and sit parallel as the original to its rack arm top.

The 2nd image shows my Polish copy with the 1st stage of alteration to match the one original version.
Now if you have an eye for detail? tell me what is different from the Polish copy compared to the original
its sitting on top of?

Because this is what I cannot understand looking at the overhead illustration, overhead being the clue??


Answer the clips they are shown inside the end of the pannier U recess which takes the pannier frame.
As drawn it would be impossible to turn them out! Clearly a mistake by BMW in the illustration.

Added to this on Mike Dunns R12 archive there is another image that shows the pannier frame well above the top of the u recess, making it impossible
to turn the clip over and onto it. But they have bent the clip up to fit on it.

I think this is going over the top for most owners!
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spider rust
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I have found the reference

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I have found the reference required to finish my restoration to original.

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I have a related question.

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I have a related question. Does anyone have a photo of how the bags secure at the BOTTOM. Yes I understand that they hang off the rack at the top, but they tend to flop around a bit. How are the secured at the bottom? I can't seem to find any pictures or indications.

spider rust
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R12 Pannier Rack Pannier Clips

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There are 2 clips, you'll see these on ebay Deutschland or one of the parts suppliers, such as Old Timer Garage.
The main issue with these copy racks apart from the detail accuracy is the arms are too long, so the bags hang in at an angle.
Dietmar mentioned this.

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