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I have a '69 R69S which is about 400 units higher than yours. I've been told my bike was built March/April 1968 and delivered to a German dealer in December 1968. You should try sending an email to:

fred.jakobs@bmw.de

giving him the serial number and another information you have. I did and he sent me back a short email with the information.

They've been pretty nice about providing the information, if they have it.

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I sent an E-mail like you said and am curious as to how long it took for a response to your inquiry? TIFN

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Shouldn't take long, depending on how busy they are. I'd suspect in a week of so... If several weeks go by, I have another email addy within the organization that you could try. But I think they'll just forward the email to Fred or someone in his area.

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I was sent a response to my querry, and was told that the records were incomplete and that my bike was built detween autumn 67 and spring 68 and could very well be a 67 model. If you have more info for more complete data please contact me. TIFN

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Robert, I do not believe any US models were sold as 1967s. If the dealer received them in late 1967 you can bet that they were sold as 1968s. This also is the first time that I remember seeing colors other than black or white..........Comet

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There's a registry of older BMWs at http://www.micapeak.com/reg/bikes/oldBMWs/. You might be able to get a sense of where you bike falls by comparing to other VINs.

In addition, on the Yahoo /2 forum, there's a database of bikes listed. The few VINs listed near yours are:

1966 R69S - 6622xx
1969 R69S - 6653xx
1969 R69US - 6654xx

My own 1969 R69S is VIN 6648xx and was built in April/May 1968. The R69US and R69S VINs are all thrown in together.

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I have a R69US with a Frame, badge and engine number of 664398, could anyone help me determine the exact year please.
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