Motorcycle
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Standard/Twin cyl/500cc/4cyc
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0249.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bayerische Motoren Werke
- MODEL
- R50/2
- LOCATION
- Munich, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 5166823
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- TUBULAR STEEL FRAME/ ALLOY CRANKCASE/ CHROMED WHEEL RIMS, SAFETY GUARDS, EXHAUST PIPES/ METAL PARTS/ RUBBER TIRES, KNEE GRIPS, HANDLE GRIPS/ GLASS HEADLIGHT LENS/ SYNTHETIC SEAT & REAR LIGHT LENS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 218.0 cm
- Width
- 74.0 cm
- Height
- 121.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Motorcycle vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- BMW
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Munich
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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BMW began as an aircraft engine manufacturer in the early 20th century and through the First World War. BMW entered the motorcycle trade in 1921 with a proprietary engine, a 493 cc flat-twin-cylinder sv model with 68mm bore/stroke designed by Max Friz and developed by Martin Stolle. BMW manufactured its first motorcycle in 1923, the R32, which featured a flat-twin boxer engine. BMW Motorrad still uses the flat-twin boxer configuration, but now manufactures motorcycles with a variety of engine configurations. - Function
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GENERAL TRANSPORTATION - Technical
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Various boxer twin BMW motorcycles with Earles front forks were manufactured from 1955 to 1969 in Munich, Germany, by the Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW Aktiengesellschaft). These included 500cc and 600cc motorcycles designed with various purposes and engine compressions. From 1955 to 1962 BMW motorcycles included the low-compression 500cc R50 and the high-compression 600cc R69. A low compression 600cc R60 was introduced in 1956. Changes in engine designs resulted in new models produced from 1961 to 1969. These were the low-compression R50/2 and R60/2, as well as the high-compression R69S. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED INTO HEADSTOCK & CRANKCASE ON RIGHT IS: `644762', THIS # IS FOLLOWED & PROCEEDED BY A SMALL CIRCULAR BMW STAMP/ MFR PLATE IN CENTER OF HEADSTOCK READS: `Gayerische Motoren Werke/ AG/Munchen/ BMW/ Baumuster R50/ Hubraum ccm 590/ Leistung PS 26/ Fahrgest-Nr 644762/ Leergewicht Kg 195/ Zul. Ges. Gew.Solo Kg 360/ bei angeschl S.W. Kg 600/ Made in Germany'
- Missing
- MFR LOGO BADGE ON FUEL TANK RIGHT SIDE
- Finish
- FRAME, FUEL TANK, FRONT & REAR FENDER PAINTED BLACK/ BLACK TIRES & SEAT/ CHROMED HANDLE BARS, WHEEL RIMS, EXHAUST PIPES
- Decoration
- FRONT & REAR FENDERS HAVE 2 WHITE TRIM LINES AROUND OUTTER EDGE/ FUEL TANK HAS TWO WHITE TRIM LINES ON EACH SIDE
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