1939 BMW R12 Military National Motorcycle Museum


1939 BMW R12 Military National Motorcycle Museum

The German military was the largest employer of motorcycles during World War II. In addition, as German forces swept across conquered lands they acquired a wide array of British, French, and Belgian machines, painted them Wehrmacht gray, and sent them into battle.


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The BMW R12 together with the later R75 epitomize the World War II military motorcycle celebrated by Hollywood and the popular press. Heavy but tough, fast enough, and essentially bullet proof. From its beginning in 1935 to the R-12's demise in 1942, BMW built nearly 30,000 R12s.


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WWII Model Review: BMW R75 Motorcycle by Rick Lawler 9/14/2017 German BMW R75 Motorcycle In 1916, two premier German aircraft companies merged to become Bavarian Motor Works, or BMW. Their logo symbolized a white airplane propeller against a blue sky. But the company would soon be grounded by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles.


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The BMW R75 is a World War II -era motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW.


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A Type 255 set the first ever over-100mph lap in a major sporting event, the 1939 Belgian Grand Prix, ridden by Georg Meier, who also recorded the first victory by a non-British rider in the 1939.


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The massively constructed R75 with its hydraulic brakes and hand-lever operated lockable differential between the sidecar and the rear cycle wheel was unquestionably the "glamour machine" of WWII, and acquired a reputation unmatched even by the American-made Indian and Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The R75 was meant to be a light weapon carrier.


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An Original WW2-Era 1943 BMW R75 With Sidecar An Original WW2-Era 1943 BMW R75 With Sidecar BMW Military Motorcycles Reading time: about 4 minutes | Written by Ben Branch | February 7th 2020 The BMW R75 and its sibling the Zündapp KS 750, were Germany's equivalent to the American Jeep.


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by Dain Gingerelli 1941 BMW R75 Sidecar Engine: 745cc air-cooled horizontally opposed twin, 78mm x 78mm bore and stroke, 5.8:1 compression ratio, 26hp @ 4,000rpm Carburetion: Two Graetzin Sa 24mm Transmission: 4-speed w/reverse (low-ratio 3-speed w/ reverse for offroad) Electrics/ignition: Noris magneto Published on Feb 12, 2019 Need Help?


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The R75 debuted with the German Army in 1941. The BMW R 75 was powered by a BMW two-cylinder, four-stroke single horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine of 26 horsepower delivering some 746cc. Fuel capacity was 24 liters and maximum speed was up to 57 miles per hour with the sidecar in place. As soon as it entered service, BMW looked to improve.


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By Rain Noe - October 2, 2012 in Cars BMW's R12 from the 1930s BMW's R12 from the 1930s Harley-Davidson had been building motorcycles since 1906. BMW got a much later start, around 1921; but by the time World War II rolled around, BMW's design & engineering was already world-class.


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This BMW R75 is a World War II-era motorcycle and sidecar combination manufactured by the German company Bavarian Motor Works. The development of the R75 was in response to a request from the German Army to make a vehicle more capable in off-road conditions.


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1921-1938 BFw Helios (1920-1923) BMW R 32 (1923-1926) BMW R 2 (1931-1936) At the end of World War I, the Treaty of Versailles demanded that BMW cease production of aircraft engines. To remain in business, the company began producing small industrial engines (along with farm equipment, household items and railway brakes).


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Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) began designing the R75 beginning in 1938 and delivered them for military service in 1941. The R75 is prized as one of "the best military motorcycles ever." The R75.