BMW R-75

The German army used during the 2nd world war, many motor bikes which were classified in three categories: light (less than 300 cc), medium (up to 500 cc) and heavy (higher than 500 cc). The campaigns of Africa and Russia showed that only the heavy motor bikes were suited being used under adverse conditions. The BMW R-75 is included in this category. This motos was conceived to receive a side-car but was also largely used without. This motor bikes was one of the "two-wheels" of the motorcylcists battalions of armoured and motorized divisions of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. However, all the units of divisions were generally equipped with it. An armoured division in general included (1943) 480 of these vehicles. In divisions of infantry the number was higher than 400 until 1943 and by after reducted to 170, the motor bikes y being supplanted by the "four-wheels". The BMW R-75 was manufactured with 18000 specimens between 1941 and 1944.

BMW R-75 with side-car
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src: Tamiya

BMW R-75 crossing a wood runway.	BMW R-75 in North Africa.
src: La seconde guerre mondiale, Editions C. Colomb

Motor bikes of a German motorized column in North Africa.	Motor bikes of Division Hermann Göring.
src: La seconde guerre mondiale, Editions C. Colomb	src: Lexikon der Wehrmacht

BMW R-75

src: Italeri

BMW R-12

The BMW R-12 which belongs to the category of the heavy motor bikes (more than 500 cc) was produced with more than 10000 specimens for the German army between 1935 and 1941. It was employed with or without side-car.

BMW R-12

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BMW R-12

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BMW R-35

The BMW R-35 belongs to the category of the medium motor bikes (between 300 and 500 cc).

BMW R-35
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BMW R-71

The BMW R-71 belongs to the category of the heavy motor bikes (more than 500cc). It was produced between 1938 and 1941 to 3458 specimens.

BMW R-71
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