BMW K 1200 RS

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

In the 1930s BMW were creating a number of popular and highly effective motorcycles. In 1938 development of the R75 started in respond to a need from the German Military.

Preproduction types of the R75 were driven by the 750 cc area valve engine, that was predicated on the R71 engine unit. Nonetheless it was quickly found essential to design an all-new OHV 750 cc engine for the R75 unit. This OHV engine later proved to be the basis for succeeding post-war twin BMW engines like the R51/3, R67 and R68.

The third side-car wheel was driven with an axle connected to the trunk wheel of the motorcycle. These were installed with a locking differential and selectable highway and off-road gear ratios through which all four and reverse gears performed. This made the R75 highly manoeuvrable and with the capacity of negotiating most surfaces. A few other motorcycle manufactures, like FN and Norton, provided an optional drive to sidecars.

The BMW R75 and its rival the Z?ndapp KS 750 were both generally employed by the Wehrmacht in Russia and North Africa, though over time of evaluation it became clear that the Z?ndapp was the superior machine. In August 1942 Z?ndapp and BMW, on the urging of the Army, agreed upon standardization of parts for both machines, with a view of eventually building a Z?ndapp-BMW hybrid (designated the BW 43), in which a BMW 286/1 side-car would be grafted onto a Z?ndapp KS 750 motorcycle. In addition they agreed that the make of the R75 would cease once production reached 20,200 items, and after that point BMW and Z?ndapp would only produce the Z?ndapp-BMW machine, processing 20,000 each year.

Since the aim for of 20,200 BMW R75's had not been reached, it remained in production until the Eisenach stock was so terribly broken by Allied bombing that development ceased in 1944. A further 98 units were constructed by the Soviets in 1946 as reparations.

Related Images with BMW K 1200 RS

Bmw Motorcycle Images amp; Pictures Becuo

Although it looks like a gorgeous motorcycle, it39;s a storywaiting to

custom bmw motorcycle