1975 BMW R75/6, Frame no. 4941802 Engine no. 4941802
The /5 was the first new BMW motorcycle design for nearly two decades, and the basic design would last for more than 25 years. Hans-Gunther von der Marwitz left Porsche in the late 1960s to design the new BMW motorcycles under the wing of technical director Helmut Werner Bonsch. Bonsch had managed to persuade BMW not to abandon motorcycle production altogether in the late 1960s in the mist of the Japanese 'invasion' after the slow demise of the British establishment. In von der Marwitz' mind's eye was a much more modern machine than the previous BMW /2 series in the image of the Featherbed Manx Norton. BMW opened a new motorcycle factory in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin, for the necessary renaissance. Fortunately, success was instant, with 1970 /5 production virtually tripling that of 1969 at 12,287 machines.
Replacements for the '/5' range, the BMW '/6' series arrived in October 1973. The newcomers were more sportily styled than the outgoing 'slash 5s', boasting new side-panels and silencers, and totally restyled controls and instruments. Like their predecessors, the three '/6' twins shared an identical stroke; the 500cc model though, had been dropped in favor of the new 600cc R60/6, while at the top of the range there was a new 900cc superbike: the R90S. Apart from the updated styling, the presence of a disc front brake readily distinguished the '/6's, which also benefited from the new five-speed gearbox.
A rare find. A well-maintained roadster with 45,8894 miles on the odometer with its original paint and most of its components, all stock except for the contemporary but aftermarket sissy bar and integrated back rest.
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The /5 was the first new BMW motorcycle design for nearly two decades, and the basic design would last for more than 25 years. Hans-Gunther von der Marwitz left Porsche in the late 1960s to design the new BMW motorcycles under the wing of technical director Helmut Werner Bonsch. Bonsch had managed to persuade BMW not to abandon motorcycle production altogether in the late 1960s in the mist of the Japanese 'invasion' after the slow demise of the British establishment. In von der Marwitz' mind's eye was a much more modern machine than the previous BMW /2 series in the image of the Featherbed Manx Norton. BMW opened a new motorcycle factory in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin, for the necessary renaissance. Fortunately, success was instant, with 1970 /5 production virtually tripling that of 1969 at 12,287 machines.
Replacements for the '/5' range, the BMW '/6' series arrived in October 1973. The newcomers were more sportily styled than the outgoing 'slash 5s', boasting new side-panels and silencers, and totally restyled controls and instruments. Like their predecessors, the three '/6' twins shared an identical stroke; the 500cc model though, had been dropped in favor of the new 600cc R60/6, while at the top of the range there was a new 900cc superbike: the R90S. Apart from the updated styling, the presence of a disc front brake readily distinguished the '/6's, which also benefited from the new five-speed gearbox.
A rare find. A well-maintained roadster with 45,8894 miles on the odometer with its original paint and most of its components, all stock except for the contemporary but aftermarket sissy bar and integrated back rest.
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