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The R75/5 comes with 32 mm Bing CV (Constant Vacuum/constant depression) type carburetors. [4] As in all BMW motorcycles at the time, the clutch is a single-disk dry clutch. Final drive is by shaft, running from the transmission by universal joint to an oil bath within the right rear swing arm and connecting to a bevel gear and ring gear on the ...
The BMW R75 is a World War II-era motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW. The BMW R75 stands out by its integral two-wheel drive design, with drive shafts to both its rear wheel and the third side-car wheel, from a locking differential , as well as a transfer case offering both road and off-road gear ratios ...
The BMW R60/6, R75/6, R90/6 and the sport model BMW R90S form a range of boxer twin motorcycles that were manufactured in Berlin, Germany, by BMW from 1974 to 1976. [1] The "slash six" models departed from the earlier "slash five" slightly.
In 1937, Ernst Henne recorded a top speed of 279.5 km/h (173.7 mph) on a BMW 500 Kompressor racing motorcycle, setting a world record that stood for 14 years. The BMW R 71 746 cc (45.5 cu in)big flat-twin motorcycle was exceptional. It was the Icon of BMW, expensive to build and well engineered.
After long test drives both with the BMW and Zündapp prototypes the OKH determined that the Zündapp KS 750 was superior to the BMW R75. Initially BMW was asked to build the Zündapp KS 750, but BMW refused. However, the OKH asked BMW to adopt the superior characteristics of the Zündapp KS 750, such as the rear wheel drive solution, the ...
BMW R90S cockpit BMW R90S fitted with panniers. The R90S' type 247 "airhead" engine was a pushrod OHV, two valve per cylinder, air-cooled flat-twin "boxer" unit. The engine was based closely on the R75/5, sharing the same stroke, but with a larger bore, to give a capacity of 898cc.
The Maudes Trophy is a motorcycle award established in 1923 by George Pettyt, owner of Maudes Motor Mart, [1] based in Great Portland Street, London, who promoted an impartially-observed endurance test for motorcycles and provided a challenge award to the ACU who participated by acting as the body responsible for providing observers. [2]
R75 may refer to: R75 (South Africa), a road; R-75 , a fictional alien race in Stargate; BMW R75, a motorcycle; Colt R75, a machine gun; HMS ...