This is the latest R75 I've ever seen (serial number 77000#). Some have speculated that it was put together just after the war, when the factory ended up in the Russian zone. We may never know for sure. This is also a good view of the last series tank fitted to the R75s, with the large stamped-in BMW emblem. It's a little rough, but it would be a good machine to find.

A radically modified R75 sidecar body! An extra foot was expertly added to the back of this tub. Several R75s that came out of Spain were modified in this manner. This photo is a nice view of the details around the clearance hump for the rear tube of the sidecar frame. This is a late war tub, but you'll have to take my word for it until I can find another comparison photo to show you how I can tell!

A very clean R75 owned by a good friend of mine.

This Royal sidecar came with my current R12. The Royal is easy to identify because it was the only one to use the "U" shaped rear spring suspension for the sidecar body. I just don't have the room for multiple sidecar rigs, so I let the sidecar go and kept the R12 as a solo machine. All-in-all this was a very nice sidecar and an easy restoration.

Here's a kettenkrad that belongs to the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. The interesting thing about kettenkrads is that there were about 18,000 made after the war. A true war-time kettenkrad can be a trick to find.

Several times I'd get a letter in the mail with some bike or parts for sale. This KS750 basket case was offered to me from Italy. Not bad at all, but lots missing!

An R75 with a few extra assorted parts that were found in Greece in 1987.

Now here's an R75 that saw lots of use as a solo bike! This fellow immigrated to Canada from Germany after the war, but kept his fascination for German motorcycles. You'll see a few more photos of him and some of his other bikes in the 'general' photos section. I've ridden an R75 solo like this, and the steering head angle just doesn't work that well... it really should be used only as a dedicated sidecar bike.

 

Another Spanish R75 with all the typical modifications: mild valance on the fenders; tank modified with a large tool box lid; and also the extended sidecar trunk.

Here's an original war time photo in my collection of a Luftwaffe soldier and his early KS750. Note the backout cover over the headlight lens.