Some R75s and KS750s came fitted with a Bosch mag instead of a Noris unit. This photo shows a waterproof version of the Bosch mag as used on an R75.

Here's a similar style Bosch magneto, but without the waterproof cap on top for the wires. This mag is earmarked for my BMW racer.

...and just as a final comparison, here's the traditional Noris magneto that's standard on the majority of R75s and KS750s, seen here on top of a KS750 engine.

A war time photo showing an R12 with a unique two-place sidecar that looks to be a Steib.

While I was in Czechoslovakia in 1991, I met a young fellow that had a nice collection of German bikes and other vehicles. I asked him were he got them all. He said that a few years before the Russians had spread the word that all old German vehicles had to be turned in to the government. They were gathered together from all around the country in a field close to his house. A lone guard circled the field every hour or two. In the evenings he and a friend would go to the field and bring something back to his barn while the guard wasn't around. This lasted for several weeks, but then one day he went there and it was all gone. The word was that it all went back to the USSR to be used in a war movie, and all the vehicles were destroyed during the filming of the 'battles'. Seen here is one of his Kettenkrads, which I got to ride around the countryside in.

Parked next to the Kettenkrad was this later KS750. The sidecar body on this bike is actually from an R12 or other military twin.

... and parked next to the KS750 was this nice looking trailer. Note the NOTEK light on the back. This was a simple yet ingenious device that helped drivers keep a safe following distance while in convoy at night. If you were at the correct distance you would see two distinct "lights" (left and right), if you were too far back it would appear as "one light", and if you were too close you'd see all four individual "lights". A Kettenkrad tub lies on the floor in front of the trailer.

This Kubelwagen was outside in the yard.

While I was in Czechoslovakia, I'd heard about a huge flea market in Budapest, in Hungary. Being only a few hours away, I drove down on the chance that I might find some BMW parts mixed in with the items for sale. Well, I was surprised to find a whole motorcycle-only section to the grounds, with several hundred bikes for sale. This KS750 was just one of the older bikes I saw for sale.

Leg shields for the R75 came into use in around 1943. The slot in the shield is to clear the heater tube going up to the left handlebar control. The battery tray can also be clearly seen in this view. The high tension wire and spark plug cap on this bike are post-war police items.