Restored 1950 BMW R51/2 Is a Vintage Rarity You’ll Certainly Drool Over, Numbers Match
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1950 BMW R51/2
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Restored 1950 BMW R51/2 Is a Vintage Rarity You’ll Certainly Drool Over, Numbers Match
BMW R51/2 - 1950 Restored Motorcycle Manufacturer : BMW Year : 1950 BMW R51/2 - 1950 Year: 1950 Make: BMW Colour: Black Engine Size: 500 Model: R-Series Sub Model: R51/2 Drive Type: Shaft Start Type: Kick Parts and Spares for this Motorcycle delivered Worldwide >>> Download the Official Workshop Manual for this Motorcycle>>>
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Having been assembled on October 3, 1950, this arresting BMW R51/2 is one of approximately 5k units built during the model's short production run, which lasted for a mere two years. The R51/2.
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BMW started by basically cloning its 250cc pre-war efforts, but once it was allowed to create bigger engines, the 494cc R51/2 was introduced - only for one year of production! Approximately 5,000 units were produced between '50 and '51, period reviews considered it a "Jekyll and Hyde" type bike, as Cycle magazine stated in 1950:
BMW R51/2 1951
This was the R51/2 based, as its designation suggests, on the pre-war R51. Improvements incorporated into the R51/2 included a two-way damped front fork, gearbox mainshaft damper and strengthened frame. In truth, the R51/2 was only a stopgap model to get production under way while BMW worked on something more modern.
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BMW R51/2 1950 500cc 2 cyl ohv sold Manufacturer: BMW Model: R51/2 Year: 1950 Displacement: 494 cc Cylinder: 2 - transverse Engine type: 4-stroke / ohv Bore / Stroke: 68 x 68 mm Power: 24hp @ 5800 rpm Compression Ratio: 1:6.3 Weight: 185 kg Top Speed: 140 km/h Production years: 1950-1951 Units: 5000 Frame number: 520938 Engine number: 520433
BMW R51/2 1951 Restoration
The BMW R51/3 was BMW 's second post- World War II 500 cc motorcycle, following the briefly produced R51/2. It featured a flat-twin engine and exposed drive shaft. [1] In 1951, the R51/3 succeeded and modernized the 1950 R51/2, which was essentially a pre-war design that was produced after the war.
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BMW R51/2 Road Test November 30, 1950 A quality German machine with appeal BMW R51/2 494cc Transverse Twin When the production of civilian motorcycles restarted after the war years, no machine emerged in its post-war guise with higher goodwill based on earlier products than the BMW R51/2.
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This was the R51/2 based, as its designation suggests, on the pre-war R51. Improvements incorporated into the R51/2 included a two-way damped front fork, gearbox mainshaft damper and strengthened frame. In truth, the R51/2 was only a stopgap model to get production under way while BMW worked on something more modern.
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BMW R51/2 Colour Schemes
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BMW R51/2 magazine road test November 30, 1950
Posts: 24 Joined: Tue May 23, 2023 8:35 am R51/2 - replacing dinamo by Goro F » Thu Jul 20, 2023 6:34 am hello i needed to replace the dinamo on my BMW. I noticed that the gasket and and the bracket (see picture) were not present and i bought newones. In fact there was applied a sort of putty as seailing between dinamo and housing of the engine.
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R 51/2 3x matching number # 519338 # Attractive motorbike in good technical condition, smooth gear changes, ignition works fine. The engine block is still fairly untampered with. Great basic model for a technical overview and to take for a ride, or to restore to its original condition without having to spend forever looking for genuine parts.
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BMW R51/2 Specifications Start of Production 1950 End of Production 1951 Numbers Produced 5,000 Price 2,750 DM Engine Internal Designation 254/3 Motor Type Four-stroke two cylinder flat twin Bore x Stroke 68 x 68 mm (2.67 x 2.67 in) Displacement 494 cc Max Power 24 hp at 5,800 rpm Compression Ratio 6.4 : 1 Valves OHV Carburation System
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BMW R51/2. Courtesy of Bruce Preston: A couple of years ago I've bought a BMW R 51/2 from 1950 with sidecar. The Bike has matching Numbers 520503 (Frame & Engine). The bike was used by a man (now died) from 1951 to 1983 to sell Ice creams near Lugano in Switzerland. Photos and information courtesy of Bruno Bonfanti.