Paging Timo

As the acknowledged BMW guru in this corner of the usenet, please can
you attempt to identify the bike in the photo at the URL below

http://www.robrait.clara.net/BMW.jpg

The pic was taken outside the apartment where we holidayed in Crete.
The guy who owned the bike wasn't around when I took the pic and when
he came back I wasn't around, so I didn't get a chance to talk to him.

I've never seen a beemer single before and this bike was Gorgeous
(with a capital G). I want one!

Crete was an amazing place for bikes. Not that many oldies, a few
Beezas and Triumphs, but loads of Hardleys, and a few really old
Beemer boxers (ex WW2 kit I reckon!). I'd guess that there were more
bikes than cars, the majority being recent scooters and
'nifty-thrifty' type modern step-thru's with a fair scattering of
Viragos and Africa Twins.

Helmets and rear number plates seemed optional, many of the 'sports'
type bikes had their rear plates mounted underneath the rear mudguard,
right under the seat and only visible if you really looked. Isn't the
uniformity of EU law wonderful!
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Rob
Broseley, Shropshire
1991 Yamaha XV 535 Virago
1988 Saab 900i

 

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R25? - Many years ago (too many to want to remember), someone I worked with
had one. Lovely little thing it was!

Of course I could be wrong - SWK will be along soon to tell me I'm talking
bollocks!

 

R25/3 at a wild guess. The R26 and R27 both had Earles forks.

http://bmwmotorcycle.home.att.net/r25-3.htm

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Platypus
VN800 Drifter, R80RT
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15
"WOULD YOU KINDLY SHUT THE **** UP!"

 

As Platy said, it looks very much like an R25/3. It's not a later one
as it's got telescopic forks, and the shape of the air filter housing
suggests it's a /3.

There aren't that many around as they were quite expensive when new
(old BMW story) but they are supposedly very nice bikes.

Well, they stopped making them in about 66/67...

T.

 

Fr. Jack fascinated us all by saying...

Love the passenger grab-rail. You could bolt all kinds of *fun*
attachments to that, for the ladies of course ;-)

 

Another nice R25 site:

http://www.r25-bike.de/

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Platypus
VN800 Drifter, R80RT
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15
"WOULD YOU KINDLY SHUT THE **** UP!"

 

I'll bet that was slow.

 

The Older Gentleman was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

55mph according to the historic vehicle data on BMW's website.

 

You wouldn't want to invade Poland on one of those, mate.

 

I don't think invading would be the problem given the state of the
roads there last year but I can see some issues with the hasty
retreat.

BTW, nice addition to your sig...

 

Heh. I wondered when you'd spot that.....

 

I think it was on Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:30:02 +0100 that Platypus

Looks like you were, I never got your original post. Thanks for the
link anyway.

Rob
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Rob
Broseley, Shropshire
1991 Yamaha XV 535 Virago
1988 Saab 900i