1953 BMW R51/3 for sale. This vintage BMW has been proffesionally restored and is rare and very collectable example of great German engineering. Numbers matching. The BMW R51/3 was BMW's second post-World-War-II 500 cc motorcycle, following the briefly produced R51/2. It used BMW's time-tested boxer engine layout and exposed drive shaft. In 1951, the R51/3 succeeded and modernized the 1950 R51/2, which was essentially a prewar design that was produced after the war. When larger machines were permitted, BMW introduced its R51/2 in 1950, a model that was in production for only one year and that was essentially a pre-war BMW produced after the war. The R51/3 was then introduced in 1951 for a production run of four years.
Sme history of the above mentioned motorcycle from BMW Archives:
The BMW R 51/3 VIN 534736 was built on May 6th, 1953 and delivered on May 12th, 1953 to the BMW dealer Emil Seiler in Kaufbeuren.
