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BMW R-Model
(Click to register)		 Description
(Click 1 or 2 for more info)		 Production Dates Serial nr. (VIN)
Marked for USA		 Serial nr. (VIN)
Non-USA		 Code US
Non-US

R 32 

 Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, sv, 8.5hp(1,2) 1923 - 26 31000-34100    
R 37  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 16hp(1,2) 1925 - 26 35001-35175    
R 39  1 cyl,2v, 247 ccm, ohv, 6.5hp(1,2) 1925 - 27 36000-36900    
R 42  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, sv, 12hp(1,2) 1926 - 28 40001-46999    
R 47  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 18hp(1,2) 1927 - 28 34201-35999    
R 52  Boxer 2v, 487 ccm, sv, 12hp(1,2) 1928 - 29 47000-51383    
R 62  Boxer 2v, 745 ccm, sv, 18hp(1,2) 1928 - 29 60001-65000    
R 57  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 18hp(1,2) 1928 - 30 70001-71012    
R 63  Boxer 2v, 735 ccm, ohv, 24hp(1,2) 1928 - 30 75001-76000    
R 11  Boxer 2v, 745 ccm, sv, 18/20hp(1,2) 1929 - 34 serie1:60001-65000
serie2:65001-66900
serie3:67500-68751
serie3+:68752-68920
serie4:69001-70122
serie5:70123-73984		    
R 16  Boxer 2v, 735 ccm, ohv, 25/33hp(1,2) 1929 - 34 serie1:75001-76000
serie2:76001-76700
serie3:
serie4:76701-76851
serie5:76852-76953		    
R 2  1 cyl,2v, 198 ccm, ohv, 6/8hp(1,2) 1931 - 36 serie1:101-4260
serie2:4261-6276
serie2'33:6277-8113
serie3:8114-10201
serie4:10202-12901
serie5:12902-14816		    
R 4  1 cyl,2v, 398 ccm, ohv, 12/14hp(1,2) 1931 - 36 serie1:80001-81110
serie2:81111-82838
serie3:82839-86563
serie4:86601-90250
serie5:90251-95280		    
R 3  1 cyl,2v, 305 ccm, ohv, 11hp(1,2) 1932 - 37 106001-106740    
R 12  Boxer 2v, 745 ccm, sv, 18/20hp(1,2) 1935 - 42 501-24199
Twin-carb:Within above
Military:25001-37161		    
R 17  Boxer 2v, 735 ccm, ohv, 30hp(1,2) 1935 - 37 77001-77436    
R 35  1 cyl,2v, 342 ccm, ohv, 14hp(1,2) 1937 - 40 300001-315387    
R 5  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 24hp(1,2) 1936 - 37 1936:8001-9503
1937:500001-502766		    
R 6  Boxer 2v, 597 ccm, sv, 18hp(1,2) 1937 600001-601850    
R 51  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 24hp(1,2) 1938 - 40 503001-506172    
R 66  Boxer 2v, 597 ccm, ohv, 30hp(1,2) 1938 - 41 660001-661629
1941:662001-662039		    
R 61  Boxer 2v, 597 ccm, sv, 18hp(1,2) 1938 - 41 603001-606080
1941:607001-607340		    
R 71  Boxer 2v, 745 ccm, sv, 22hp(1,2) 1938 - 41 700005-702200
1941:703001-703511		    
R 20  1 cyl,2v, 192 ccm, ohv, 8hp(1,2) 1937 - 38 100001-105004    
R 23  1 cyl,2v, 247 ccm, ohv, 10hp(1,2) 1937 - 40 106001-114021    
R 75 Gespann Boxer 2v, 745 ccm, ohv, 26hp(1,2) 1941 - 44 750001-above 768000    
R 24  1 cyl,2v, 247 ccm, ohv, 12hp(1,2) 1948 - 50 200009-212007   0097
R 25  1 cyl,2v, 247 ccm, ohv, 12hp(1,2) 1950 - 51 220001-243400   0098
R 25/2  1 cyl,2v, 247 ccm, ohv, 12hp(1,2) 1951 - 54 245001-283650   0099
R 25/3  1 cyl,2v, 247 ccm, ohv, 13hp(1,2) 1953 - 56 284001-331705   0100
R 51/2  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 24hp(1,2) 1950 - 51 516001-521005   0012
R 51/3  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 24hp(1,2) 1951 - 54 522001-540950   0012
R 67  Boxer 2v, 594 ccm, ohv, 26hp(1,2) 1951 610001-611449   0014
R 67/2  Boxer 2v, 594 ccm, ohv, 28hp(1,2) 1952/54 612001-616226   0014
R 67/3  Boxer 2v, 594 ccm, ohv, 28hp(1,2) 1955 - 56 617001-617700   0014
R 68  Boxer 2v, 594 ccm, ohv, 35hp(1,2) 1952 - 54 650001-651453   0015
R 50  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 26hp(1,2) 1955 - 60 550001 - 563515   0211
R 50/2
+R50 US		 Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 26hp(1,2) 1960 - 69 630001 - 649037
US: Within above
   0212
R 60  Boxer 2v, 594 ccm, ohv, 28hp(1,2) 1956 - 60 618001 -621530   0221
R 60/2 
R60US		 Boxer 2v, 594 ccm, ohv, 30hp(1,2) 1960 - 69 1960-66:1800001- 1819307 1966-69:622001 - 629999
R60US 68-69:Within above		 0222
R 69 (Twin sport) Boxer 2v, 594 ccm, ohv, 35hp(1,2) 1956 - 60 652001 - 654955   0231
R 50 S  Boxer 2v, 494 ccm, ohv, 35hp(1,2) 1960 - 62 564001 - 565634
(or 564005-565639)		   0213
R 69 S
R69US		 Boxer 2v, 594 ccm, ohv, 42hp(1,2) 1960 - 69 655004 - 666320 R69US 68-69:Within above 0232
R 26  1 cyl,2v, 247 ccm, ohv, 15hp(1,2) 1956 - 60 340001 - 370236   0111
R 27  1 cyl,2v, 247 ccm, ohv, 18hp(1,2) 1960 - 66 372001 - 387566   0121
R 50/5  Boxer 2v, 496 ccm, ohv, 32hp(1,2) 9/69 - 8/71 2900001-2903623
   0240
    9/71 - 8/73 2903624-2907865
(2910000)		    
R 60/5  Boxer 2v, 599 ccm, ohv, 40hp(1,2) 9/69 - 8/71 2930001-2938704   0250
    9/71 - 8/73 2938706-2952721
(2950000)		   0250
1974   9/73-8/74 2910001-2920000   0251
1975   9/74-8/75 2920001-2930000   0255
1976   9/75-8/76 2960001-2970000   0281
R 75/5  Boxer 2v, 745 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) 9/69 - 8/71 2970001-2982737   0260
    07/71 - 08/73 2982738-3000000    
    09/71 - 08/73 4000001-4008371
(4010000)		    
R 90 S  Boxer 2v, 898 ccm, ohv, 67hp(1,2) 1973 - 76      
74   09/73 - 08/74 4950001 - 4960000 4070001-4080000 0274
0272
75   09/74 - 08/75 4980001 - 4990000 4080001-4090000 0278
0276
76   09/75 - 08/76 4990001 - 4991260 4090001-4100000 0294
0284
R 60/6  Boxer 2v, 599 ccm, ohv, 40hp(1,2) 9/73 - 8/76 4900001-4925914    
74     4900001-4910000   0253
65     4920001-4925000   0257
76     4925001-4930000   0291
R 60/7  Boxer 2v, 599 ccm, ohv, 40hp(1,2) 9/76 - 80 6100001-6102000 (to 8/78)    
77     6100001-6101000 6000001-6007000 0311
0301
78     6101001-6102000 6007001-6012000 0331
0321
79       6015001-6016000 0371
R 60/T          
78          
79          
R 75/6  Boxer 2v, 745 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) 1973 - 76      
74   09/73 - 08/74 4910001-4920000 4910001 - 4920000 0263
0261
75   09/74 - 08/75 4940001-4945000 4940001 - 4945000 0267
0265
76   09/75 - 08/76 4945001-4950000 4945001 - 4947578 0292
0282
R 75/7  Boxer 2v, 745 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) 1976 - 77      
77   09/76 - 08/77 6120001 - 6121474 (6122500) 6020001-6025000 0312
0302
78       6220000-6222000 0326
79       6222001-6223000 0372
R 80/7 (S) Boxer 2v, 797 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) 1977 - 84      
78   09/77 - 08/78 6122501 - 6124909 6025001-6030000 0332
0322
79   09/78 - 08/80 6126001 - 6128000 6030001-6034000 0392
0374
R 90/6  Boxer 2v, 898 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) 1973 - 76      
74   09/73 - 08/74 4930001 - 4940000   0273
0271
75   09/74 - 08/75 4960001 - 4970000   0277
0275
76   09/75 - 08/76 4970001 - 4973316   0293
0283
R 100/7  Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) 1976 - 78      
1977   09/76 - 08/77 6140001 - 6142451 6040001 -6043414 0314
0304
1978   09/77 - 08/78 6145001 - 6148196 6045001-6050000 0333
0323
1979   09/78 - 08/80 6170001 - 6172000 6050000-6054000 0393
0375
1981   09/80 - 03/81 6175001 - 6176593 6035001-6040000 0435
0425
82   09/81 - 06/82 6175594 - 6176221    
83   08/82 - 12/83 6176222 - 6176785    
84   06/83 - 03/84 6176789 - 617800    
R 100 S  Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 70hp(1,2) 1976 - 84      
1977   09/76 - 08/77 6160001 - 6161385 (6162500) 6060001-6065000 0315
0305
1978
(see also model below)		   09/77 - 08/78 6162501 - 6163870 (6165000) 6065001-6070000 0334
0324
1978
"Motorsport"		   within range above? within range above? within range above? 0394
0376
1979   09/78 - 08/80 6165001 - 6167000 6070001-6073000  
R 100 T Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 65hp(1,2) 1978 - 84      
1979   09/78 - 08/80 6103001 - 6104000    
R 100 CS          
81   09/80 - 03/81 6188001 - 6188163 6135001-6140000 0436
0426
82     6188164 - 6190000    
84     6188171 - 6190000    
R 100 RS Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 70hp(1,2) 1976 - 84
1988 - 94 see below 		     
1977   09/76 - 08/77 6180001 - 6181263 6080001 - 6085159 0316
0306
1978
(see also model below)		   09/77 - 08/78 6182001 - 6183592 6086001-6092865  0335
0325
1978 SRS
"Motorsport"		   within range above? within range above? within range above? 0335
0325
1979   09/78 - 08/80 6185001 - 6186000 6095001 - 6100000 0395
0377
81   09/80 - 06/81 6225001 - 6225511   0437
0427
82   09/81 - 04/82 6225512 - 6226174    
83   08/82 - 11/83 6226175 - 6226786    
84   08/83 - 6/84? 6226787 - 6229000    

88

   09/87 - 04/88 6247001 - 6247548    
89   09/88 - 6247549 -    
89     6247549 - 6247598    
92     6247598 - 6247690    
93     6247691 - 6247750    
R 100 RT Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 70hp(1,2) 1978 - 84      
1978   06/78 - 08/78 6190001 - 6193000   0339
0345
1979   09/78 - 08/80 6195001 - 6199000   0399
0386
81   09/80 6240001 - 6241130   0449
0446
82   09/81 - 11/82 6241131 - 6242300    
83   08/82 - 12/83 6242301 - 6243356    
84   07/83 - 03/84 6243357 - 6245000    
88   09/87 - 06/88 6292601 - 6293171    
89   09/88 - 6293172 -    
89     6293172 - 6293397    
90     6293399 - 6293519    
91     6293520 - 6293710    
92     6293711 - 6293875    
93     6293876 - 6294006    
R 45  Boxer 2v, 473 ccm, ohv, 27/35hp(1,2) 8/78 - 10/85 not imported   0351
78     not imported 6300001-6308000 0355
81     not imported 6270001-6276000  
R 65  Boxer 2v, 649 ccm, ohv, 45/50hp(1,2) 8/78 - 12/88?      
    10/78 - 08/80 6380001 - 6381580    
    09/80 - 06/81 6385001 - 6386143    
    08/81 - 05/82 6386144 - 6386702    
    08/82 - 12/83 8386703 - 6387631    
    08/83 - 12/84 6387635 - 6388192    
    01/85 - 02/85 6388193 - 6388255    
    09/85 - 11/85 6128001 - 6128365    
    04/86 - 05/86 6128366 - 6128516    
R 65 LS Boxer 2v, 649 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) 1981 - 85      
    09/81 - 06/82 6370003 - 6371099    
    08/82 - 12/83 6371100 - 6371377    
    08/83 - 10/84 6371378 - 6371704    
R 80 ST  Boxer 2v, 797 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) 1982 - 84      
    09/78 - 08/80 6109001 - 6110000    
    10/82 - 06/83 6207011 - 6207701    
    08/83 - 6207702 - 6210000    
R 80  Boxer 2v, 797 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1, from 1984      
    11/84 - 03/85 6480001 - 6480468 same  
    09/85 - 09/86 6480569 - 6480831 same  
    08/86 - 11/86 6480832 - 6481120 same  
R 65  Boxer 2v, 659 ccm, ohv, 27hp(1,2) 1985 - 93      
R 80 RT  Boxer 2v, 797 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) from 1984      
    09/82 - 11/83 6172001 - 6175000    
    08/83 - 6173272 - 6175000    
    11/84 - 04/85 6490001 - 6490565    
    07/85 - 12/85 6490566 - 6491236    
    08/86 - 11/86 6491237 - 6491462    
R 100 RT  Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) from 1987      
R 100 RS  Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) 1986 - 92      
R 80 G/S Boxer 2v, 797 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) 1980 - 87      
    09/80 - 05/81 6362001 - 6362748    
    08/82 - 09/82 6362766 - 6362883    
    09/83 - 09/84 6362884 - 6363059    
    01/85 - 03/85 6363060 - 6363157    
    09/85 -12/85 6363158 - 6363350    
R 65 GS  Boxer 2v, 649 ccm, ohv, 27hp(1,2) 1988 - 90      
R 100 GS  Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) from 1988      
R 80 GS  Boxer 2v, 797 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) from 1988      
R 100 GS Paris-Dakar Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) from 1990      
R 100 R  Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) from 1992      
R 80 R  Boxer 2v, 798 ccm, ohv, 50hp(1,2) from 1992      
R 100 RT Classic Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) 1994 - 96      
R 100 R Classic Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) 1994 - 96      
R 100 R Mystic Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) 1995      
R 100 GS Paris-Dakar Classic Boxer 2v, 980 ccm, ohv, 60hp(1,2) 1995 - 96      
R 850 R Boxer 4v, 848 ccm, ohv, 71hp(1,2) from 1994      
R 1100 R  Boxer 4v, 1185 ccm, ohv, 80hp(1,2) from 1994      
R 1100 GS Boxer 4v, 1085 ccm, ohv, 80hp(1,2) from 1994      
R 1100 RS Boxer 4v, 1085 ccm, ohv, 90hp(1,2) from 1993      
R 1100 RT Boxer 4v, 1085 ccm, ohv, 90hp(1,2) from 1996      
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