BMW R51/3 1951 . . . . POSTED ON POOTUBE BY A GREEK GENT GOING BY THE MONIKER OF 'ROUSMAK' . . . . AN IMMACULATE RESTO OF ONE OF THE GREAT POST WAR BIKES . . . . IT AIN'T 'EXCITING' BUT, FERK, IT'S BLOODY GORGEOUS !!! FOR 'MANIVESTO' . . . . HAPPY EASTER BROTHER, YASSOU !!!

A FRIEND OF MY DAD'S HAD ONE OF THESE BEEMERS WHEN I WAS A KID IN DARWIN IN THE LATE SIXTIES . . . . HE NEVER RODE THE BEAST MUCH BUT DID LET ME SIT ON IT DOWN IN HIS GARAGE WHEN ALL THE ADULTS WERE UPSTAIRS GETTING THEIR COLLECTIVE FREAK ON . . . . CHEERS LIEUTENANT TARRANT . . . . . I STILL CHERISH THE MEMORY.



Clearly showing the heritage and stylistic lineage going back to the Bauhaus inspired classic R32, the 5 series Kraut mosheens were brilliant pieces of design, long lived, reliable, relatively nimble, bulletproof, tractable and, to those who went for their unique aesthetic appeal, things of real and carefully considered Teutonic beauty. Ergonomics were an element of design excellence that BMW took to levels that were unequalled by any other manufacturer for decades to come . . . .

Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles . . . . absofuckinglutely as far as this jigger is concerned !!!