Jun 14, 2016 · Based on the company’s racing successes with supercharged 500cc flat twins the overhead valve R5 became BMW’s hottest sporting motorcycle, with an all-welded tubular steel frame fitted with the latest telescopic fork.

Feb 1, 2021 · Bid for the chance to own a 1936 BMW R5 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #42,474.

The BMW R 5 was the first BMW motorcycle to feature a foot-operated four-speed gearbox. Riders could therefore leave their hands on the handlebar; they just had to train their left foot to get used to the new way of doing things.

Jan 24, 2021 · The 1936 R5 was BMW's first use of a foot-operated shifter and hand clutch. It also featured innovations like a double-cradle frame and telescopic fork.

Jan 19, 2025 · Your BMW R 5 was produced on 02.12.1937 [December 2, 1937] and delivered on the same day to the dealer Falcon Works in Isleworth/Middlesex, Great Britain. A rare export bike! With a "miles" speedometer.

This was by far the most advanced motorcycle BMW had ever produced, and is considered by many to be among the finest road-going machines built during the 1930s. The R5 engine was also used after the war, with minor changes, in the model designated R-51/2.

Oct 25, 2022 · The 1936 BMW R5 model was the host of a 494cc four-stroke air-cooled engine with a power output of 24 hp available at 5,400 rpm. The bike featured a four-speed manual transmission that spun the...

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Schlicht und simpel. Die Bedienung einer BMW R 5 entsprach bereits weitgehend einem modernen Standard. Das Besondere war sicher die Schaltung des Getriebes mit dem Fuß statt mit der Hand, zum ersten Mal bei einer BMW.

BMW R 5: Year: 1936 - 37: Engine: F our stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, pushrod operated 2 valves per cylinder. Capacity: 494 cc / 30.1 cu in. Bore x Stroke: 68 x 68 mm: Compression Ratio: 6.7:1: Co oling System: Air cooled: Induction: 2 x Carburetor type Amal 5/423: Ignition: Battery ignition: Starting: Kick: Generator: Bosch ...