Comments on: BMW R51/3

By: Dimitris

Dimitris — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:43:09 +0000

where can i find a secont hand machine for bmw r 51/3
please help ..

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:35:43 +0000

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Theo, I can’ t wait for the next ride ………………

Angela

By: Dedeve

Dedeve — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:25:13 +0000

It was a nice surprise to see my bike posted on your site.
I own the bike for a few years and i think that it deserves to be riden properly and not being fetled indoors. I go around touring Greece in the summertime along with my wife and all our bagages (tents and stuff) and the bike seems to enjoy it so much.

And a few things about its history.
The model is BMW R51/3, made in 1952, maching numbers and all original (but for the tailight), it was imported in Greece as a used bike from Germany in 1962 and used to be painted green, later blue and now red.

As for the restorer-mechanic-friend and crazy scientist his name is Maniatakos Theodoros (phone 0030 210 5121161) and he is one of the few people who lives for these kind of use on these bikes.
Thanks Theo

By: Kostis

Kostis — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:41:10 +0000

Hello,
It is a bmw r51/3 and it is registered in Greece.The tax disc is greek.I have the same model and from what i can see from the sticker on the battery we service the bikes at the same restorer.

By: misteradiant

misteradiant — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:03:12 +0000

taxes to ride a motorcycle. what an absurd thing. shouldn’t there be a revolution about that or something? i’m sure it will only kill bureaucrats and who deserve it.

by the looks of the rear fender, there is a regular passenger on this bike. stereotypically (i know, i know), there is a woman riding that bike with the man she loves. otherwise, it’s parental like “zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance” or the riders are gay. so let’s simply stick to stereotypes that fit our prejudices, and not involve priests, okay? okay.

this bike is the one of the best that’s ever been on this site because she (the bike) tells a story simply sitting there alone. she tells a thousand stories. yay for old motorcycles.

also, on the backpack behind the bitch seat there are a pair of googly-eyes and a toy magician’s cane. didn’t you have one? seriously. no wonder i make no sense to you.

chris, thanks again for this site. what great fun.

stupid americans.

By: Malvino

Malvino — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:56:38 +0000

That’s a great bike, but if it was left behind in Greece it was later exported to the UK, it’s currently British owned, or at least registered, you can tell by the tax disc on the front.

By: jacek

jacek — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:26:18 +0000

Hi guys just to let you know R51/3 is not a flathead .Jacek. I love this site .