BMW Motorcycle Serial Numbers
1923 to 1969
Number groups of the BMW flat-twin models 1923-1969
| Model |
Engine Numbers |
Vehicle ID numbers |
| R 32 |
(1923-1926) |
31000-34100 |
1001-4100 |
| R 37 |
(1925-1926) |
35001-35175* |
100-275 |
| R 42 |
(1926-1928) |
40001-46999* |
10001-16999 |
| R 47 |
(1927-1928) |
34201-35999* |
4201-5999 |
| R 52 |
(1928-1929) |
47001-51383 |
20000-30600* |
| R 57 |
(1928-1930) |
70001-71012 |
20000-30600* |
| R 62 |
(1928-1929) |
60001-65000* |
20000-30600* |
| R 63 |
(1928-1929) |
75001-76000* |
20000-30600* |
| R 11 |
(1929-1934)** |
60001-73984* |
P 101-P 9893* |
| R 16 |
(1929-1934)** |
75001-76956* |
P 101-P 9893* |
| R 12 |
(1935-1942) |
501-24149 |
P 501-P 24738* |
| |
|
25001-37161 |
P 25001-P 37161 |
| R 17 |
(1935-1937) |
77001-77436 |
P 501-P 24728* |
| R 5 |
(1936-1937) |
8001-9504 |
8001-9504 |
| |
|
500001-502786 |
500001-503085* |
| R 6 |
(1937) |
600001-601850 |
500001-503085* |
| R 51 |
(1938-1940) |
503001-506172 |
505001-515164* |
| R 61 |
(1938-1941) |
603001-606080 |
505001-515164* |
| |
|
607001-607340 |
607001-607340 |
| R 66 |
(1938-1941) |
660001-661629 |
505001-515164* |
| |
|
662001-662039 |
662001-662039 |
| R 71 |
(1938-1941) |
700001-702200 |
505001-515164* |
| |
|
703001-703511 |
703001-793511 |
| R 75 |
(1941-1944) |
750001-over 768000 |
750001-over 768000 |
| - |
- |
- |
- |
| R 51/2 |
(1950-1951) |
516000-521005 |
516000-521005 |
| R 51/3 |
(1951-1954) |
522001-540950 |
522001-540950 |
| R 67 |
(1951) |
610001-611449 |
610001-611449 |
| R 67/2 |
(1952-1954) |
612001-616261 |
612001-616261 |
| R 67/3 |
(1955-1956) |
617001-617700 |
617001-617700 |
| R 68 |
(1952-1954) |
650001-651453 |
650001-651453 |
| R 50 |
(1955-1960) |
550001-563515 |
550001-563515 |
| R 69 |
(1955-1960) |
652001-654955 |
652001-654955 |
| R 60 |
(1956-1960) |
618001-621530 |
618001-621530 |
| R 50 S |
(1960-1962) |
564001-565634 |
564001-565634 |
| R 50/2 |
(1960-1969)*** |
630001-649037 |
630001-649037 |
| R 60/2 |
(1960-1969)*** |
622001-630000 |
622001-630000 |
| |
|
1810001-1819307 |
1810001-1819307 |
| R 69 S |
(1960-1969)*** |
655001-666320 |
655001-666320 |
Number groups of the BMW single-cylinder models 1925-1966
| Model |
Engine numbers |
Vehicle ID numbers |
| R 39 |
(1925-1927) |
36000-36900 |
8000-8900 |
| R 2 |
(1931-1936)** |
101-15402* |
P 15000-P 19260* |
| |
|
P 80001-P 97700* |
|
| R 4 |
(1932-1937)** |
80001-95280 |
P 80001-P 97700* |
| |
|
|
P 1001-P 10437* |
| R 3 |
(1936) |
20001-20740 |
P 1001-P 1740* |
| R 35 |
(1937-1940) |
300001-315387 |
300001-315654 |
| R 20 |
(1937-1938) |
100001-105004 |
100001-105029 |
| R 23 |
(1938-1940) |
106001-114021 |
106001-114203 |
| R 24 |
(1948-1950) |
200001-212007 |
200001-212007 |
| R 25 |
(1950-1951) |
220001-243410 |
220001-243410 |
| R 25/2 |
(1951-1953) |
245000-283650 |
245000-283650 |
| R 25/3 |
(1953-1956) |
284001-331705 |
284001-331705 |
| R 26 |
(1956-1960) |
340001-370242 |
340001-370242 |
| R 27 |
(1960-1966) |
372001-387566 |
372001-387566 |
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