MOTORRAD ZUNDAPP KS 750 BMW R75 WW2
GERMANY HEAVY SIDECAR MOTORCYCLES WEHRMACHT 1935-45
MOTORRAD
PROFILE No.7 SOFTBOUND BOOK by THOMAS REINWALD
***LIKE
NEW CONDITION***
THIS
VOLUME IS IN GERMAN
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PRE-WAR,
POLAND 1939 INVASION, BATTLE OF FRANCE 1940, RUSSIA – EASTERN FRONT, TUNISIA
NORTH AFRICA DEUTSCHE AFRIKA KORPS DAK, BALKANS, WAFFEN SS, ITALIAN CAMPAIGN,
NORTH-WEST EUROPE.
BMW
R 75 COMBINATION
ZUNDAPP
KS750 COMBINATION w/SIDECAR
TECHNICAL
DATA
DETAIL
DRAWINGS
FRAMES
CUTAWAY
VIEWS
ENGINE,
TRANSMISSION, BRAKES
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Additional Information from Internet
Encyclopedia
The BMW R75 is a World War II-era
motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW.
In the 1930s BMW were producing a
number of popular and highly effective motorcycles. In 1938 development of the
R75 started in response to a request from the German Army.
Preproduction models of the R75 were
powered by a 750 cc side valve engine, which was based on the R71 engine.
However it was quickly found necessary to design an all-new OHV 750 cc engine
for the R75 unit. This OHV engine later proved to be the basis for subsequent
post-war twin BMW engines like the R51/3, R67 and R68.
The third side-car wheel was driven
with an axle connected to the rear wheel of the motorcycle. These were fitted
with a locking differential and selectable road and off-road gear ratios
through which all four and reverse gears worked. This made the R75 highly
manoeuvrable and capable of negotiating most surfaces. A few other motorcycle
manufactures, like FN and Norton, provided an optional drive to sidecars.
The BMW R75 and its rival the Zündapp
KS 750 were both widely used by the Wehrmacht in Russia and North Africa,
though after a period of evaluation it became clear that the Zündapp was the
superior machine. In August 1942 Zündapp and BMW, on the urging of the Army,
agreed upon standardization of parts for both machines, with a view of
eventually creating a Zündapp-BMW hybrid (designated the BW 43), in which a BMW
286/1 side-car would be grafted onto a Zündapp KS 750 motorcycle. They also
agreed that the manufacture of the R75 would cease once production reached
20,200 units, and after that point BMW and Zündapp would only produce the
Zündapp-BMW machine, manufacturing 20,000 each year.
Since the target of 20,200 BMW R75's
was not reached, it remained in production until the Eisenach factory was so
badly damaged by Allied bombing that production ceased in 1944. A further 98
units were assembled by the Soviets in 1946 as reparations.
However the standardization programme meant that
machines that were produced by BMW and Zündapp used 70% of the same components.
This simplifies the supply of spare parts for these vehicles, many of which are
still in the hands of historic motorcycle enthusiasts. These vehicles are still
highly desirable as collector's items because of their complex and durable
technology, and are correspondingly expensive. A well-restored R75 can be still
used for everyday purposes, on or off-road without problems.
