Lot details Registration No: VYJ 456 Frame No: 267568 Engine No: 267568 cc: 250 MOT Expiry Date: None
BMW, who were faced with rebuilding an almost totally destroyed factory following the end of hostilities in 1945, were banned from building motorcycles, cars or aero engines by the allies and were hampered by the scarcity of raw materials. Consequently their first postwar production vehicle, a bicycle, utilised the one material that was available in sufficient quantities, aluminium, extensively in its construction. Scrap aircraft components were melted down and the frame of the bicycle was cast as a unit in the material. As the allies relaxed their restrictions on what BMW were allowed to produce, the company introduced a single cylinder 250cc machine, the R24 in 1948. The new model featured a rigid frame equipped with telescopic forks housing a unit construction single cylinder overhead valve engine displacing 247cc and delivering 12bhp. The transmission provided four gears and the final drive was by shaft. 1950 witnessed the introduction of a revised 247cc model, typed the R25. The model's performance was similar to the R24 but comfort was improved thanks to the adoption of a plunger equipped frame. This model was replaced in 1951 by the R25/2, as offered here, which continued in production until 1953.
The example offered is described by the vendor as being in "good overall condition". Whilst in his ownership it has covered approximately 1100 miles participating in VMCC events and he considers that it "rides extremely well". The electrical system has been uprated to 12 volts and has electronic voltage regulation and the machine is offered with a Swansea V5C, a workshop manual and old MOT certificates. It has been on SORN since March 2009.
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