Vehicle Description
Amazing Find - Only two owners since new, and available for the
first time since 1981!! Sold new in Green Bay, WI by the original
owner who then sold to a friend in 1981. Original bike with the
exception of one tank repaint. No mechanical issues, runs and rides
great! Fresh tune up and rebuilt carbs summer of 2017. Here is your
chance to own a clean and reliable vintage BMW cycle. Asking $3500,
reasonable offers always considered. The BMW R60/6, R75/6, R90/6
and the sport model BMW R90S form a range of boxer twin motorcycles
that were manufactured in Berlin, Germany, by BMW from 1974 to
1976. The "slash six" models departed from the earlier "slash five"
slightly. First, the smallest displacement changed from 500cc to
600cc. A sport model was offered, as were disc brakes (front only)
for the first time. Additionally, the tank design was changed to
remove the chrome trim panels (rubber knee pads were added
instead), and the gauge pod was moved from the headlight housing to
its own assembly over the housing. Technical data[edit] Like the
preceding /5 bikes, the /6 models are air-cooled, four-stroke,
opposed-twin (boxer) engines with hemispherical combustion
chambers. The engine is built around a one-piece tunnel crank-case.
The camshaft is driven by a duplex chain and is located below the
crankshaft. Valves are actuated by the camshaft through hardened
followers, push rods, and rocker arms. The same base 247 engine was
used for these motorcycles. Final drive is by shaft, running from
the transmission by universal joint to an oil bath within the right
rear swing arm and connecting to a bevel gear and ring gear on the
other end. Like the /5 models, the /6 models are equipped with
telescopic front forks, 12-volt alternator and electrics, and
standard tachometer and turn signals.
