Craigslist find of the day!
 

Sorry... not a Luger... but something special for only $15,000.00 A Pre-WW2 BMW motorcycle...

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/mcy/4564000531.html

http://images.craigslist.org/00k0k_6...em_600x450.jpg

Love it! ��

There can be a lot of work bringing one of these beasts back to life, but I'd seriously consider this one.

I'm currently restoring a HD Panhead with sidecar.

What an old beauty!!

Bwahahahahaha!!! :D

It's a Totenkopf motorrad!!!

http://images.craigslist.org/01010_e...iP_600x450.jpg

With SS plates!!! :rolleyes:

BMW Motorcycles
 

Back in the early 1960s….I was stationed at Ramstein Air Base……and lived off base for awhile…..my landlady told me that at the end of WW2….her father was in Munich as a Dispatch Rider in a Wehrmacht Unit…..and rode a BMW…..since the War was over……he just rode it home…!!!…took it out in the barn….repainted it….and rode it for over 10 years…….then sold it…. :( she didn't say for how much…..but I just thought it was an interesting story …….Hans Fischer

This probably belongs to a reenactor, who recently painted the unit insignia on it.

You also want to check carefully to make sure this is not a post war Russian build from the production line they took back home with them.

Looks like the one from Indiana Jones III...minus the fun gun!

Here is a photo of me and some friends with some of our toys! I'm the Major sitting in the Kubel.

http://forum.lugerforum.com/picture....&pictureid=955

Isn't that a VW Thing??? Or did the Wehrmacht actually put hub caps on Kubelwagens???

Check out this website,if you want to ride around in style.
The modern Russian copy of a old German BMW motorcycle.
They have a dealer near me. I kinda like them!:evilgrin:

http://www.imz-ural.com/


So many toys,so little money!:banghead:

Bob

I love those Kubelwagens! The MG42 on the back would be a nice addition for the shop....

Having a sidecar adds a whole new perspective to this collectible. Some had a driven third wheel; the sidecar wheel was connected to the rear axle of the cycle (or had a full width rear differential). I can't tell if this is one of those, but that would definitely be cool! :thumbup:

I hope John buys it...I want a ride in the chair!!! :D

Edit: I can see a brake drum on the sidecar wheel...That makes me think the third wheel is driven...

And the VIN plate says '1941', so it's not pre-war...

Very very nice!
I have an early 1956 R60 that I am restoring. What is interesting is that parts are very much available for the old BMW's even one as old as this.
So! Go for it and enjoy the ride!
Vern

Nope, that's an original Kubelwagen. The originals had a number of different configuration hubcaps, although most got lost eventually or tasked to other uses, (heating water, etc. ?).

Here are photos of a number of originals. I've spotted at least four different configurations of hubcap.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=5

BTW, the still I posted was from the set of "USS Sea Viper" a movie released about two years ago that went straight to video.

You can see me handing the U-boat commander his orders in this trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WIZPzR28uI

That movie looks really interesting. I would like to see it. Do you know of any link online where it could be watched?

Netflix, maybe? I bought a copy for myself on Amazon.

The driver of the Kubelwagen looks like Sgt. Shultz from Hogan's Heroes... :D

That's Tim, the vehicle's owner. Come to think of it both the driver and my NCO bodyguard with the MP40 in the front passenger seat are both named Tim and they are both LEOs!

I called down to the last remaining Video rentals around to see if they had it to rent, a long shot I thought. They did me one better and they had the DVD in the $1.99 for sale bin. It's now mine.:cheers:

Don't forget to send me a $0.00001 Artist royalty for viewing!

Hey! The Beemmer is on TV! :D

I think that's a Chaing Jaing (CJ) the Chinese copy of that BMW. They are still made.

What?!?! :eek:

You mean I could buy a brand-new Chinese copy of an 80-year old German designed flathead opposed-twin with a leaf-spring suspended sidecar??? :rolleyes:

Day-em!!! I want one!!! :thumbsup:

Yup! Most of the Motorcycle-sidecar combinations you see at reenactments are CJs made up to look like wartime Beemers. You have to find an older, (1980s-90s) one, as the newer ones are getting more and more "improvements" and are getting further away from the wartime product.

You might want to also check into URAL motorcycles... they make the same model, and probably a little better quality...

Here is a photo of their "retro" model:

http://www.imz-ural.com/img/motorcyc...70-retro-1.jpg

Only $13,894.00 ! ( You would have to sell the Luger Carbine that you don't even own yet, eh? )

Check out the whole website here: http://www.imz-ural.com

I subscribe to Cycle World and they occasionally have an article/test of a Ural...But as you point out, they are slowly upgrading to 'newer' OHV models of the opposed-twin... :(

Edit: There is a dealer in Buffalo, about an hour's drive away...I sent them an email...

Yeah, that Luger carbine looks about as attainable as my 'dating' [coff, coff] Eva Langoria... :rolleyes:

apparently the full seaviper movie 2012 ... free no youtube membership required ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQqVoZXYEKo

Got a reply to my email...

>> Message: Hello! I am interested in the Ural motorcycle, specifically if there is a flathead opposed twin w/sidecar still in the lineup. Thank You!
>> -- Rich B.

joe@thebuffaloscooterco.com wrote:>
>
> Yeah, currently have two instock and ready to ride if you want to come down and see one we would be happy to show you. The 2013's we have are discounted to sell.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe

You better jump on this bargain Rich:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ural-Patrol-...ycles#ht_0wt_0

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNj...T1wdp/$_57.JPG

It won't last long at this price. $8500 Buy-It_now

And think of the adventure of Riding it home from Arizona!:eek:

Just add an MG42 pindle!