BMW R25

Motorcycle

1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW R25 on record.

Netherlands
1939โ€“1999
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

1 register with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/bmw/r25/full

Registration history

1939: 1 vehicle 1950: 38 vehicles 1951: 62 vehicles 62 1952: 8 vehicles 1953: 5 vehicles 1954: 5 vehicles 1955: 12 vehicles 1956: 1 vehicle 1958: 1 vehicle 1959: 20 vehicles 1960: 2 vehicles 1961: 5 vehicles 1962: 8 vehicles 1963: 9 vehicles 1965: 1 vehicle 1966: 1 vehicle 1967: 2 vehicles 1968: 1 vehicle 1970: 3 vehicles 1973: 1 vehicle 1977: 1 vehicle 1978: 1 vehicle 1999: 3 vehicles 1939 1999
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1939 1
1950 38
1951 62
1952 8
1953 5
1954 5
1955 12
1956 1
1958 1
1959 20
1960 2
1961 5
1962 8
1963 9
1965 1
1966 1
1967 2
1968 1
1970 3
1973 1
1977 1
1978 1
1999 3

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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  "id": "motorcycle/bmw/r25",
  "name": "R25",
  "make": {
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    "name": "BMW"
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  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
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    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
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  "years": null,
  "era": null,
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  }
}

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