BMW R25/3

Motorcycle

1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW R25/3 on record.

Netherlands
1951โ€“1977
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/r25-3/full

Registration history

1951: 1 vehicle 1952: 1 vehicle 1953: 9 vehicles 1954: 80 vehicles 80 1955: 62 vehicles 1956: 4 vehicles 1957: 5 vehicles 1958: 10 vehicles 1959: 6 vehicles 1960: 6 vehicles 1961: 7 vehicles 1962: 2 vehicles 1963: 6 vehicles 1964: 3 vehicles 1967: 2 vehicles 1968: 2 vehicles 1971: 2 vehicles 1977: 2 vehicles 1951 1977
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1951 1
1952 1
1953 9
1954 80
1955 62
1956 4
1957 5
1958 10
1959 6
1960 6
1961 7
1962 2
1963 6
1964 3
1967 2
1968 2
1971 2
1977 2

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

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  "body_type": null,
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    "nz"
  ],
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  ],
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    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 4,
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