BMW R60 / 6

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1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW R60 / 6 on record.

Netherlands
1974โ€“1982
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 30% 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/r60-6/full

Registration history

1974: 105 vehicles 1975: 182 vehicles 182 1976: 171 vehicles 1977: 11 vehicles 1978: 2 vehicles 1982: 1 vehicle 1974 1982
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1974 105
1975 182
1976 171
1977 11
1978 2
1982 1

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

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  ],
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    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 3,
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  "years": null,
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  }
}

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