BMW R75/5

Motorcycle

3 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW R75/5 on record.

Netherlands
1964โ€“1982
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2009
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Israel 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

3 registers with powertrain counts

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

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Registration history

1964: 1 vehicle 1967: 1 vehicle 1969: 2 vehicles 1970: 93 vehicles 1971: 226 vehicles 1972: 309 vehicles 1973: 348 vehicles 348 1974: 73 vehicles 1975: 2 vehicles 1976: 1 vehicle 1977: 3 vehicles 1978: 1 vehicle 1979: 1 vehicle 1980: 1 vehicle 1981: 1 vehicle 1982: 1 vehicle 1964 1982
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2009: 1 vehicle 1 2009 2009
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1964 1
1967 1
1969 2
1970 93
1971 226
1972 309
1973 348
1974 73
1975 2
1976 1
1977 3
1978 1
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
Finland
2009 1

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

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