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#1 | 1927 BMW R47 datum

Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:07 pm (Last edited: Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:19 pm)

Here is a very early BMW motorcycle model that I had never heard of before. It is being offered for sale by MAX BMW located in Connecticut, USA. I didn't bother to look at the price, but the attached photos of the bike are interesting to look at. https://shop.maxbmw.com/machine/details.aspx?ID=5514

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#2 | RE: 1927 BMW R47 datum

Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:25 pm

I added the image to your post

"It was BMW's first true mass-market sports bike, democratizing high-performance riding in an age when motorcycles were as much adventure as necessity"

I wonder what was the death rate of the riders!

No brakes to speak of
Hardtail
Manual gear shift

Considered a safe design for the era ...

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#3 | RE: 1927 BMW R47 datum

Wed Apr 15, 2026 7:57 pm

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #2

I wonder what was the death rate of the riders!

In time, 100%.

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#4 | RE: 1927 BMW R47 datum

Wed Apr 15, 2026 10:52 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #3
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #2

I wonder what was the death rate of the riders!

In time, 100%.

If that was any darker, it would go out for cigarettes and never come home.

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#5 | RE: 1927 BMW R47 datum

Thu Apr 16, 2026 3:33 pm

Here are some more photos of that R47. On another forum someone posted a comment that the sale of the bike was "pending". That sounds like when a house is being sold and the there is a "sale pending" attached to the "for sale" sign.

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