1973 BMW R75/5 Motorcycle

1973 saw the end of the /5 bikes from BMW.  For the last year of production BMW made several changes to all of the /5 bikes including styling, taking the chrome off of the tanks, lengthening the rear swing are by 50mm, as well as introducing one-piece seat grab bars. For the R75/5 these changes marked the end of the line as the /6 model was also released that same year.  While many manufacturers’ bikes from this era are long gone, there are still many R75/5’s out cruising the roads even today; a trademark to a time when stuff was built to last.