From: Al Olme <BMWLibrary@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1998 17:23:03 -0700
To: BMW Airhead Boxer mailing list <airheads@micapeak.com>
I thought about publishing this a while back and decided against it but with the recent questions regarding serial numbers maybe now’s the time. This list was scanned in from a small book published by BMW AG called “Parts Service Booklet – Survey of Chassis Numbers.” I’ve only posted the motorcycle numbers, the book includes cars and some marine and industrial engines. ‘Hope this isn’t something everybody already has. If so, I apologize in advance for the WOB.
Al Olme
Minneapolis
Type Chassis # Model Production Code Cyl cm3 Kw Motorbikes, 1 cylinder R 24 200001-212020 1948-1950 0097 1 250 8,8 R 25 220011-243410 1950-1951 0098 1 250 8,8 R 25/2 245001-283651 1951-1953 0099 1 250 8,8 R 25/3 284004-331705 1953-1955 0100 1 250 9,6 R 26 340007-370242 1955-1960 0111 1 250 11 R 27 372001-387354 1960-1966 0121 1 250 13,2 Type Chassis # Model Production Code Cyl cm3 Kw Motorbikes, 2 cylinders R 51/2 516001-521005 1950 0012 2 500 17,7 R 51/3 522001-526209 1951-1952 0012 2 500 17,7 526210-535479 52 1952-1953 0012 2 500 17,7 536001-540950 54 1953-1954 0012 2 500 17,7 R 50 550001-563515 1955-1960 0211 2 500 19 R 50/2 630001-649037 1961-1969 0212 2 500 19 R 50 S 564001-565634 1961-1962 0213 2 500 25,8 R 67 610001-611445 1951 0014 2 600 19 R 67/2 612001-614496 1952-1953 0014 2 600 20,6 614947-616226 54 1953-1954 0014 2 600 20,6 R 67/3 617001-517700 1955 0014 2 600 20,6 R 68 650001-651453 1952-1954 0015 2 600 25,8 R 69 652001-654955 1955-1960 0231 2 600 25,8 R 69 S 655001-666320 1960-1969 0232 2 600 31 R 60 618001-621530 1956-1960 0221 2 600 20,6 R 60/2 622001-630000 1960-1969 0222 2 600 22 1810001-1819307 1960-1969 0222 2 600 22 R 50/5 2900001-2903623 69 9/69-8/71 0240 2 500 23,5 2903624-2910000 72 9/71-8/73 0240 2 500 23,5 R 60/5 2930001-2938704 69 9/69-8/71 0250 2 600 29,5 2938705-2950000 72 9/71-8/73 0250 2 600 29,5 R 75/5 2970001-2982737 69 9/69-8/71 0260 2 750 37 2982738-3000000 72 9/71-8/73 0260 2 750 37 4000001-4010000 72 9/71-8/73 0260 2 750 37 R 60/5 2910001-2920000 74 9/73-8/74 0251 2 600 29,5 2920001-2930000 75 9/74-8/75 0255 2 600 29,5 2960001-2970000 76 9/75-8/76 0281 2 600 29,5 R 60/6 (USA) 4900001-4910000 74 9/73-8/74 0253 2 600 29,5 4920001-4925000 75 9/74-8/75 0257 2 600 29,5 4925001-4930000 76 9/75-8/76 0291 2 600 29,5 R 75/6 4010001-4020000 74 9/73-8/74 0261 2 750 37 4020001-4030000 75 9/74-8/75 0265 2 750 37 4030001-4040000 76 9/75-8/76 0282 2 750 37 R 75/6 (USA) 4910001-4920000 74 9/73-8/74 0263 2 750 37 4940001-4945000 75 9/74-8/75 0267 2 750 37 4945001-4950000 76 9/75-8/76 0292 2 750 37 R 90/6 4040001-4050000 74 9/73-8/74 0271 2 900 44 4050001-4060000 75 9/74-8/75 0275 2 900 44 4060001-4070000 76 9/75-8/76 0283 2 900 44 R 90/6 (USA) 4930001-4940000 74 9/73-8/74 0273 2 900 44 4960001-4970000 75 9/74-8/75 0277 2 900 44 4970001-4980000 76 9/75-8/76 0293 2 900 44 R 90 S 4070001-4080000 74 9/73-8/74 0272 2 900 49 4080001-4090000 75 9/74-8/75 0276 2 900 49 4090001-4100000 76 9/75-8/76 0284 2 900 49 A 90S (USA) 4950001-4960000 74 9/73-8/74 0274 2 900 49 4980001-4990000 75 9/74-8/75 0278 2 900 49 4990001-5000000 76 9/75-8/76 0294 2 900 49 R 60/7 6000001-6007000 77 9/76-8/77 0301 2 600 29,5 6007001-6012000 78 9/77-8/78 0321 2 600 29,5 6015001-6016000 79 9/78-8/80 0371 2 600 29,5 R 60/7 (USA) 6100001-6101000 77 9/76-8/77 0311 2 600 29,5 6101001-6102000 78 9/77-8/78 0331 2 600 29,5 R 60 T 6102001-6103000 78 6/78-8/78 0341 2 600 29,5 6117001-6118000 79 9/78-8/80 0381 2 600 29,5 R 75/7 6020001-6025000 77 9/76-8/77 0302 2 750 37 6220000-6222000 78 9/77-8/78 0326 2 750 37 6222001-6223000 79 9/78-8/80 0372 2 750 37 R 75/7 (USA) 6120001-6122500 77 9/76-8/77 0312 2 750 37 R 75 T 6119001-6120000 79 9/78-8/80 0382 2 750 37 R 80/7 N 6200001-6205000 78 9/77-8/78 0327 2 800 37 6205001-6207000 79 9/78-8/80 0373 2 800 37 6012001-6015000 81 9/80-11/84 0423 2 800 37 R 80 TN 6105001-6106000 78 6/78-8/78 0342 2 800 37 6130001-6131000 79 9/78-8/80 0383 2 800 37 6210001-6215000 81 9/80-11/84 0443 2 800 37 R 80/7 S 6025001-6030000 78 9/77-8/78 0322 2 800 40 6030001-6034000 79 9/78-8/80 0374 2 800 40 R 80/7 S (USA) 6122501-6125000 78 9/77-8/78 0332 2 800 40 6126001-6128000 79 9/78-8/80 0392 2 800 40 R 80 TS 6108001.6109000 78 6/78-8/78 0343 2 800 40 6132001-6134000 79 9/78-8/80 0384 2 800 40 R 80 TS (USA) 6109001-6110000 79 9/78-8/80 0397 2 800 40 R 80 RT 6420001-6425000 83 9/82-11/84 0444 2 800 37 R 80 RT (USA) 6172001-6175000 83 9/82-10/84 0448 2 800 37 6186101-6186300 83 9/82-10/84 R 100/7 6040001-6045000 77 9/76-8/77 0304 2 1000 44 6045001-6050000 78 9/77-8/78 0323 2 1000 44 6050000-6054000 79 9/78-8/80 0375 2 1000 47 6035001-6040000 81 9/80-11/84 0425 2 1000 47 6400001-6405000 81 9/80-11/84 R 100/7 (USA) 6140001-6145000 77 9/76-8/77 0314 2 1000 44 6145001-6150000 78 9/77-8/78 0333 2 1000 44 6170001-6172000 79 9/78-8/80 0393 2 1000 47 6175001-6178000 81 9/80-10/84 0435 2 1000 47 6186001-6186100 81 9/80-10/84 0435 R l00 T 6110001-6112000 78 6/78-8/78 0344 2 1000 47 6150001-6152000 79 9/78-8/80 0385 2 1000 47 6193001-6195000 81 9/80-10/84 0445 2 1000 47 R 100 T (USA) 6103001-6104000 79 9/78-8/80 0398 2 1000 47 R 100 S 6060001-6065000 77 9/76-8/77 0305 2 1000 47 6065001-6070000 78 9/77-8/78 0324 2 1000 47 6070001-6073000 79 9/78-8/80 0376 2 1000 51 R 100 CS 6135001-6140000 81 9/80-10/84 0426 2 1000 51 R 100 S (USA) 6160001-6162500 77 9/76-8/77 0315 2 1000 51 6162501-6165000 78 9/77-9/78 0334 2 1000 51 6165001-6167000 79 9/78-8/80 0394 2 1000 51 R 100 CS (USA) 6188001-6190000 81 9/80-9/84 0436 2 1000 51 R 100 RS 6080001-6082000 77 9/76-8/77 0306 2 1000 51 6082501-6086000 6086001-6095000 78 9/77-8/78 0325 2 1000 51 6095001-6100000 79 9/78-8/80 0377 6223001-6224000 79 9/78-8/80 0377 6075001-6080000 81 9/80-10/84 0427 6390001-6397000 81 9/80-10/84 R 100 RS (USA) 6180001-6182500 77 9/76-8/77 0316 2 1000 51 6182501-6185000 78 9/77-8/78 0335 6185001-6186000 79 9/78-8/80 0395 6225001-6229000 81 9/80-10/84 0437 6308001-6308100 81 9/80-10/84 0437 R 100 RT 6115001-6117000 78 6/78-8/78 0345 2 1000 51 6152001-6153000 79 9/78-8/80 0386 6155001-6160000 79 9/78-8/80 0386 6168001-6170000 79 9/78-8/80 0386 6230001-6240000 81 9/80-10/84 0446 R 100 RT (USA) 6190001-6193000 78 6/78-8/78 0339 2 1000 51 6195001-6199000 79 9/78-8/80 0399 6240001-6245000 81 9/80-9/84 0449 R 45 6300001-6308000 78 5/78-8/80 0351 2 450 26 6270001-6276000 81 9/80-7/85 0355 R 45 N 6320001-6330000 78 5/78-8/80 0352 2 20 6260001-6270000 81 9/80-7/85 0354 R 45 T 6290001-6291000 81 9/80-7/85 0357 2 26 R 45 NT 6280001-6281000 81 9/80-7/85 0356 2 26 R 65 6340001-6350000 78 5/78-8/80 0353 2 650 33 6310001-6320000 81 9/80-7/85 0358 6410001-6415000 81 9/80-7/85 R 65 (USA) 6380001-6385000 78 10/78-8/80 0363 2 6385001-6390000 81 9/80-7/85 0364 6399950-6400000 81 9/80-7/85 R 65 T 6330001-6331000 81 9/80-7/85 0360 2 R 65 LS 6350001-6355000 82 9/81 -7/85 0359 2 650 37 R 65 LS (USA) 6370001-6372000 82 9/81 -7/85 0365 2 650 37 R 65 GS 6125001-6126000 87 9/87- 0482 2 650 20 R 80 G/S 6250001-6260000 81 9/80-10/87 0346 2 800 37 6281001-6290000 81 9/80-10/87 0346 2 800 37 6291001-6292600 81 9/80-10/87 0346 2 800 37 R 80 ST 6054001-6060000 83 11/82-10/84 0347 2 800 37 R 80 G/S (USA) 6362001-6363000 81 9/80-10/87 0348 2 800 37 R 80 ST (USA) 6207001-6210000 83 11/82-10/84 0349 2 800 37 R 65/20 6430001-6435000 86 9/85- 0451 2 650 20 R 65/35 6073001-6075000 86 9/85- 0452 2 650 35 6118001-6119000 86 9/85- 0452 2 650 35 R 65 RT 6A60001-6461500 86 2/86- 0456 2 650 35 R 80 6440001-6449000 85 11/84- 0453 2 800 37 R 80 RT 6470001-6480000 85 11/84- 0457 2 800 37 6483001-6486000 85 11/84- 0457 2 800 37 R 65 (USA) 6128001-6130000 86 9/85- 0462 2 650 33 R 80 (USA) 6480001-6483000 85 11/84- 0463 2 800 37 R 80 RT (USA) 6490001-6493000 85 11/84- 0464 2 800 37 R 100 RS 0160001-0163000 87 9/86- 0455 2 1000 44 R 100 RT 6016001-6018000 88 9/87- 0459 2 1000 44 R 100 RS (USA) 6247001-6248000 88 9/87- 0466 2 1000 44 R 100 RT (USA) 6292601-6294000 88 9/87- 0469 2 1000 44 R 80 GS 6245001-6247000 88 9/87- 0471 2 800 37 R 100 GS 6276001-6280000 88 9/87- 0473 2 1000 44 6331001-6336000 88 9/87- 0473 2 1000 44 R 80 GS (USA) 6034001-6035000 88 9/87- 0476 2 800 37 R 100 GS (USA) 6152001-6155000 88 9/87- 0478 2 1000 44 Type Chassis # Model Production Code Cyl cm3 Kw Motorbikes, 3 cylinders K 75 6215001-6220000 87 9/86- 0562 3 750 52 K 75 Behoerd 0120001-0121000 86 9/85- 0561 3 750 52 K 75 C 0110001-0118000 86 9/85- 0564 3 750 52 K 75 S 0100001-0110000 87 3/86- 0563 3 750 52 K 75 C (USA) 0130001-0133000 87 1/86- 0574 3 750 52 K 75 S (USA) 0150001-0155000 87 3/86- 0572 3 750 52 Type Chassis # Model Production Code Cyl cm3 Kw Motorbikes, 4 cylinders K 100 0000001-0010000 83 5/83- 0501 4 1000 65 0033001-0033500 83 5/83- 0501 4 1000 65 K 100/2 6308101-6309000 88 12/87- 0521 4 1000 65 K 100RS 0010001-0020000 83 9/83- 0503 4 1000 65 0080001-0090000 83 9/83- 0140001-0145000 86 4/86- K l00 RS Behoerd 0060001-0061000 84 9/84- 0502 4 1000 65 K 100RT 0020001-0030000 84 4/84- 0504 4 1000 65 0061001-0065000 84 4/84- 0504 4 1000 65 0090001-0100000 84 4/84- 0504 4 1000 65 K 100 RT/LT 0170001-0175000 87 9/86- 0506 4 1000 65 K l00 RT Behoerd 0070001-0071000 84 9/84- 0505 4 1000 65 K 100 (USA) 0030001-0033000 84 5/84- 0511 4 1000 65 K 100 RS (USA) 0040001-0043000 84 5/84- 0513 4 1000 65 K 100 RT (USA) 0050001-0053000 84 5/84- 0514 4 1000 65 K 100 RT/LT (USA) 0180001-0182000 87 9/86- 0516 4 1000 65