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Chassis Numbers 1948 to 1989

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

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