BMW R 60/2

The mood at the Cologne International Bicycle and Motorcycle Exhibition in 1960 was not good. Many German motorcycle manufacturers had been forced to file for bankruptcy and all the other manufacturers were battling to survive. Although BMW had also not escaped the crisis in the motorcycle market unscathed, BMW nevertheless presented a revision of the entire model range in 1960. The BMW R 60 touring motorcycle in the 600 Series was primarily popular as a sidecar motorcycle and it was replaced by the BMW R 60/2 with power output of 30 hp instead of 28 hp. The designation /2 was mainly used internally, while in the public domain, the model continued to be sold as the R 60.