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BMW emblem
Posted: Fri 9. Jul 1999, 23:08
by David
For my 1957 R26, are BMW roundels with silver lettering correct for the tank? I have heard that both silver and gold are correct for the bike.
Mfg, David.
Re: BMW emblem
Posted: Sat 10. Jul 1999, 19:00
by Mark Huggett
Hi David.
Certainly not Gold! Originally was nickel plated. Prewar models including postwar R51/2 and R24 had copper plated BMW emblems.
Regards,
Mark
Mark Huggett GmbH
Re: BMW emblem
Posted: Mon 12. Jul 1999, 01:16
by David
Not real gold, just gold colored. So am i safe in assuming that the silver-colored letters are correct for the 1957 R26?
Re: BMW emblem
Posted: Tue 13. Jul 1999, 13:10
by Roland Slabon
The correct style for your year BMW would be silver lettering with "serifs" (those little tails on the tops and bottoms of each letter). The letter shape was finally changed to sans-serif in 1966.