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I have a R51/3 that was delivered to the original dealer in Geelong, Australia on January 16, 1953. (According to a letter I received from BMW mobile Traditions). The SN is 531866. The bike has "half hub" brakes with the black and silver painted rims. The bike also has the shroud over the Drive shaft on the back of the transmission. It has the head light bucket with the larger opening below the speedometer and the tail light with the "Triangle" above the round light. My question is the bike has parts from both the older and the newer pluger framed bikes - WHAT YEAR IS IT? and are the parts correct?

I have an old R51 bmw 1938.there are two engine which R51 and R61.
I want to make restoration for entire R51. But too difficult to find parts and the mechanic around my country. How to restorate my bike, taking into account to have been standby this bike for many years in my house. I live in Jakarta Indonesia