BMW Motorrad R 5 and 2002 Hommage – Video

 

BMW Motorrad R 5

 

80 years ago, BMW presented the R 5 to the international public – an exciting new technological development that was to influence motorcycle construction right through to the 1950s. Inspired by the factory racing machine, it was one of the groundbreaking sports motorbikes of the late 1930s. To mark the 80th anniversary of the BMW R 5, BMW Motorrad is honouring this icon at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2016 with a special model: the BMW R 5 Hommage.

BMW 2002 Hommage

Like past hommage cars, the 2002 is more about design than mechanicals. BMW doesn’t even mention what theoretically powers this car, and frankly we don’t care. There are clues, however, from the classic livery, which includes an M tri-color front splitter with “obrut” ghosted over it, similar to the reversed text on the original ’02 Turbo. We’ll guess it’s a powerful turbocharged engine under the hood, whatever the specifics are.