[PAAirheads] Upcoming Article in VBMWMO Magazine

[Todd Trumbore]

Upcoming Article in "Classic BMW Motorrader" magazine.  A quarterly
publication of the "Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners"  Club

 

Steve Bauer is a good friend and fellow vintage BMW rider.  He recently in
the past year or so, was fortunate enough to purchased a 1955 BMW R50 with a
Steib TR500 sidecar.  This isn't just any old sidecar rig.this one happens
to have an incredible history as it has been ridden all over the world, from
Europe to UK to the Middle East, to Scotlalnd, back and forth, then shipped
to the USA at some point in the early seventies, where it just so happened
to be serviced at Stan's BMW shop, in Danboro.  The bike was well maintained
and repaired many times, but NEVER restored.this rig is all original, except
for the replacement parts of course and came complete with all the
documentation, registrations, license plates, service records, travel
diaries, etc. etc.  Pages and pages, plus many photos throughout the years.

 

Incredibly, Steve was able to track down the original owners son, the
following is one of the replies he received after telling him about his
acquisition of his father's '55 R50/Steib TR500 Spezial.

 

Hi Stephen! this is amazing! I am Fred Richards son and have very fond
memories as a youngster (early 1970s) riding in the sidecar on many trips in
both Philadelphia and in Edinburgh, Scotland. In Edinburgh, we put most of
the whole family on the motorcycle - my mother and father on the motorcycle,
and as many of us four kids as could fit in the side care as possible. ...
of course we also took our dog in the sidecar with us - an Afghan hound...
I'll see what photos I can find. So glad to connect! Father drove that rig
from Munich all the way to Kuwait... Via Persepolis [Iran] and Bagdad
[Iraq].

 

 

Now.try to imagine two grown adults with their four children and their
Afghan dog all traveling together from Munich to Kuwait !  This is an
amazing story and a must read, but to read the whole story you must get
yourself a copy of the "Classic BMW Motorrader" magazine.  I'll be honest,
we are looking for new members, so please consider becoming a member of the
organization.  We would appreciate the support.

 

This fall I will be hosting a vintage fest event at my residence, for
members and non-members of VBMWMO.  Again we would really appreciate the
support.  The dates are 25-27 September 2020, so mark your calendars as it
will be a good time.  Udo Gietl and most likely Tom Cutter will be in
attendance, we hope to see you there!   Much more info to come and updates
will be posted in the next issue of the magazine.

 

Thanks for your support !!

 

Happy Motoring,

Todd Trumbore