BMW R51/3

A leisurely tour around the Mediterranean must be one of the all-time best motorcycle adventures. And whoever owns this bike is doing it in style. It was spotted in Greece, which is apparently a mecca for old BMWs: many were left behind when the German army pulled out of the country in the Second World War. This lightly-tweaked tourer, however, appears to be a later model from outside the country. A BMW-owning friend reckons it’s a BMW R51/3, with the 24 hp 500cc flat-twin motor and ‘plunger’ rear suspension. The photo was taken by one of our eagle-eyed readers, Franck,...