494cc air-cooled OHV

18hp @ 4,000 rpm

3-peed, shaft drive

Approx 1720 units of the R47 left the Munich factory, blending the R37s sporting DNA with everday usability.  It was BMW's first true mass-market spots bike, democratizing high-performance riding in an age when motorcycles were as much adventure as necessity

This example comes from an amazing collection of pre-war BMWs.  This untouched example has retains an original aged patina