Wheels at WAR with Jim Dowdall

How did vehicles like BMW's heavy-duty, multi-terrain motorbike-sidecar combo transform the military landscape in World War II? Jim Dowdall investigates.
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[@rwdyeriii]

An awesome video

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[@theq-1]

Having ridden them all ; the 2wd is only needed in really thick wet mud; the KS600 was more powerful than all of them and was as good off road 90% of the time and much faster. The ground clearance is not much different but reverse gear on the 750 and 75 is so handy. By the time the 40000 units were delivered the R12 and KS600 had already been the workhorses until the mud in russia came about. At 18:50 the bike flying through the sandy desert is actually a KS600 and at 19:20 thats an R12; point made. All 4 are great machines with pros and cons.

[@paulmanson253]

Terrific episode.

[@robertsmart4628]

Really interesting this .

[@timforster3727]

What a great doc this is! I'm not even a m/c fan, but I loved it. Was there more in Jim's Wheels At War series? I hope so...

[@clee6746]

When I saw this motorcycle with a side car in the war movies as a kid over 50 years ago, I was fascinated by the design and the practicality of it. After watching your video, I have learned a lot more about this masterpiece of machinery. Great video !

[@TheArendt1]

Let me guess... : "Where eagles dare" Clint Eastwood and Burt Lancaster. 👍🏻. One of my favorites... 😃

[@clee6746]

@@TheArendt1 Almost right on, that's one of my favorites too ! How about "The good, the bad and the ugly" and "The battle of the Bulge" Robert Shaw & Henry Fonda. 👍👍👍

[@theq-1]

​@@TheArendt1 I think you'll find the guy in this video (Jim) was the stunt man who rode that bike in the movies.

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