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CFS Macro - BMW R12. The BMW R12 is a World War II-era motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW. BMW R12s did yeoman service in the German Army of WWII, but were eventually replaced by a purpose-built military model, the R75, in 1942. In addition to the messenger and scout roles that motorcycles played in the Allied armies, the Germans equipped motorized infantry regiments with R12 sidecar rigs and made war with them. The motorcycle units were the fastest in the blitzkrieg, and saw combat from the steppes of Russia to the deserts of North Africa. By Edmundo Abad.