The 1970 model 12 months, BMW established three amazing models having engine capabilities of 500 cc (R50/5), 600 cc (R60/5), and 750 cc (R75/5). The R75/5 could reach 110 miles hourly (177 km/h). The "slash-5" series arrived merely sooner or later to meet up the increasing curiosity about sport bikes. All alleged "/5" models were manufactured at BMW's factory in Spandau suburb of Berlin, BMW having sent all bike production here from Munich to the belated 1960s. BMW had stopped manufacturing in Munich for the last Slash-2 models, making use of their Earles forks, kick beginners, 6 volt electrical systems, antiquated brake system, and frames descended from pre-war BMWs to be utilized with sidecars.