M72 (Soviet BMW‑derived sidecar motorcycle)

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The M72 is a Soviet-era military sidecar motorcycle, closely based on the German BMW R71 design, widely used by the Red Army during and after World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet motorcycle
military motorcycle
sidecar motorcycle
basedOn BMW R71 NERFINISHED
brakeType drum brakes
coolingSystem air-cooled
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crewCapacity 3
cylinders 2
designedFor dispatch riding
military transport
reconnaissance
driveLayout rear-wheel drive
engineConfiguration boxer twin
flat-twin
engineDisplacement 746 cc
engineType 4-stroke petrol engine
era World War II
surface form: World War II era

early Cold War era
exportedTo Eastern Bloc countries NERFINISHED
People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
frameType tubular steel frame
frontSuspension leading-link fork
frontWheelDiameter 19 inch
fuelSystem carburetor
fuelType gasoline
gearbox 4-speed manual
hasReverseGear true GENERATED
influencedBy BMW R71 NERFINISHED
licenseBuiltAs Chang Jiang CJ750 NERFINISHED
manufacturer IMZ Irbit Motorcycle Factory NERFINISHED
KMZ Kiev Motorcycle Plant NERFINISHED
notableFeature heavy-duty sidecar frame
high load capacity
off-road capability
powerTransmission shaft drive
productionEnd 1960s
productionStart 1941
rearWheelDiameter 19 inch
sidecarPosition right-hand side
sidecarWheelDiameter 19 inch
successor IMZ M61 NERFINISHED
KMZ K-750 NERFINISHED
usedBy Red Army NERFINISHED
usedInConflict Chinese Civil War (late phase) NERFINISHED
Korean War
World War II
valvetrain sidevalve
wheelArrangement motorcycle with sidecar

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World War II military motorcycles notableModel M72 (Soviet BMW‑derived sidecar motorcycle)