Greatest BMW Ad In History Is Not By BMW - xBhp.com : The Global Indian Biking Community

samudranb · 01-21-2011, 02:43 PM

I came across this awesome video on youtube, and just had to share it here.

The video is put together by the son of a motorcycle owner. It is the greatest brand-building commercial of all time and BMW should buy rights to it immediately and show it all over the world forever.

The backstory to the video, which was posted last August and is big in fan forums (especially in Japan), as offered by its creator, YouTube user 42bill:

"This is a photo story of my father's 1958 BMW R50:

Boy meets girl, gets married, buys motorcycle. Rides it for 60,000 miles and has accident when wife is pregnant with 3rd child. (me) Wife orders motorcycle to be taken off road until all her children are grown and on their own. One day when bike is moved to a different storage location, son sits on bike and dreams of being a Jedi Master like his father. Couple grows old together and bike is not ridden for 40 years. Husband is now a grandfather of 7 and married for 50 years, when he dies of a stroke at age 71.

Son looks over the old rotting machine and finds note attached to it from his father to him. Son decides to restore the old 1958 BMW R-50 as a tribute to his father. With the help of many friends, especially Peter Nettesheim, world renowned BMW collector, bike is restored to look even better than it did when it was built in Germany."

this awesome video

*Note to moderators: I didnt know where else to put this thread. Apologies for the inconvenience, if any.

venky7 · 01-21-2011, 05:12 PM

Great video ....got GOOSEBUMPS
Awesome share thanks

rajeshmushtang · 07-08-2011, 11:38 PM

awsome video really awsome
I LOVE THIS VIDEO
THANKS

thunderbird_m6 · 07-09-2011, 12:15 AM

Heart-touching story it is indeed.... connection between a biker and his bike. Got tears actually.

princesirohi · 07-09-2011, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunderbird_m6

Heart-touching story it is indeed.... connection between a biker and his bike. Got tears actually.

really very touching story....

very sentimental indeed.

brijen.gamer · 07-09-2011, 01:14 AM

very nice one ... !!!

speedaholica · 07-09-2011, 01:20 AM

Really heart touching. Especially the note from the dad to the son...and then the one from the son for his late father at the end of the video.

There's one video of starting the bike for the first time after restoration. God, it must be such a sense of pride and achievement

xxbomb · 07-09-2011, 03:53 AM

Nice Share..

Some 32 idiots have disliked it on youtube...

07-08-2011, 11:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
rajeshmushtang menace.... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: mumbai Posts: 207	awsome video really awsome I LOVE THIS VIDEO THANKS __________________ http://https://www.facebook.com/rajesh.mani3

07-09-2011, 12:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
thunderbird_m6 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: HYD Posts: 306	Heart-touching story it is indeed.... connection between a biker and his bike. Got tears actually. __________________ You must be the change you wish to see in the world

07-09-2011, 01:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
brijen.gamer handsome senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ghazipur/jaipur Posts: 148	very nice one ... !!! __________________ http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/members/...220-frnds.html http://WWW.ROYALRIDERS.WEBS.COM I am proud to present u the future stunters.. of india .. the royL Rydrz!! pls pls pls guys be a member here ... www.facebook.com/bj.brijen

07-09-2011, 01:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
speedaholica Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 109	Really heart touching. Especially the note from the dad to the son...and then the one from the son for his late father at the end of the video. There's one video of starting the bike for the first time after restoration. God, it must be such a sense of pride and achievement __________________ >-----R One Fly----->>

07-09-2011, 03:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
xxbomb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: bangaloooooru Posts: 481	Nice Share.. Some 32 idiots have disliked it on youtube... __________________ One Heart -- CBR 250R

01-21-2011, 05:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
venky7 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mumbai,Andheri Posts: 40	Great video ....got GOOSEBUMPS Awesome share thanks

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