BMW R-series: Books - History, Types and Construction (2/2)

The BMW Boxer Twins Bible - All air-cooled models 1970-1996 (except R45, R65, G/S & GS)

Before the /5 series, BMW had a reputation for producing expensive and idiosyncratic touring motorcycles. But the /5 changed that.
Although still expensive, the market was opened to a new world of riders, and during the 1970s the air-cooled boxer evolved into the ground-breaking R90S and R100RS. These were amongst the first motorcycles with factory-fitted fairings and they also offered class-leading performance.

Even when BMW decided to discontinue the twins in favour of the new four-cylinder K-series in 1984, demand for the older boxers forced BMW to reconsider. The boxer was resurrected and continued for more than a decade.

Features
- Full description of the model's development
- Analysis of the boxer twin engine
- Detailed look at the R90S and R100RS
- Racing history
- Year-by-year revisions to each model during the whole production run
- All engine and frame numbers by year
- Technical appraisal
- Complete appendices of technical specifications.

Covers the period 1970-95, and the following models: R50/5, R60/5, R75/5, R60/6, R75/6, R90/6, R90S, R60/7, R75/7, R80/7, R100/7, R100S, R100T, R100RS, R100RT R100CS, R80T, R80RT, R80ST, R65 Mono, R65RT Mono, R80 Mono, R89RT Mono, R100R, R100RS Mono and R100RT Mono.

Information

Author:	Ian Falloon
Details:	160 pages, 25 x 20.5 cm / 9.8 x 8.1 in, paperback
Illustrations:	190 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2016)
ISBN:	9781845849993

BMW Motorcycles (1971-1976) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the BMW motorcycles from the years 1971-1976. Describes the BMW R50/5, R60/6, R75/6, R90/6 and R90S.

• The 38 articles, taken from contemporary British and American motorcycle magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

Information

Details:	172 pages, 27 x 20 x 1 cm / 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.39 in, paperback
Illustrations:	200 photos
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 1997)
Series:	Gold Portfolio
ISBN:	9781855203785

More information on the Brooklands Portfolio books

BMW Boxer Twins (1969-1994) - All R45, R50, R60, R65, R75, R80, R90, R100, RS, RT & LS (Not GS) Models - Essential Buyer's Guide

There are lots of books about the classic BMW Boxers; their history, performance, lineage, and the minutiae of its specification. But none of them concentrate entirely on telling you what to look for when buying one secondhand.
That's what this book is about - it is a straightforward, practical guide to buying a used Boxer twin.
It doesn't list all the correct colour combinations for each year or analyse the bike's design philosophy - there are excellent books listed at the end of this one that do all of that - but it will help you avoid buying a dud.

Point by point, it takes the reader through everything that needs looking at when buying a Boxer, plus spares prices, which is the best model to buy for your needs, and a look at auctions, restorations and paperwork.
The last of the 'classic' air-cooled BMW Boxer twins, these bikes are now collector's items, and many have been saved, restored and continue to be ridden - this book tells the reader how to be part of the Boxer's ongoing story.

Covers all air-cooled BMW R45, R50, R60, R65, R75, R80, R90, R100, RS, RT & LS models from 1969 to 1994. Does not cover the GS models.

Information

Author:	Peter Henshaw
Details:	64 pages, 19.5 x 14 cm / 7.7 x 5.5 in, paperback
Illustrations:	90 colour photos
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2017)
Series:	The Essential Buyer's Guide
ISBN:	9781787110052

Soul Fuel - BMW R nineT Customizers

With the market launch of the BMW R nineT in 2013, the unique Soul Fuel project started in earnest. Over the course of the nascent cooperation, the first selected customizers received an R nineT by BMW Motorrad, which they were able to remodel and modify pursuant to their own vision.
To date, 17 customizers have created fascinating customizations of the R nineT through Soul Fuel. Five additional projects are to follow in 2018.

Introducing the bikes completed to date, the book Soul Fuel is an homage to the "customizing attitude" towards life. When we take a look into the workshops of the most innovative customizers, we can virtually smell and hear the welding equipment.
With full passion and dedication, customizers like Blitz Motorcycles, 46 Works, El Solitario, and others create exceptional interpretations of an exceptional machine.

As unique and customized as the machines it presents, "Soul Fuel" boasts incredible graphics, layout, and fascinating portraits of the customizers in one innovative, impressively-designed book.

Information

Author:	Dirk Mangartz
Details:	160 pages, 24 x 32 cm / 9 x 12.6 in, hardback
Illustrations:	10 b&w and 155 colour photos
Publisher:	teNeues Publishing UK Ltd (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9783961710515

BMW-Boxer - Die Zweiventil-Twins 1969-1996

At the end of the 1960s, only a few optimists still believed that BMW's boxer bikes would survive economically. Without the Munich-based company's successful automobiles, they seemed beyond saving.

But the boxer engine was the face of the white and blue two-wheelers, and so BMW stuck to the boxer until 1983 - today these motorcycles from back then have achieved cult status - and ten years later launched a new boxer generation.

In this BMW boxer bible, Ian Falloon tells everything there is to know about the subject and presents all the models and series with their technical peculiarities.

Information

Author:	Ian Falloon
Details:	176 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:	44 b&w and 157 colour photos, 10 drawings
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2016)
ISBN:	9783613038806

BMW Zweiventiler - Motorräder 1969-1996 (Schrader Typen Chronik)

BMW had already built boxer engines before the legendary Stroke-Five models - but none of such quality: engine, chassis, performance and appearance - everything was just right here, and with this generation of engines the Bavarians (who produced their motorcycles in Berlin) achieved their breakthrough: the /5 BMW of 1969 changed everything.
BMW conquered new customer groups; the air-cooled "rubber cows" were also able to prove themselves in sporty terms, such as the legendary R 90 S or the R 100 RS. And even when the K engines appeared, the boxers were not a thing of the past.

In this volume of the successful series, Andy Schwietzer creates a monument to the classic boxers in brochures, pictures and driving reports.

Information

Author:	Andy Schwietzer
Details:	96 pages, 22 x 24 cm / 8.7 x 9 in, hardback
Illustrations:	160 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2011)
Series:	Schrader Typen Chronik
ISBN:	9783613033740

BMW R90S - Conoscerla, sceglierla, restaurarla - Piccola monografia su una grande BMW classica

This monograph is dedicated to those looking for an R90S at the highest level of originality, or to those who own one and want to bring it back to its former glory.

Text in Italian.

Information

Author:	Antonio Frova
Details:	112 pages, 29 x 25 x 1 cm / 11.4 x 9.8 x 0.39 in, hardback
Illustrations:	profusely illustrated
Publisher:	Libreria ASI Service (IT, 2013)
ISBN:	9788898344017