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BMW Group: 100 Masterpieces

It all began with the development of aircraft engines, but the brand with the blue-and-white propeller would soon establish itself as one of the leading manufacturers of the automobile branch. Who has not heard of the countless classics, from the legendary BMW 328 to the BMW M1 super sports car?
And it is impossible to imagine the motorcycle world without these machines with their characteristic two-cylinder boxer engine.

One hundred masterpieces tell the exciting story behind the success: technical innovations, world records and victories in motor racing, entrepreneurial decisions and above all the individual performance of the staff combine to create a multifaceted portrait of BMW.

Features:
- Catalogue accompanying the official jubilee exhibition in the BMW Museum
- Masterpieces of design from the classic BMW 328 to the visionary BMW i3
- A thrilling story in fascinating pictures.

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BMW Motorrad - Make Life a Ride

Kein anderes Buch auf dem Markt zeigt die Faszination von BMW Motorrädern in einem so großen Format und in dieser Vielfalt.
Die fast 100-jährige Geschichte wird nicht nur anhand von Modellen gezeigt, sondern durch richtungsweisende Innovationen, Meilensteine der Modellgeschichte, bahnbrechende Erfolge im Rennsport und spannende Berichte von Exkursionen zum Leben erweckt.

• 350 beeindruckende Fotos
• Die ganze Story der BMW Motorräder - autorisiert vom Hersteller!
• Alle Neuerungen der letzten Jahre - inklusive der 2020 auf den Markt gekommenen R 18!
• Jetzt als erweiterte und überarbeitete Ausgabe!

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BMW Motorcycles (1950-1971) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio Buch über die BMW Motorräder aus den Jahren 1950-1971. Beschreibt die BMW R27, R67/2, R69S, R50, R60/5, R75/5 und US.

• Die Artikel aus britischen und amerikanischen Motorzeitschriften von damals bieten viele Informationen über Geschichte, Modellwechsel und Techik.
• Auch Fahrimpressionen, Tests, Vergleichstests, technische Daten, usw.

Mehr Info über Brooklands Portfolio Bücher

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BMW Motorcycles

Filled with brilliant photography and writing from a motorcycle expert that goes beyond mere facts and figures this book paints a picture of BMW, one of the world's great motorcycle manufacturers.

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The Art of BMW Motorcycles

Presents the rolling sculptures that are BMW motorcycles in studio portraits, each bike accompanied by a short history of the machine.
All the classic bikes are here - pre-World War II BMWs like the R5 that defined performance in that era; the military R12 that carried the Wehrmacht as it blitzkrieged its way across Europe; the R75M that accompanied Rommel's Panzers in North Africa; the Earles-forked R69S that offered the perfect platform for mounting a Steib sidecar; the R90S café racer; and the GS (Gelände Sport) series that launched a dual-sport revolution.

All the bike families are covered: the side-valve machines from the early years, the early overhead-valve performance bikes, the postwar Airheads and Oilheads, the four-cylinder and six-cylinder touring bikes, the early pushrod singles, the modern overhead-cam singles, the latest parallel twins, and inline-four cylinder sport bikes.

From the first model, the R32 that launched BMW's motorcycle dynasty, to the latest (and fastest) model, the World Super Bike dominating S1000RR, this book captures nearly a century of motorcycling excellence.

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BMW Century (2nd Edition)

Established in 1916, BMW is one of the automotive and motorcycle industry's oldest and most-respected manufacturers. Over the past 100-plus years, the company has passed through myriad incarnations. The BMW Century chronicles this remarkable transportation story through the cars and motorcycles manufactured, from the 1923 R32 motorcycle to today's sleek electric, hybrid, and high-performance cars.

"The BMW Century" showcases how the company's visionary team systematically rebuilt BMW in the post-World War II years into the spectacular success we know today - a company with sales in excess of two million cars annually, led by its top-selling 3-series.

BMW's motorcycle division is no less legendary. It began with the 1923 avant-garde R32, which featured a 180-degree, horizontally opposed twin, the engine configuration that would become BMW's hallmark.
Over the decades, BMW used that configuration to power groundbreaking machines like the R90 S, R100 RS, and R80 GS. Beginning in 1983, the company added add three- and four-cylinder machines to their offerings, culminating in today's spectacular S1000 RR sport bike.

From the pre-war motorcycles to the iconic R-series twins of the 1970s and '80s to the mighty M-cars and superbikes of today, The BMW Century offers a full review of German engineering at its zenith. The book is illustrated generously with hundreds of historic, contemporary, and racing photographs - many sourced from BMW's historic archives - and thorough text covering BMW's full history.

This is the one volume no BMW aficionado will want to be without.

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The BMW Motorcycle Story (Second Edition)

Over the past 80 years, BMW motorcycles have provided a unique alternative to those of other manufacturers. Some motorcycles may have been faster, certainly others were cheaper, but with their emphasis on quality and reliability, none have emulated the practicality of a BMW.

With its commitment to ease of serviceability, the BMW motorcycle has become the preferred choice for hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists around the world. BMW motorcycles are made to be ridden, and if the journey includes a mixture of straight roads and corners, there is no better motorcycle.

Ownership of a BMW is also generally a long-term affair. Because of long model runs, the designs are so well developed there seems little need to update on the whim of fashion. This is most definitely a refreshing change from the current trend towards instant obsolescence.

Seiten aus dem Buch "The BMW Motorcycle Story (Second Edition)"

This new edition of Ian Falloon's classic book on the history of BMW Motorcycles brings the story right up to date, and now includes all models from 1923 right through to 2019.
Falloon is a prolific author and one of the world's foremost motorcycle historians with years of experience.

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Motos BMW - Tous les modèles

After German manufacturers were banned from building aircraft and engines after 1919, the Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) converted to motorcycle production and launched the R32 in 1923. Thus was born a line of innovative machines that has endured for over 90 years.

Creator of models such as the Isle of Man-winning RS255 Kompressor, the R69, R90 S, R100 RS, R80 G/S, K1, R100 GS Paris-Dakar, R1100 S, S1000 RR, K1600 GT, F800 GS and many other memorable machines, BMW motorcycles represent not only performance, but also versatility, sport touring, luxury touring, utility motorcycles and cross.

This book covers all of these prestigious motorcycles in an encyclopedic form. Comprehensive, it captures the iconic flat-twins, singles, triples, fours and six-cylinders.
From the historic racing machines of the 1950s to the current S1000 RR Superbike, via the brilliant GS family, every BMW from the original R32 to the liquid-cooled flat-twins and Superbikes is described.

Whether it's the "air" engines, the air-oil hybrids, the powerful "fours" or any other surprising machine offered by BMW on the diverse motorcycle market, this book will be a useful addition to any enthusiast's library.

Ian Falloon is one of the world's leading motorcycle historians. A contributor to numerous specialist publications for over 25 years, he has authored over 35 books covering a wide range of motorcycle brands including Ducati, Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta, Laverda, Kawasaki, Honda and, most recently, Triumph.

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Motos BMW 1938-1969

The 1960s are rightly considered the golden age of the classic motorcycle and BMW is no exception to this rule. If this book presents the history and the different models of the famous 2 Series, it is logical to go back to the genesis of these machines of which the BMW R69S is the crowning glory.
It is indeed thanks to the incredible technological advances acquired by BMW from 1938 and the technical solutions proven in those years that in the aftermath of the war, in the 1950s, BMW was able to regain a foothold in the motorcycling world with a deserved reputation for quality and reliability, before rising to the most prestigious places in international competitions.

This French book, completed with technical data sheets for all models produced from 1938 to 1968, not forgetting military models, is abundantly enriched with numerous original documents.
The collaboration on this volume of the services of "BMW Classic" in Munich and the expert Jacky Terrillon, BMW motorcycle agent for over 30 years, recognized restorer and preparer of collector's BMWs, and consultant to BMW France, for historic machines, make it an essential reference work.

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BMW, le génie motocycliste allemand

BMW was born in the German sky at the beginning of the 20th century when two aeronautical companies merged to found on March 7 1916 what would become one of the largest automobile and motorcycle groups in the world.
On two occasions, BMW had to face the tumult of world conflicts that, despite itself, oriented its activity. Each time, the passion of men for their brand and for motorcycles saved the company.

When financial difficulties arose at the end of the 1960s, BMW, having become an automobile giant, retained a special attachment to motorcycles and gave them a new impetus, based on technological innovation and the search for new concepts.
Throughout the pages, the history of BMW intertwines with that of its motorcycles to guide you in the discovery of a unique, essential brand that is resolutely turned towards the future.

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Motos BMW 100 ans

BMW started out in aviation before devoting itself to automobiles and motorcycles. It was on two wheels that its land adventure began with the first flat-twin models launched in 1923, a type of engine so representative of BMWs that it continued to be perfected until the early 1980s.
In a century of history, the firm has produced legendary models that have become classics, such as its pre-war supercharger racers, the R69, the 5 series, the R100S and RS, or the R80 G/S. The K series with its three and four injection cylinders, launched in the early 1980s, marked a decisive turning point for the brand.

Since then, BMW has continued to revolutionise motorcycle technology with machines as fascinating as the K1, K1200S and K1600, through to the latest models such as the HP, F, R1250GS, R18 maxi-cruiser and S1000RR superbike.
In 100 Years of BMW Motorcycles, Alan Dowds looks back over a century of technological excellence and details the history of each model.

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