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The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles - Every Model Since 1923

A thorough year-by-year guide to every production machine ever built by Germany's leading motorcycle manufacturer. From the first model, the 1923 R32 that launched BMW's motorcycle dynasty, to the latest (and fastest) superbike, the S1000RR, this book captures nearly a century of motorcycling excellence in a combination of historic and contemporary photos. Technical specs are provided for each model.

This comprehensive review covers all of BMW's bike families:
- The side-valve machines from the early years
- The early overhead-valve performance bikes
- The modern 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.

Among them, you'll find all the classic bikes - 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 Earles-forked R69S that offered the perfect platform for mounting a Steib sidecar; the R90S café racer; the K1 "flying brick"; and the GS (Gelände Sport) series that launched a dual-sport revolution right up to today's world-class S100RR and retro-inspired R nine T.

Like the other titles in Motorbooks' Complete Book series, this guide to BMW's motorcycle output offers the most complete reference to the subject available.

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BMW Motorrad - la passion intemporelle

From classic twin-cylinder bikes to today's high-tech machines, BMW motorcycles captivate enthusiasts.
Relive the 1930s, imagine riding in a sidecar during the 1960s, or explore modern models like the Heritage range and the sporty M1000RR.
The GS series, featuring the R1300GS, remains an essential choice, while the electric CE 04 represents the future of urban mobility, maintaining BMW's signature riding experience.

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BMW Motorrad-Faszination - Test, Technik, Kaufberatung

The white and blue brand has been on a high for decades and seems to be doing everything right. This is also reflected in the sales figures.
Equipped with the aura of indestructibility, the currently most popular motorcycle brand is one of the great pacesetters in the scene. The boxers are considered "state of the art".

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The number of those who have already circumnavigated the world several times is innumerable, and the S 1000 RR immediately put the Japanese in the shade in their very own segment, the construction of super sports motorcycles. And then there is the new six-cylinder - material galore for countless good stories.

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BMW-Motorräder - Die Jahrhundert-Story

It takes a great deal of design sensitivity to create a legend from two cylinders - and that's exactly what BMW, the German luxury manufacturer, managed to do. In the motorcycle manufacturing business since 1923, motorcycles were created that made history, especially in the years after 1945.
With its diverse product portfolio, BMW today stands more than ever for a unique success story with unit and sales figures that really only know one direction: steeply upwards.

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This revised and updated new edition by Frank Rönicke tells this century-long story from its beginning to the present day and visualizes it with over 600 illustrations.

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BMW Motorrad - Die Marke, die Modelle, die Technik

Even before BMW appeared as a car manufacturer, the company began producing motorcycles in 1923. Even two world wars and the turbulence in between could not harm the brand.
The first model, the R 32, already had the style-defining two-cylinder boxer engine with cardan drive - a unique principle that can still be found in machines produced by BMW today.
With the R nineT, which BMW presented in 2013 to mark the 90th anniversary of the motorcycle division, the manufacturer has confidently brought its boxer engine into the present day and thus once again opened up new customer groups.
Experience almost 100 years of BMW history with unforgettable motorcycle classics in this unique volume!

In this comprehensive and lavishly illustrated book, which was created with official support from BMW, Zef Enault and Michael Levivier tell the fascinating story of the only German mass-produced motorcycle manufacturer.

• All brand highlights from the first BMW motorcycle to today: with all technical data and sorted chronologically
• Design, technology, lifestyle: what made BMW's vintage motorcycles so special
• Rare archive material: high-quality photographs, exciting texts and background information.

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BMW Motorrad - Legende auf 2 Rädern

To mark its centenary, this richly illustrated volume presents the development of BMW motorcycles from their beginnings to the present day. It spans from the introduction of the R 32 in 1923, the brand's first production model, to the modern superbike S 1000 RR.

Author Christopher P. Baker, himself a motorcyclist, outlines the company's history and explains the technical and design progress of each era. He covers the early models of the 1920s, the post-war period, the touring and sport machines, and the current ranges.

Numerous photographs and clear text provide a concise overview of a century of BMW motorcycle production.

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BMW Motorräder - Die Modellgeschichte von 1923 bis heute

This book captures nearly a century of excellence in motorcycle building with a great combination of historical and contemporary photos. Full technical specifications for each model make this book a must for any serious BMW enthusiast.

All BMW build families are covered - the side-valve machines from the early years, the early overhead valves, the post-war airheads and oilheads, the four and six-cylinder touring bikes, the early pushrod singles, the modern overhead cam singles, the latest parallel twins and the inline four-cylinder sports machines.

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BMW Motorräder (1923-1984) - Typen und Technik / Models and Technical data / Modèles et charactéristiques

This title is a reprint of the book last published in 1984. Not only are all BMW series motorcycles up to this date presented in detail with technical data and number ranges for the frame and engine; the development of the brand and its successes in road racing, record-breaking trips and off-road sports are also mentioned in text, images and tabular appendices.

As a thorough overview of the classic era of BMW motorcycle production, successes in sports and world records, the book offers an excellent overview of the nature and development of this unique motorcycle brand. In addition, this book is the only one of its kind to offer a dedicated overview of the internal designations of different frame, engine and transmission types.

Most of the text of the book can also be found in English and French.

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BMW Motorräder 1923-1969

This book presents the BMW motorcycles that were manufactured between 1923 and 1969. The individual models are described in chronological order - not without a lovingly nostalgic look back.
The two authors provide a comprehensive technical and historical insight into the development lines and model series that made the Munich company one of the most important two-wheeler brands in the world.

Some of the images from the early days of BMW motorcycles, some of which have never been published before, document the recipe for success from Bavaria. All important technical data is recorded in detailed tables.
Relive the BMW years in Munich. You will have the opportunity to discover many things that are still unknown.

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BMW Motorräder aus neunzig Jahren

The single-cylinder and boxer machines are legendary, the K models and the four-valve boxers caused a sensation, now the scooters and the new enduro machines are conquering the market.
Manfred Nabinger presents the history of motorcycle development at BMW with technical data, a detailed type chronology and many illustrations. Completely revised and expanded new edition of the first edition from 1998.

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Eisernes aus Eisenach - Die BMW und EMW R 35 Geschichte

"Eisernes aus Eisenach" not only describes the history of the BMW and EMW R 35 machines. This type of motorcycle, built from 1937 to 1955, is thoroughly examined on 192 pages. In addition to the model history section with many photos, the reproduction of historical workshop documents should enable readers to restore, identify and maintain their motorcycle themselves in a way that is true to the original.
Two new chapters are dedicated to buying used cars in order to minimize risks for the buyer. In the current edition, the book has been expanded by 16 pages and two chapters. These provide valuable tips for buying and maintaining the machines discussed.

4th updated and expanded edition of 2017

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EMW und AWO - Die Viertaktmodelle der DDR (Schrader Typen Chronik)

In 1928, BMW took over the Eisenach Motorenwerke and also built motorcycles there. After the war, one of them, the R35, continued to be built there as the EMW until 1955.
The AWO 425, the second four-stroke motorcycle produced in the GDR, had been rolling off the production line in Suhl, Thuringia, since 1950, and production ended in 1960. After that, the State Council decided to stop the production of four-stroke motorcycles in the former GDR.

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But the exotic four-stroke engines have not been forgotten in the two-stroke country of the GDR, as Frank Rönicke's volume proves with plenty of period color.

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