BMW motorcycle books - history and models (2/4)

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 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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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 1923-1969

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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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.

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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