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The BMW Story Ian Falloon

The BMW Story By Ian Falloon

The BMW Story by Ian Falloon


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Here is the full story of the entire BMW road and racing machines, and the people who designed them.

The BMW Story Summary

The BMW Story by Ian Falloon

Max Frizs R32 of 1923, the first BMW boxer twin motorcycle, set BMW on a path that would continue for the next 80 years. Although the twin has predominated, some of the most popular BMW motorcycles have been singles and the K-series triples and fours. BMW has never been afraid of innovation, from the supercharger ot the 1920s and 1930s, the telescopic then Earles fork, wind-tunnel-developed fairings, anti-lock brakes and Paralever swingarms. Here is the full story of all the BMW road and racing machines, and the people who designed them, including classic machines such as the Kompressor, RS54, R69S, R90S, and R100RS, as well as the latest R1150 and K1200.

About Ian Falloon

One of the world's foremost motorcycle historians, Ian Falloon is the author of more than twenty books on motorcycles including the The Ducati 750 Bible, Ducati 900 Bible, Ducati Story, Moto Guzzi Story, Honda Story, Kawasaki Story, BMW Story, Moto Guzzi Sport Bible and Laverda Twin and Triple Bible. He has a small collection of classic sporting motorcycles, including a 1974 Ducati 750 Super Sport that he has owned since 1976. A freelance contributor to a number of motorcycle magazines around the world, Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand but currently lives in Australia with his wife Miriam, and sons Ben and Tim.

Table of Contents

Background history to the company founded in 1917 to produce aircraft engines; The first 500cc boxer twin, the R32, of the 1920s, and the first racing machine, the R37; The difficult 1930s, culminating in the R75 that became the German army's most popular motorcycle during World War II; The often-overlooked single-cylinder machines, which remained in production from 1925 to 1966; The post-war resurrections, including the RS54 racers and side-car Grand Prix racing; The R75/5, which heralded a new generation of boxer twin lasting until the early 1990s; The K-series, and the new R1100RS boxer launched in 1993; Appendices of technical specifications for all BMW motorcycles.

Additional information

GOR008832978
9781859608548
185960854X
The BMW Story by Ian Falloon
Used - Good
Hardback
J H Haynes & Co Ltd
20031120
176
N/A
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