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BMW Motorcycles
100 Years
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BMW Motorcycles
Celebrate BMW Motorrad's first century with BMW Motorcycles: 100 Years. This comprehensive history is accompanied by historic and contemporary photography from BMW's archive.
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BMW Motorcycles: 100 Years celebrates the legendary machines built by Germany's leading motorcycle manufacturer.
BMW's long history of evolving technology comes across in this detailed story beginning with side-valve machines in the 1920s and early overhead-valve performance bikes, then moving to the postwar R-series Airhead and modern Oilhead twins, followed by four-cylinder and six-cylinder K-series touring bikes, the latest parallel twins, and inline-four cylinder sport bikes. From the first R32 that launched BMW's motorcycle dynasty, to the latest S1000RR superbike and R18 mega-cruiser, BMW Motorcycles captures a century of motorcycling excellence in a combination of historic and contemporary photos sourced from BMW's archive.
The stories behind all the classic bikes are here:
- Pre-World War II BMWs like the R5 that defined performance in the prewar era
- The military R12 that carried the Wehrmacht as it battled its way across Europe in World War II
- The 1960s R69S that offered the perfect platform for mounting a Steib sidecar
- The R90S café racer and the R100RS, arguably the world's first dedicated sports tourer
- The K1 "flying brick"
- The GS (Gelände Sport) series that launched the adventure-bike revolution
- Today's R18, R nine T, and the world-class S100RR superbike
This is a once-in-100-years story captured in a beautiful book sure to be enjoyed by any BMW fan.
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BMW Motorcycles by Alan Dowds has been described as an elegant and comprehensive celebration of the brand's storied history and achievements. The book effectively combines rich visuals and detailed narratives, appealing to both long-time enthusiasts and newcomers to the world of BMW motorcycles.
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ISBN: 9780760374719
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 22 November 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Motorbooks
Illustration: 300+ color photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 248.0mm
Height: 305.0mm
Weight: 1592g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Alan Dowds has been writing about motorcycles since 1994, when he launched his own Scottish bike magazine in Glasgow, Scotland. Next stop was Motorcycle News, where he spent two years in the newsprint mines before slacking off to an easy life on monthly magazines: first RiDE as road test editor, then SuperBike as deputy editor. After a decade at the latter, Alan went freelance in 2011, writing for a wide range of top UK motorcycle magazines, including Fast Bikes, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics and Motorcycle Sport and Leisure, as well as major websites like Visordown, DriveTribe and FastBikesMag.com. Alan has also written several books on motorcycles, including Superbikes: Street Racers Design and Technology, Superbikes: the World's Greatest Bikes, Classic Superbikes and Cool Wheels - Superbikes.He's tested virtually every BMW motorcycle built over the past three decades, and is more Scottish than anyone you know. Despite that, he lives openly in London with his wife, kids, and cats - and he still loves writing about motorcycles.
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