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Timed for the company’s centennial, this spectacularly illustrated coffee-table book traces the awesome evolution of BMW motorcycles from the birth of its iconic R23 “airhead” boxer twin, in 1923, to the superlative race-winning S100RR superbike Images complemented by enrapturing text describing the personalities and societal forces behind these beloved two-wheeled models. Decade by decade, motorcycle enthusiast, journalist, and photographer Christopher P. Baker captures its wide-reaching revolution from pre-war road bikes to post-war award-winning six-cylinder touring bikes. Pick it up and never put it down.



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INTRODUCTION 4 1913–1939 / THE EARLY YEARS 8 1940–1968 / THE WAR YEARS AND TROUBLED REBIRTH 54 1969–1982 / A NEW BOXER GENERATION 92 1983–2002 / K-BIKES AND THE RETURN OF THE SINGLE 124 2003–2023 / A NEW MILLENNIUM 160

BMW Motorrad: A Two-wheeled Legend

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      Publisher: White Star
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9788854420038, 978-8854420038
      ISBN10: 8854420034

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Timed for the company’s centennial, this spectacularly illustrated coffee-table book traces the awesome evolution of BMW motorcycles from the birth of its iconic R23 “airhead” boxer twin, in 1923, to the superlative race-winning S100RR superbike Images complemented by enrapturing text describing the personalities and societal forces behind these beloved two-wheeled models. Decade by decade, motorcycle enthusiast, journalist, and photographer Christopher P. Baker captures its wide-reaching revolution from pre-war road bikes to post-war award-winning six-cylinder touring bikes. Pick it up and never put it down.



      Table of Contents
      INTRODUCTION 4 1913–1939 / THE EARLY YEARS 8 1940–1968 / THE WAR YEARS AND TROUBLED REBIRTH 54 1969–1982 / A NEW BOXER GENERATION 92 1983–2002 / K-BIKES AND THE RETURN OF THE SINGLE 124 2003–2023 / A NEW MILLENNIUM 160

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