Description
Book SynopsisThe Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles offers 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
Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
BEGINNINGS: 8
FROM AIRCRAFT TO MOTORCYCLES
1. THE 1920S
ESTABLISHING THE DNA: 12
EARLY BOXERS AND SINGLES
2. 1930–1945
FOLLOW THE LEADER: 30
INNOVATION AND SPEED RECORDS
3. 1946–1959
AFTER THE WAR: 68
NEW SINGLES AND EARLES FORK TWINS
4. THE 1960S
MORE OF THE SAME: 98
INCREASED RELIABILITY
5. 1970–1980
NEW GENERATION: 116
SUPERBIKES AND SUPER TOURERS
6. 1981–1992
GELÄNDE STRASSE AND THE K SERIES: 154
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW
7. 1993–2000
RENAISSANCE: 192
BOXER REVOLUTION AND NEW SINGLES
8. 2001–2009
PERFORMANCE FIRST: 218
NEW SINGLES, TWINS, AND FOURS
9. 2010–2020
HYPER PERFORMANCE, HYPER TOURING: 256
WORLD-BEATING FOURS AND SIXES
INDEX 310
