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The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles - Ian Falloon

The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles

Every Model Since 1923

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
312 Seiten
2020
Motorbooks (Verlag)
978-0-7603-6715-5 (ISBN)
CHF 68,90 inkl. MwSt
From its first bike, the 1923 R32, to today's retro-inspired R nine T, The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles profiles every production motorcycle ever built by BMW.
The 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 find all the classic bikes—pre-World War II BMWs like the R5 that defined performance in that era; the military R12 that carried the Wehrmacht as it blitzkrieged its way across Europe; the Earles-forked R69S that offered the perfect platform for mounting a Steib sidecar; the R90S café racer; the K1 “flying brick”; and the GS (Gelände Sport) series that launched a dual-sport revolution right up to today’s world-class S100RR and retro-inspired R nine T.

Like the other titles in Motorbooks’ Complete Book series, this guide to BMW’s motorcycle output offers the most complete reference to the subject available.

Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand and studied engineering and music at Victoria University, Wellington. After a motorcycle accident brought an end to his career as a symphony orchestra oboist, he began writing articles about motorcycles for magazines including Classic Bike, Cycle World, Motorcyclist, Two Wheels, Motorcycle Sport, and Australian Motorcycle News. His first book, The Ducati Story, has run to several editions and has been published in three languages. The success of The Ducati Story led to a series of Ducati books and histories of Honda, Kawasaki, BMW, and Moto Guzzi motorcycles, including Motorbooks titles The Complete Book of Ducati, The Complete Book of Moto Guzzi, The Complete Book of Triumph Motorcycles, and The Art of Ducati. With an interest and passion spanning decades, Ian now concentrates on collecting and restoring older Italian motorcycles, particularly Ducati, MV Agusta, Laverda, and Moto Guzzi. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is ably supported in his projects by his family.

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
 

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Complete Book Series
Zusatzinfo 475 color photos
Sprache englisch
Maße 248 x 305 mm
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Auto / Motorrad
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10 0-7603-6715-9 / 0760367159
ISBN-13 978-0-7603-6715-5 / 9780760367155
Zustand Neuware
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