The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
312
Utgivningsdatum
2020-05-05
Förlag
Motorbooks
Illustrationer
475 color photos
Dimensioner
310 x 257 x 30 mm
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2088 g
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1
ISBN
9780760367155

The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles

Every Model Since 1923

av Ian Falloon
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2020-05-05
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The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles offers a thorough year-by-year guide to every production machine ever built by Germanys 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 BMWs 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, youll find all the classic bikespre-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 caf racer; the K1 flying brick; and the GS (Gelnde Sport) series that launched a dual-sport revolution right up to todays world-class S100RR and retro-inspired R nine T. Like the other titles in Motorbooks Complete Book series, this guide to BMWs motorcycle output offers the most complete reference to the subject available.
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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.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION BEGINNINGS: 8 FROM AIRCRAFT TO MOTORCYCLES 1. THE 1920S ESTABLISHING THE DNA: 12 EARLY BOXERS AND SINGLES 2. 19301945 FOLLOW THE LEADER: 30 INNOVATION AND SPEED RECORDS 3. 19461959 AFTER THE WAR: 68 NEW SINGLES AND EARLES FORK TWINS 4. THE 1960S MORE OF THE SAME: 98 INCREASED RELIABILITY 5. 19701980 NEW GENERATION: 116 SUPERBIKES AND SUPER TOURERS 6. 19811992 GELNDE STRASSE AND THE K SERIES: 154 OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW 7. 19932000 RENAISSANCE: 192 BOXER REVOLUTION AND NEW SINGLES 8. 20012009 PERFORMANCE FIRST: 218 NEW SINGLES, TWINS, AND FOURS 9. 20102020 HYPER PERFORMANCE, HYPER TOURING: 256 WORLD-BEATING FOURS AND SIXES INDEX 310

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