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BMW Motorcycles |  | Author: Darwin Holmstrom
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 130097
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First
Pages: 168
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 10 x 0.9
ISBN: 076031098X
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.22750943
EAN: 9780760310984
ASIN: 076031098X
Publication Date: July 27, 2002
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Product Description
This book covers the entire history of BMW motorcycle production, from the original R32 of 1932, through the war years, and into the twenty-first century. Particular attention is given to the ground-breaking motorcycles BMW produced in the 1970s such as the R90S and the R100RS (the first mass-produced motorcycle to come equipped with a full frame-mounted fairing), as well as the innovative and popular bikes BMW offers today such as the exotic R1200C cruiser and the K1200LT luxury tourer that proved so popular it sent Honda back to the drawing board to recreate its mighty Gold Wing.
Book Description
This is an expanded and updated edition of a popular Motorbooks title. BMW Motorcycles chronicles the history of this famous brand, a brand known for engineering excellence, a brand known for making beautiful bikes that are a joy to ride, maintain, and keep for years and years. Filled with brilliant photography by Brian J. Nelson and writing from motorcycle expert that goes beyond mere facts and figures and paints a picture of one of the world's great motorcycle manufacturers and its enduring success and commitment to quality. The new edition will include 12 entirely new pages full of photography and descriptions of the latest BMW motorcycle models.
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History of BMW motorcycles May 13, 2007
Cesar Gomezperalta (Mexico City, Mexico)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It is a good book full of excellent quality photographs that match the text making the review of the evolution of BMW motorcyles clear and enjoyable to read. Great book to have for those BMW motorad fans! Next edition should include the description of the newest models.
Fun Story February 15, 2007
Rider Boy (Regina, Alberta, Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic book. The photography is some of the best I have seen, and the author takes what could be a stodgy story and makes it come alive. Very entertaining!
Great book July 7, 2006
S. G. Thompson (New Zealand)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I would recommend this book to any BMW motorcycle enthusiast. Good photography and an excellent read, full of interresting information.
Good BMW resource December 3, 2004
Unknown (Minneapolis, MN)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm a big fan of these bikes, and there's no better history and no more entertaining of a book than this one. Holmstrom tells a "warts and all" story and Nelson glitzes it up with excellent photos. It's the kind of book you want to put out on the coffee table when you invite the fellas over for tea and monkey-wrenching in the garage...fun stuff.
This book made me switch from Harley to BMW December 3, 2004
Spike the Biker (Long Beach, CA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought this book after reading David Edward's "Cycle World" editorial column in which he called it "an excellent book." He was right--the writing is gripping. I read it from cover to cover twice. There's not as much nuts and bolts stuff in here as in some other BMW books, but that stuff bores me anyway. I really don't care what the valve timing was on a 1963 R50/2. What I do care about is the history of the bikes and of the company. I care about what it is like to ride these bikes. I care about the people who created them. That's what's in here. It makes those other books read like parts lists. And the photography is top notch.
I liked this book so much that this fall I traded my Harley Softail in on a R1200GS. I've been riding Harleys since 1978, so that's saying something.
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