THE ART OF BMW

90 YEARS OF MOTORCYCLE EXCELLENCE

Gantriis Peter , Von Wartenberg Henry

The Art of BMW: 90 Years of Motorcycle Excellence presents stunning studio portraiture of the rolling sculpture that BMW has been creating for the past 90 years.Each bike portrait is accompanied by... Read more

The Art of BMW: 90 Years of Motorcycle Excellence presents stunning studio portraiture of the rolling sculpture that BMW has been creating for the past 90 years.
Each bike portrait is accompanied by a concise, authoritative profile of the machine. All the classic bikes are hereโ€”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 R75M that accompanied Rommelโ€™s Panzers in North Africa; the Earles-forked R69S that offered the perfect platform for mounting a Steib sidecar; the R90S cafรฉ racer; the K1 โ€œflying brickโ€; and the GS (Gelรคnde Sport) series that launched a dual-sport revolution.
All the bike families are coveredโ€”the side-valve machines from the early years, the early overhead-valve performance bikes, the postwar 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.
From the first model, the R32 that launched BMW's motorcycle dynasty, to the latest (and fastest) model, the World Super Bike dominating S1000RR, this book captures nearly a century of motorcycling excellence.

Product specification

Binding
In hardback
Pages
208
ISBN / EAN
9780760344125
Publication date
03/2013
Dimensions
25 x 28 x 2 cm

Additional information

Book type or Series
History; Photo Book

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