By DK Publishing
Jam-packed with greater than 100 superb motorbikes, this revved-up assortment will satisfaction the bike fanatic. professional writer Hugo Wilson has loaded the e-book with the main unparalleled machines ever to rule the roads. excellent, museum-quality images and a fresh and vintage DK format showcases every one desktop, whereas the textual content celebrates the charm of every and each significant motorcycle within the ebook. attempt force this crucial visible historical past of the bike and you'll are looking to take it domestic.
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The automatic lubrication system used oil stored in the engine’s sump, and the combination of this system, shaft drive, and valanced mudguards made it an exceptionally clean and practical machine. The gearbox had three speeds and was mounted with the engine in a tubular cradle frame equipped with trailing-link, leaf-sprung front suspension. The quality of construction made the BMW considerably more expensive than its competitors, but the originality of the design guaranteed its success. 5 bhp @ 3300 rpm WEIGHT 269 lb (122 kg) TOP SPEED 53 mph (85 km/h) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Germany FLAT-TWIN LAYOUT The transverse flat-twin engine offers the advantages of excellent air cooling, with its cylinders protruding into the airflow.
Unfortunately, it also risks cylinder damage in the event of an accident. v. stablemate, the R17, built in 1935, were notable for being the first machines equipped with the BMW hydraulically damped telescopic fork, a leap forward that the rest of the world simply had to follow. Among the different types of front suspension offered over the preceding 30 years there had been a few telescopic types, but this was the first one to incorporate hydraulic damping as part of the design. Although the R12 retained some styling features from BMW’s first bike, made back in 1923, it incorporated other new innovations, including a four-speed gearbox controlled via a handchange lever, and interchangeable wheels.
The power output on the Kompressor was about twice that of the British-built singles that had previously been the benchmark bikes. 50 BMW Rennsport BMW Rennsport SUPERCHARGING WAS BANNED by the FIM (Federation of International Motorcyclists) after World War II, and BMW responded by introducing a new racing machine in 1954. While retaining the traditional BMW layout, the Rennsport was an all-new bike. It had a tubular cradle frame with swingarm rear suspension, and each cylinder had an overhead cam driven by shaft and bevel gears.