The History of Early BMW Motorcycles
Lothar Hockhousen German 1010
Frau PanaccioneHerbst 2013
Company Founders
Karl Rapp ( 1882-1962) Max Friz (1883-1966) Franz Joseph Popp (1886-1954)
Early History
• Initial founding• Early Production• Treaty of Versailles
and its impact
Behind the Logo and “Flink”
• Stir around the Logo• The “Flink” production flop
Helios and Victoria
• Helios production • Vs BMW design
The Boxer Engine
BMW R32
R32
• Production years• Weight & MPH
• Early Brake system
R37
• Production years• Weight & MPH• Rudolf Schleicher
R47
• Production Years• Weight & MPH
R62
• Production Years• Weight and MPH
R2 and R4
•Production years•Weight & MPH
BMW R12
• Production years• Weight & MPH
R23
• Production years• Weight & MPH
BMW R71
• Production Years• Weight & MPH
• Nazi- Soviet Non- Aggression pact (Molotov-Ribbentrop pact)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TPn3Mmh34
BMW R75
• Production years• Weight & MPH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZfibDVmQOs
The Great Escape
• Triumph TR6
Indiana Jones the Last Crusade
• Honda Xl 500 S
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