Description
Author: Ian Falloon, Softbound, 160 Pages, ISBN: 9781845849993, This Reprint , July, 2016
The air-cooled boxer BMW twins were among the most significant motorcycles of the 1970s through the 1980s, providing an unparalleled combination of comfort, reliability, and performance. From the /5 series, a complete series of sport and touring motorcycles evolved that earned a huge following and which was never emulated by other manufacturers.
Synopsis
Before the /5 series, BMW had a reputation for producing expensive and idiosyncratic touring motorcycles. But the /5 changed that. Although still expensive, the market was opened to a new world of riders, and during the 1970s the air-cooled boxer evolved into the ground-breaking R90S and R100RS.
These were amongst the first motorcycles with factory-fitted fairings and they also offered class-leading performance. Even when BMW decided to discontinue the twins in favour of the new four-cylinder K-series in 1984, demand for the older boxers forced BMW to reconsider. The boxer was resurrected and continued for more than a decade.
Additional Information
Covers the period 1970-95, and the following models: R50/5, R60/5, R75/5, R60/6, R75/6, R90/6, R90S, R60/7, R75/7, R80/7, R100/7, R100S, R100T, R100RS, R100RT R100CS, R80T, R80RT, R80ST, R65 Mono, R65RT Mono, R80 Mono, R89RT Mono, R100R, R100RS Mono, R100RT Mono
With production spanning more than two decades the air-cooled boxer twin has become the iconic BMW motorcycle
Detailed research has resulted in a plethora of new information regarding the production of the air-cooled boxer twins.
Includes full production figures and detailed Appendices.
