BMW Motorcycles: 100 Years Book

BMW Motorcycles: 100 Years – by Alan Dowds. Respected journalist Alan Dowds has been writing about motorcycles since 1994 and vividly brings to life the epic story of BMW.

From 1923 to 2023, this book captures a century of motorcycling excellence with a combination of both historic and contemporary photos sourced from the BMW archive.

BMW’s history of evolving cutting edge technology is highlighted in this detailed story beginning with side-valve machines in the 1920s and early overhead-valve performance bikes, then moving to the post war R-series Airhead and modern Oilhead twins, followed by four-cylinder and six-cylinder K-series mega touring bikes, the latest parallel twins, and inline-four cylinder sport bikes.

This book will take you on a journey from the first R32 that launched BMW’s motorcycle dynasty, to the latest models and of course featuring the world beating GS series.

This book is suitable for fitting to: all BMW motorcycle enthusiasts