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Model
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Date and Key Features
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The
First BMW Bike? |
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M2B15
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494cc
- Fore and Aft, Shaft Drive |
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1923
- 1926 The first Boxer
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R32
|
1925
- Larger capacity at 494cc |
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1925
- 1927 247cc The first Single |
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1925
- 1926 |
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1926
- 1928 |
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1927
- 1928 Superseded R37 |
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R57
|
1928
- 1930
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R62
|
1928
- 1928 The first 750cc model |
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R52
|
1928
- Took over from R42 - 487cc |
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R63
|
1928
- 1929 The first OHV version of the R62 |
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R11
Series 1
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1929
- 1930 Starframed 745cc replaced the R62.
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R11
Series 2
|
1930
- 1931
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R11
Series 3
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1931
- 1932
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R11
Series 4
|
1933
- 1934
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R11
Series 5
|
1934
- 1934
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R16
Series 1
|
1929
- 1930 Starframed
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R16
Series 2
|
1930
- 1932
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R16
Series 3
|
1932
- 1932
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R16
Series 4
|
1933
- 1933
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R16
Series 5
|
1934
- 1934
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R2
Series 1
|
1931
- 1931 - 198cc OHV |
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R2
Series 2a
|
1932
- 1932
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R2
Series 2/33
|
1933
- 1933
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R2
Series 3
|
1934
- 1934
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R2
Series 4
|
1935
- 1935
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R2
Series 5
|
1936
- 1936
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R4
Series 1
|
1932
- 1932 398cc Single |
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R4
Series 2
|
1933
- 1933
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R4
Series 3
|
1934
- 1934
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R4
Series 4
|
1935
- 1935
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R4
Series 5
|
1936
- 1936
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R7
|
1935
- Monoq\coque, first model with Telescopic
forks, but not finally turned to production
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R12
|
1935
- 745cc Side Valve, replaced the R11, first
production bike released with telescopic
forks.
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R17
|
1935
- 745cc
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R3
|
1936
- 305cc Single
|
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R5
|
1936
- 494cc first bike with positive stop gearchange
|
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R35
|
1937
- 342cc mostly used by the military
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R6
|
1937
- 597cc Side valve
|
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R20
|
1937
- 192cc
|
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R23
|
1938
- 247cc
|
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R51
|
1938
model of the R5 with plunger rear suspension
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R61
|
1938
model replaced R6
|
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R66
|
1938
- 597cc version of the R51
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R71
|
1938
- replaced R12
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R75
|
1942
- 745cc Military
|
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R24
|
1948
- 250cc
|
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R67
|
1951
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R51/3
|
1951
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R68
|
1952
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R67/2
|
1952
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R25
|
1950
- 1951
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R25/2
|
1951
- 1953
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R25/3
|
1953
- 1956
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R69
|
1955
- 1960
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R26
|
1956
- 1950
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R50
|
1955
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R60
|
1956
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R69
|
1956
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R50S
|
1960
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R27
|
1960
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R50/2
|
1960
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R50/5
|
1969
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R75/5
|
1969
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R60/5
|
1969
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R60/6
|
1973
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R75/6
|
1973
- first bike with a front disk brake |
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R90S
|
1973
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R90/6
|
1973
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R100RS
|
1976
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R100/7
|
1976
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R75/7
|
1977
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R80/7
|
1978
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R45
|
1978
- 473cc
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R65
|
1978
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R100RT
|
1978
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R100T
|
1978
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R80GS
|
1980
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R65LS
|
1981
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R100CS
|
1981
- replaced the R100S
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R80ST
|
1982
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R80RT
|
1984
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K100
|
1983
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K100RT
|
1984
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K100RS
|
1984
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K75C
|
1985
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K75S
|
1985
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K100LT
|
1987
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K1
|
1989
- 16 Valve
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K100RS
|
1990
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K1100LT
|
1992
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F650
|
1993
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R1100RS
|
1993
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R100R-M
|
1994
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R110RT
|
1996
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R1100RS
|
1996
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R1100GS
|
1994
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K1200RS
|
1997
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R1200C
|
1998
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K1200LT
|
1999
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R1150GS
|
1999 |
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C1
|
2000
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R1150R
|
2001
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F650CS
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F650GS
|
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F650GS
Dakar
|
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K1200GT
|
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2000
- 2005 The best tourer ever.
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R1100S
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R1150RS
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K1200RS
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R1200CL
Montauk
|
2002
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R1200CL
|
2002
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R1150GS
Adventure
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R850R
|
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R1150R
|
2003
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R1150R
Rockster
|
2003
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2004
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K1200R
|
2005
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K1200S
|
2005
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R1200RT
|
2005
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R1200GS
HP
|
2005
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2006
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2006
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2006
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2006
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K1200GT
|
2006
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Corrections?
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