BMW

The BMW Racing Story (Mick Walker) is a fascinating tale of persistence and reward.
Though initially unsuccessful in competition, the flat-twin-powered BMW motorcycle was
steadily developed until it became a machine to be reckoned with.
In 1939 the ultimate was achieved when Georg Meir won the Senior TT.

After the War BMW maintained a high profile on the Grand Prix scene, winning no fewer
than nineteen world titles from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s in sidecar racing.
But BMW: The Racing Story covers much more, including the American scene,
the K- series four-cylinder, the four valve twins of the early 1990s and, finally,
the great successes gained by the F650-based single in the European and British Supermono series.
200 pages, Hardback , 246x189 mm, 8 page colour section, 214 b&w photos  £19.95
 

The BMW Story
Racing and production models from 1921 to
the present day
Ian Falloon
Max Friz’s R32 of 1923, the first BMW boxer twin motorcycle, set
BMW on a path that would continue for the next 80 years. BMW
has never been afraid of innovation, from the supercharger of the
1920s and 1930s, the telescopic then Earles fork, wind-tunneldeveloped
fairings, anti-lock brakes and Paralever swingarms. Here
is the full story of all BMW’s road and racing machines, and the
people who designed them, including the classic Kompressor, RS54,
R69S, R90S and R100RS, as well as the latest R1150 and K1200.
Key content

Background history to the company founded in 1917 to produce aircraft engines.

The first 500cc boxer twin, the R32, of the 1920s, and the first racing
machine, the R37.

The difficult 1930s, culminating in the R75 that became the German army’s
most popular motorcycle during World War II.

The often-overlooked single-cylinder machines, which remained in production
from 1925 to 1966.

The post-war resurrection, including the RS54 racers and side-car Grand Prix
racing.

The R75/5, which heralded a new generation of boxer twin lasting until the
early 1990s. The K-Series, and the new R1100RS boxer launched in 1993.

Appendices of technical specifications for all BMW motorcycles.
£19.99

BMW Motorcycle Buyer’s Guide
Mark Zimmerman and Brian J. Nelson
This latest addition to the successful Buyer’s
Guide series capitalizes on the ever-increasing
popularity of BMW motorcycles. Packed with
accurate, year-by-year information and two
hundred full-colour photos of the most desirable
BMW motorcycles, this is a must-have source of
essential information on some of the most
popular motorcycles in the world.
Whether an owner, prospective buyer, or simply
a fan of these magnificent motorcycles, BMW
Motorcycle Buyer’s Guide provides all the
necessary details and information for evaluating
and purchasing BMW motorcycles.

Paperback, 235 x 187mm, 160pp
200 colour illustrations

£18.99 RRP BOOK NO. M2164

BMW GS - DIE GELANDSPORT-LEGENDE  ZEYEN W (German text) £22.95

BMW MOTORRADKLASSIKER VON DER R32 BIS ZUR "NEUEN GENERATION" MORLEY D
(German Text) £14.99

NEW BMW F-650 1994-2000 M309 Clymer manual  now available £26.99
 

BMW Motorcycles
Darwin Holmstrom & Brian J. Nelson
This book covers the entire history of BMW motorcycle production, from the original R32 of
1932, through the war years, and into the twenty-first century. Particular attention is given
to the ground-breaking motorcycles BMW produced in the 1970s such as the R90S and
the R100RS (the first mass-produced motorcycle to come equipped with a full framemounted
fairing), as well as the innovative and popular bikes BMW offers today such as the
exotic R1200C cruiser and the K1200LT luxury tourer that proved so popular it sent Honda
back to the drawing board to recreate its mighty Gold Wing.

The author
Darwin Holmstrom is an editor for MBI Publishing Company and has written two
previous books, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Motorcycles and Honda Goldwing. He has been
an avid motorcycle fan since the age of five and riding motorcycles since the age of 11. He lives
in the USA.

Hardback, 254 x 254mm, 168pp
125 colour and 75 black & white illustrations £24.99 RRP BOOK NO. M2098
 

NEW BMW Gold Portfolio 1950-71 Now in stock.....................................£16.95 
NEW BMW Gold Portfolio 1971-76 Now in stock.....................................£16.95



Cycle World on BMW 1974-80 roadtests and features from the American magazine Cycle World
reprinted in paperback form, covers R90/6, R90S, ISDT BMW 750, R100S, R80/7, R100S, R65,
R32, R100T, and R100T...............................................................£8.95

Cycle World on BMW 1981-86 roadtests and features from the American magazine Cycle World
reprinted in paperback form, covers R80GS, R100CS, R100RS/E, R65LS, R80ST, K100RS,
K100RT, R80RT, K75C, K75S...........................................................£8.95






Manuals:


NEW BMW F-650 1994-2000 M309 Clymer manual  now available £26.99

BMW  500 & 600 Twins Clymer M308 R50, R50/2 ,R50S, R50US,
R60, R60/2, R60US, R69, R695, R69US 1955-69............................£21.99

BMW 2-valve Twins Haynes 0249
R45, R50, R60, R65, R65LS, R75, R80, R80/7, R80G/S, R80GS,
R80ST, R80RT, R90/6, R90/S, R100, RlOO/7, R100T R100ST,
R100TR, R100SP, R100S, R100CS, R100RS, R100SRS, R100RT,
R100R, R100GS  inc Paris Dakar versions, 1969-96.......................£17.99

BMW R-Series (Twins) Clymer M502
RSO/S,R60/6, R60/5, R60/7 R65 R65LS R75/5, R75/6, R75/7, R80,
R80/7, R8OST R8OG/S, R8ORT, R90/6, R90S, RI00, RI00/7,
RI00S, R100CS, RI00T RI00RS, RI00RT, RI00GS , 1970-94
a massive work!.......................................................£29.99


BMW K100 & K75 2-valve Models Haynes 1373.  K75, K75C, K75C, K75S, K75T, 
K75RT 1987-96 &  K100, K100RS, K100RT K100LT, 1983-96.................£17.99


BMW K-Series, Clymer M500
K75, K75T, K75S K75C, K75RT,  KIOORS, K1OORT, KIOOLT,
KIOORS KIOOLT-ABS K1, K1100LT, K1100LT-ABS, K1100RSA,
1985-95...............................................................£29.99