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Métisse Motorcycles is a British low-volume manufacturer of specialist motorcycles and motorcycle frames based in Carswell near Faringdon, Oxfordshire. Since 1982, Métisse has produced motorcycle frame kits for British bike engines .
Dover white BMW R27. Based largely on the R26, in 1960 the R27 added rubber mounts for the engine and boosted power to 18 hp (13 kW). The 250 cc OHV vertical single was the only rubber-mounted thumper engine BMW ever produced, and was their last shaft drive single-cylinder motorcycle.
BMW's best selling motorcycle, the R1200GS BMW K1200S 2014 BMW S1000R. With the exception of the G310 series (which is produced at TVS' plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India [4] [5]) and the C400 series (which is produced at Loncin's plant in Chongqing, China), all BMW Motorrad's motorcycle production takes place at its plant in Berlin, Germany. [6]
The first single-cylinder BMW motorcycle was the 1925 BMW R 39, which was BMW's smallest model and used a 250 cc (15.3 cu in) engine. It was not successful and was discontinued in 1927. [5] The next single-cylinder motorcycle was the BMW R 2, which was released in 1931. [6] It used a 200 cc (12.2 cu in) engine and could therefore be ridden in ...
Between 1979 and 1995 the Trust developed the National Motorcycle Museum at Solihull before it was transferred to a private management company. [2] The BMCT are affiliated with and support a network of transport and local interest museums around the UK to display rare British motorcycles.
The photo of the red R60US to the right was taken at a BMW dealership in 1968 and shows a brand-new motorcycle waiting for its first buyer. Earles fork and telescopic fork models both were manufactured for these two years and were available to customers. During the 1960s, very few motorcycles were available with shaft final drive.
This a listing of motorcycles of the 1930s, including those on sale, ... BMW WR 750 (Introduced 1929 on sale in 1930s) BMW Type 255 (produced 1935–1939 [2])
During this period, BMW manufactured its 500,000th. [2] In 1974, BMW introduced the “/6” models, which offered front disc brake, revised instrumentation, and a five-speed transmission. The single disc brake was a hybrid cable/hydraulic system, whereby a cable from the handlebar lever actuated the master cylinder underneath the fuel tank.