BMW Motorcycles
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 In 1935, BMW introduced the first production motorcycle to use telescopic forks. Also, by this time the benefits of overhead cams were known. Higher revs could be obtained before the onset of valve float. However, the basic boxer design did not lend itself to overhead cams. To obtain the benefits of overhead cams without overly increasing the engine width, BMW incorporated a system that was so adavnced for its racing bikes that it resurrected it many decades later in the R1100RS oilhead. The system was two cams in the head operating short puch rods via rocker arms.The end of World War II found BMW in ruins. Its plant outside of Munich was destroyed by allied bombing. An entire assembly line in the Eisenach facility was dismantled by the Soviets as war booty and sent it back to Russia where it was resassembled in Irbit, Russia to make Ural motorcycles. After the war the terms of Germany’s surrender forbid BMW from manufacturing motorcycles. Most of BMW’s brightest engineers were taken to the US and Russia to continue their work on jet engines which BMW produced during the war. |
BMW Motorrad, a division of BMW, is a German motorcycle manufacturer which produces a range of motorcycles with engine capacities from 450 cc to 1300 cc. For years, serious riders who want both performance and long-distance touring abilities have chose the BMW RT. And the latest version, the R 1200 RT, is no different. The new RT boasts optional Electronic Suspension Adjustment, giving you push-button fine-tuning for a wide range of roads, loads and moods. Cavernous storage, supreme ergonomics and optional accoutrements like heated grips, heated seats, a premium sound system and cruise control make the R 1200 RT so comfy, so easy to ride, that when you get away, you’ll feel like you’re getting away with something. The R 1200 RT is a fully outfitted touring 
