Timed for the company’s centennial, this spectacularly illustrated coffee-table book traces the awesome evolution of BMW motorcycles from the birth of its iconic R23 “airhead” boxer twin, in 1923, to the superlative race-winning S100RR superbike Images complemented by enrapturing text describing the personalities and societal forces behind these beloved two-wheeled models. Decade by decade, motorcycle enthusiast, journalist, and photographer Christopher P. Baker captures its wide-reaching revolution from pre-war road bikes to post-war award-winning six-cylinder touring bikes. Pick it up and never put it down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Commemorating 100 years of engineering genius and creative vision (in 2023), with over 250 pages of awesome images and captivating information behind the world recognised brand: BMW Motorrad.
INTRODUCTION 4
\n1913–1939 \/ THE EARLY YEARS 8
\n1940–1968 \/ THE WAR YEARS AND TROUBLED REBIRTH 54
\n1969–1982 \/ A NEW BOXER GENERATION 92
\n1983–2002 \/ K-BIKES AND THE RETURN OF THE SINGLE 124
\n2003–2023 \/ A NEW MILLENNIUM 160<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":45666,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5595],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-45665","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cars-transport","7":"author-by-author-christopher-p-baker","8":"publisher-white-star","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n