BMW is probably known to most people as the manufacturer of luxury cars and SUVs that took control of the Mini brand in 1996, but BMW began making motorcycles in 1923, five years before it produced its first four-wheeled vehicle. That bike, the R 32, was designed by Max Friz and exhibited at that year’s Berlin Motor Show. It featured a twin-cylinder ‘boxer’ engine and a direct driveshaft with a universal joint, both features that are still integral elements
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