In addition to selling vintage and classic motorcycles, bob has his personal collection of over 65 vintage and classic bmw motorcycles, sidecars, memorabilia, art, and much, much, more on display in a 3,500square foot facility just across the street from the dealership. Bmw s own motorcycles sold under the bmw motorrad brandbegan in 1923 with the bmw r 32, which was powered by a flattwin engine also called a boxertwin engine. It was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in munich, bavaria, and acts as the parent company to mini and rollsroyce motor cars. Bmw stands for bavarian motor works or bayerische motoren werke, in german and while the company is bestknown for its cars, its motorcycle engine manufacturing predates their first automobile by nine years. In addition to the options below, custom slotted adam rotors on the front. All the classic bikes are herepreworld war ii bmws like the r5 that.
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