Before the /5 series, BMW had a reputation for producing expensive and idiosyncratic touring motorcycles. But the /5 changed that. Although still expensive, the market was opened to a new world of riders, and during the 1970s the air-cooled boxer evolved into the ground-breaking R90S and R100RS. These were amongst the first motorcycles with factory-fitted fairings and they also offered class-leading performance. Even when BMW decided to discontinue the twins in favour of the new four-cylinder K-series in 1984, demand for the older boxers forced BMW to reconsider. The boxer was resurrected and continued for more than a decade.
- ISBN10 1845841689
- ISBN13 9781845841683
- Publish Date 19 March 2009
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 24 June 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher David & Charles
- Imprint Veloce
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English