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The '''R12''' was an air-cooled [[boxer twin]] [[four-stroke]] [[motorcycle]] produced by [[BMW]] from 1935-1942.   
The '''R12''' was an air-cooled [[boxer twin]] [[four-stroke]] [[motorcycle]] produced by [[BMW]] from 1935-1942.   


The R12 along with its sister model, the [[BMW R17|R17]] were milestone models in the evolution of [[motorcycling]], being the first production machines to feature a hydraulically dampened [[telescopic front fork]].  This resulted in the R12 being the best selling pre-WWII [[:Category:BMW motorcycles|BMW motorcycle]], with 36,000 units sold from 1935 to 1942, with a great many going into [[:Category:Army motorcycles|military]] service.   
The R12 along with its sister model, the [[BMW R17|R17]] were milestone models in the evolution of [[motorcycling]], being the first production machines to feature a hydraulically dampened [[telescopic front fork]].  This resulted in the R12 being the best selling pre-WWII [[:Category:BMW motorcycles|BMW motorcycle]], with 36,000 units sold from 1935 to 1942, with a great many going into [[:Category:Military motorcycles|military]] service.   


[[Category:BMW motorcycles|R12, BMW]]
[[Category:BMW motorcycles|R12, BMW]]
[[Category:Military motorcycles|R12]]
[[Category:Military motorcycles|R12]]

Revision as of 17:50, 1 July 2010

1938 BMW R12 Army
1939 BMW R12

The R12 was an air-cooled boxer twin four-stroke motorcycle produced by BMW from 1935-1942.

The R12 along with its sister model, the R17 were milestone models in the evolution of motorcycling, being the first production machines to feature a hydraulically dampened telescopic front fork. This resulted in the R12 being the best selling pre-WWII BMW motorcycle, with 36,000 units sold from 1935 to 1942, with a great many going into military service.