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[[Image:1938-BMW-R12-Army.jpg|left|thumb|1938 BMW R12 Army]] | [[Image:1938-BMW-R12-Army.jpg|left|thumb|1938 BMW R12 Army]] | ||
[[Image:1939 BMW R12.jpg|right|thumb|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 [[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. | |||
[[Category:BMW motorcycles|R12, BMW]] | [[Category:BMW motorcycles|R12, BMW]] | ||
[[Category:Army motorcycles|R12]] | [[Category:Army motorcycles|R12]] | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 25 June 2010
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.