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[[Image:1935-BMW-R17.jpg|left|thumb|1935 BMW R17]]
[[Image:1935-BMW-R17.jpg|left|thumb|1935 BMW R17]]
[[Image:1937 BMW R17 Steib Sidecar.jpg|right|thumb|1937 BMW R17 with Steib sidecar]]
[[Image:1937 BMW R17 Steib Sidecar.jpg|right|thumb|1937 BMW R17 with Steib sidecar]]
Only 450 [[BMW]] R17's were produced over a two year period.  There was a supersports model R17 with 33 hp, that was only surpassed by the [[BMW R68|R68]] in 1972!  The R17's like many other BMWs were often found with [[Steib sidecar]]s,  styled similar to Zeppelin airships.  There are very few R17s left worldwide.
Only 450 [[BMW]] R17's were produced over a two year period.  There was a supersports model R17 with 33 [[hp]], that was only surpassed by the [[BMW R68|R68]] in 1972!  The R17's like many other BMWs were often found with [[Steib sidecar]]s,  styled similar to Zeppelin airships.  There are very few R17s left worldwide.




[[Category:BMW motorcycles|R17, BMW]]
[[Category:BMW motorcycles|R17, BMW]]

Revision as of 04:56, 1 July 2010

1935 BMW R17
1937 BMW R17 with Steib sidecar

Only 450 BMW R17's were produced over a two year period. There was a supersports model R17 with 33 hp, that was only surpassed by the R68 in 1972! The R17's like many other BMWs were often found with Steib sidecars, styled similar to Zeppelin airships. There are very few R17s left worldwide.