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[[Image:R23.jpg|thumb|350px|BMW R23]] | [[Image:R23.jpg|thumb|350px|BMW R23]] | ||
Developed from the single-cylinder [[BMW R20|BMW R20]] of 1937/38, itself a development of BMW's best-selling | |||
Developed from the single-cylinder [[BMW R20|BMW R20]] of 1937/38, itself a development of BMW's best-selling R2, the R23 was produced between 1938 and 1940, 8,021 examples being sold. Powered by an overhead-valve engine producing 10bhp, the [[BMW|BMW]] R23 came with a four-speed gearbox and featured shaft drive like the larger models. Weight with a full tank of fuel was 297lbs and the top speed around 60mph (97km/h). This R23 was completed on 22nd December 1939 and delivered to Nibbrig & Greeve in the Netherlands on 23rd July 1940, two months after the Dutch had surrendered to the invading German forces! | |||
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[[Category:BMW motorcycles]] | [[Category:BMW motorcycles]] | ||