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The '''BMW R25''' was a [[motorcycle]] made by [[BMW]]. | |||
The idea behind the long inlet tract, starting at the front of the bike just beneath front right hand side, of the fuel tank, was to add [[horsepower]]. The [[air filter]] and choke let air into that long, curved pipe, and that long induction system actually boosted performance. | The idea behind the long inlet tract, starting at the front of the bike just beneath front right hand side, of the fuel tank, was to add [[horsepower]]. The [[air filter]] and choke let air into that long, curved pipe, and that long induction system actually boosted performance. | ||
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As another (useless) fact: the R25 engine is exactly half an [[BMW R50|R50 boxer twin]]; same cylinder and head, valve gear and so on. | As another (useless) fact: the R25 engine is exactly half an [[BMW R50|R50 boxer twin]]; same cylinder and head, valve gear and so on. | ||
The R25/3 has a very low first gear. Most [[:Category:German motorcycles|German motorcycles]] of that time had the first three gears fairly close together, with fourth set a long away as a sort of [[overdrive]]. Herr Hitler had his country liberally equipped with autobahns, and there were also mountains and towns to deal with! | |||
==Sales in Britain== | ==Sales in Britain== | ||
One of the main reasons for the '''BMW R25''''s lack of sales success in [[:Category:English motorcycles|Britain]] when it was new was the bike's relatively high price. It cost £228 in the UK, at a time when the [[BSA C11G]] cost just £150. This can be traced straight back to the government of the day which, for better or worse, insisted that foreign luxury goods coming into the UK should be subject to an horrendous punitive import tax. The price of the 250cc BMWs in Europe - the land mass the other side of the English Channel - was totally different, which is why they were so popular and the factory could sell every one they built. | One of the main reasons for the '''BMW R25''''s lack of sales success in [[:Category:English motorcycles|Britain]] when it was new was the bike's relatively high price. It cost £228 in the UK, at a time when the [[BSA C11G]] cost just £150. This can be traced straight back to the government of the day which, for better or worse, insisted that foreign luxury goods coming into the UK should be subject to an horrendous punitive import tax. The price of the 250cc BMWs in Europe - the land mass the other side of the English Channel - was totally different, which is why they were so popular and the factory could sell every one they built. | ||
==1951== | |||
[[Image:1951-BMW-R25-Black-958-0.jpg|left|thumb|1951 BMW R25 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1951-BMW-R25-Black-958-1.jpg|left|thumb|1951 BMW R25 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1951-BMW-R25-Black-958-2.jpg|left|thumb|1951 BMW R25 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1951-BMW-R25-Black-958-3.jpg|left|thumb|1951 BMW R25 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1951-BMW-R25-Black-958-4.jpg|left|thumb|1951 BMW R25 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1951-BMW-R25-Black-958-5.jpg|left|thumb|1951 BMW R25 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1951-BMW-R25-Black-958-6.jpg|left|thumb|1951 BMW R25 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1951-BMW-R25-Black-958-7.jpg|left|thumb|1951 BMW R25 in Black]] | |||
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==1952== | ==1952== | ||
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==1955== | ==1955== | ||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-7344-0.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-7344-1.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-7344-2.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-7344-3.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-7344-4.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-7344-5.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-7344-6.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-7344-7.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-4148-0.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-4148-1.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-4148-2.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-4148-3.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-4148-4.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
[[Image:1955-BMW-R25-3-Black-4148-5.jpg|left|thumb|1955 BMW R25/3 in Black]] | |||
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*250cc Single | *250cc Single | ||
{{BMW}} | {{BMW}} | ||
[[Category:BMW motorcycles|R25]] | [[Category:BMW motorcycles|R25]] | ||
[[Category:BMW R series]] | [[Category:BMW R series]] | ||