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==Intro==
==Intro==
The R32 was the first BMW motorcycle ever manufactured.  It was powered by a boxer engine that produced 8bhp at 3300 [[RPM]].  It was a rather expensive motorcycle but sold well due to it's clever design and nice fit and finish.
[[Image:R32-pn.jpg|thumb|A 1923 [[BMW motorcycles|BMW R32]], with a shaft-drive, [[Flat-twin|boxer twin]] engine]]
The R32 was the first [[BMW]] [[motorcycle]] ever manufactured.  It was powered by a boxer engine that produced 8bhp at 3300 [[RPM]].  It was a rather expensive motorcycle but sold well due to it's clever design and nice fit and finish.


[[Image:1923-BMW-R32.jpg|left|thumb|1923 BMW R32]]
[[Image:1923-BMW-R32.jpg|left|thumb|1923 BMW R32]]
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[[Category:BMW motorcycles|R32]]
[[Category:BMW motorcycles|R32]]

Revision as of 13:29, 26 May 2010

Intro

A 1923 BMW R32, with a shaft-drive, boxer twin engine

The R32 was the first BMW motorcycle ever manufactured. It was powered by a boxer engine that produced 8bhp at 3300 RPM. It was a rather expensive motorcycle but sold well due to it's clever design and nice fit and finish.

1923 BMW R32