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[[Image:R63.jpg|thumb|350px|BMW R63]]
Development of the [[BMW|BMW]] engine proceeded rapidly throughout the 1920s, with the first 750cc models, the [[BMW R62|BMW R62]] and R63, arriving in 1928. A [[side valve]] tourer, the former employed the same [[long-stroke|long-stroke]] (78mm) built-up crankshaft as the new 486cc [[BMW R52|R52]], while the sporting overhead-valve R63 featured a short-stroke (68mm) crank coupled with a 83mm bore. These new engines incorporated a strengthened gearbox featuring a 'side-throw' kickstart, while the cycle parts were upgraded with a larger front brake. Electric lighting was now standard on all BMW models. A spirited performer on the road, the R63 was also raced by the works alongside its 500cc stablemates and, like the latter, pioneered the factory's use of supercharging. Although a relatively modest 75mph maximum was claimed for the stock R63, it was a modified version that provided BMW with the means of securing its first motorcycle land speed record, when Ernst Henne achieved a maximum of 133.8mph on a 'blown' example in 1929.
The arrival of the fashionable 'saddle' fuel tank at the end of the 1920s meant that BMW's distinctive wedge-shaped tank had to go. The resulting wholesale revision of the design undertaken for 1929 would later confer iconic status on these early BMWs, none more so than the R63, which enjoys great historical significance as the Munich firm's first ohv 750 roadster. Approximately 800 were made.
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The '''[[BMW]] R63''' was a two cylinder boxer, [[four-stroke]] standard produced by [[BMW]] between 1928 and 1929. It could reach a top speed of 75 mph (120 km/h). Claimed [[horsepower]] was 23.6 HP (17.6 KW) @ 4000 RPM.   
The '''[[BMW]] R63''' was a two cylinder boxer, [[four-stroke]] standard produced by [[BMW]] between 1928 and 1929. It could reach a top speed of 75 mph (120 km/h). Claimed [[horsepower]] was 23.6 HP (17.6 KW) @ 4000 RPM.   
Development of the [[BMW|BMW]] engine proceeded rapidly throughout the 1920s, with the first 750cc models, the [[BMW R62|BMW R62]] and R63, arriving in 1928. A [[side valve]] tourer, the former employed the same [[long-stroke|long-stroke]] (78mm) built-up crankshaft as the new 486cc [[BMW R52|R52]], while the sporting overhead-valve R63 featured a short-stroke (68mm) crank coupled with a 83mm bore. These new engines incorporated a strengthened gearbox featuring a 'side-throw' kickstart, while the cycle parts were upgraded with a larger front brake. Electric lighting was now standard on all BMW models. A spirited performer on the road, the R63 was also raced by the works alongside its 500cc stablemates and, like the latter, pioneered the factory's use of supercharging. Although a relatively modest 75mph maximum was claimed for the stock R63, it was a modified version that provided BMW with the means of securing its first motorcycle land speed record, when Ernst Henne achieved a maximum of 133.8mph on a 'blown' example in 1929.
The arrival of the fashionable 'saddle' fuel tank at the end of the 1920s meant that BMW's distinctive wedge-shaped tank had to go. The resulting wholesale revision of the design undertaken for 1929 would later confer iconic status on these early BMWs, none more so than the R63, which enjoys great historical significance as the Munich firm's first ohv 750 roadster. Approximately 800 were made.


==Engine==
==Engine==
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==Chassis==
==Chassis==
It came with a 3.50-26.00 front [[tire]] and a 3.50-26.00 rear tire. The R63 was fitted with a 3.3 Gallon (12.50 Liters) fuel tank. The wheelbase was 55.12 inches (1400 mm) long.   
It came with a 3.50-26.00 front [[tire]] and a 3.50-26.00 rear tire. The R63 was fitted with a 3.3 Gallon (12.50 Liters) fuel tank. The wheelbase was 55.12 inches (1400 mm) long.   
 
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==1929 BMW R 63==
<gallery mode='packed-hover'>
File:bmw-r-63-1929-1929-1.jpg|600px|1929 BMW R 63
File:bmw-r-63-1929-1929-0.jpg|600px|1929 BMW R 63
 
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The 1928 BMW R 63 has, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 745cc, single vertical cylinder engine mated to a three-speed manual transmission and can produce a claimed 24 horsepower at 3400 rpm. It also boasts features such as a plate spring fork as a front suspension, a hard-tail rear unit, a sprung single seat, a front drum brake coupled to an external shoe brake at the gearing on the cardan shaft in the rear, laced wheels, a twin loop steel tubular frame a large headlight and a rear luggage rack.
 
 
==Photos==
<gallery mode='packed-hover'>
File:R63.jpg|thumb|right|350px|BMW R63
 
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