BMW Motorcycles

This book covers the entire history of BMW motorcycle production, from the original R32 of 1932, through the war years, and into the twenty-first century. Particular attention is given to the ground-breaking motorcycles BMW produced in the 1970s such as the R90S and the R100RS (the first mass-produced motorcycle to come equipped with a full frame-mounted fairing), as well as the innovative and popular bikes BMW offers today such as the exotic R1200C cruiser and the K1200LT luxury tourer that proved so popular it sent Honda back to the drawing board to recreate its mighty Gold Wing.

Darwin Holmstrom has written or co-written many books on muscle cars and motorcycling, including the best-selling "Camaro Forty Years," "Muscle: America's Legendary Performance Cars," "Billy Lane Chop Fiction: It’s not a Motorcycle, Baby, It’s a Chopper," and "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Motorcycles." He lives in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Brian J. Nelson is a professional photographer who specializes in motorcycles. His photography has appeared in Cycle World, Motorcyclist, Roadracing World, Cycle News, and just about every other motorcycle magazine worth reading.