Carbon Fiber Helmets Are Sold by BMW
Friday, August 28th, 2009
BMW Motorrad is the brand used by the German company known as BMW for its motorcycles, manufacturing the bikes and motorcycle gear since 1923. The actual year that the BMW motorcycle company began was in 1921. The company was founded originally as an aircraft engine manufacturer in World War I and the first motorcycle wasn’t introduced until 1923. BMW Motorrad introduced its first motorcycle in 1923 with the flat twin boxer engine, which is most associated with BMW motorcycles, and it was called the R32.
The BMW motorcycles are manufactured at a plant in Berlin, Germany, the only BMW Motorrad plant in the world. Some of its other engines are manufactured in China, Austria, and Taiwan. Over 100,000 motorcycles were sold by BMW Motorrad in the year 2008 and the most popular model was the R1200GS. The BMW G450X motorcycle was released in 2008, entering BMW Motorrad into serious motorcycle competition. Aside from motorcycles, BMW Motorrad also manufactures motorcycle gear such as carbon fiber helmets and motorcross helmet.
Berlin, Germany is the plant that manufactures the four main series of motorcycles from BMW Motorrad. The F series, the G series, the R series, and the K series are the four main series manufactured by BMW Motorrad. The F series features parallel twin engines, the G series features single cylinder engines, the R series features twin cylinder boxer engines and the K series four cylinder engines. In 1939, BMW Motorrad became the first non-British manufacturer to win the Isle of Man TT race. The 2009 Superbike World Championship features Team Alpha BMW for the first time in the history of the company. Spanish rider Ruben Xaus and Australian rider Troy Corser will lead the factory team for BMW Motorrad. BMW Motorrad also manufactures BMX helmets and Motocross helmets for their customers. Side car motorcycles were manufactured by BMW Motorrad in the past as well. World War I and World War II featured side car motorcycles because they could carry more than one person at a time. The most coveted BMW Motorrad motorcycles are the ones that were produced in the pre-war era. The Mid-America Auction is held each year in January in Las Vegas, Nevada, where historic BMW Motorrad motorcycles are sold.
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