BMW R 10 (1947)
The BMW R 10 motorcycle was a motorcycle project pursued by BMW from 1947 to 1948 with a two-stroke boxer engine and cardan drive .
history
The first draft of 1947 in the form of a wooden model made even a motor bike with low through-cab without rear suspension, but even with the planned two-stroke boxer engine. In later sketches the upper frame tube was finally being executed and Duplex frame received a Geradewegfederung for the rear wheel as the pre-war BMW motorcycles. The drivable prototypes from the Munich plant were also presented in this variant.
In the spring of 1948, BMW stopped the project - the Allied military government had approved motorcycle production up to 250 cm³ and BMW continued to pursue the project of the BMW R 24 , which was developed in parallel and which was then presented on March 11, 1948 at the 18th International Automobile et Moto Cycle was presented in Geneva.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data of the R 10 (210) |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 120 cc |
| power | 5 hp (3.7 kW ) at 4500 min -1 |
| Empty weight | 100 kg |
See also
Web links
- The R 10 - almost like a new beginning ... In: 90 Years of BMW Motorrad. BMW Motorrad, May 11, 2013, accessed September 7, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ BMW R 10 (two-stroke prototype, 210). First wooden model. In: BMW Group Archive. BMW AG, 1947, accessed on September 8, 2018 (photo).
- ↑ BMW R 10 (two-stroke prototype, 210). In: BMW Group Archive. BMW AG, 1947, accessed on September 8, 2018 (photo of the prototype).
- ^ Paul Simsa : The two-stroke BMW. (PDF) No April Fool's joke. In: motorcycle . Motor Presse Stuttgart , 1974, pp. 25-29 , archived from the original on November 7, 2017 ; Retrieved September 8, 2018 (issue 3/1974).
