BMW Motorcycles: The Complete Story (Crowood Autoclassics) [Hardcover]

Bruce Preston (Author)

Book Description

Series: Crowood Autoclassics | Publication Date: January 10, 1997

Fully revised and updated, this work covers all of BMW's consistently acclaimed machines, from the boxer twins of the 1920's to the exciting K and R series, and new concept designs for the next century. Filled with a complete BMW company history and detailed technical analysis of the machines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Crowood; Rev Sub edition (January 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861260059
• ISBN-13: 978-1861260055
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,289,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Not So Complete History, June 3, 2002

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"czosa" (Yardley, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BMW Motorcycles: The Complete Story (Crowood Autoclassics) (Hardcover)

This book does cover the history from the start, but it lacks the details to call itself "The Complete Story". I don't know if it's been updated (I believe mine is a first printing) but it only covers to the mid 90's

Falls short of being a good coffee table book due to size (small) and limited amount of photos. And, it falls short of being a good reference book due to limited technical information, organization, and completeness.

This book is acceptable overall, but I'd like to find a large format book with color photos of every model, and thorough technical and historical information.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A general history, July 3, 2000

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g.j. Meeuwissen (the Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BMW Motorcycles: The Complete Story (Crowood Autoclassics) (Hardcover)

A very nice book about the general history of BMW. Most types are described, without being to technical. There is a tabel with specifications for every model since 1923

4.0 out of 5 stars BMW Motorcycles The Complete Story, July 7, 2011

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Marge - See all my reviews

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This review is from: BMW Motorcycles: The Complete Story (Crowood Autoclassics) (Hardcover)

My only complaint about this book is that I paid the requested $28.95 and when I received the book from Amazon there was a $19.95 sticker on the back. Why?