BMW R nineT 100 Years & R 18 100 Years

In December 1922, BMW chief designer Max Friz puts the first full-scale BMW motorcycle on the drawing board.

At its heart is an air-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine.

The first BMW motorcycle, the R 32, was presented in September 1923.

This heralded the beginning of BMW motorcycle production and launched an unprecedented success story.

To celebrate its 100-year history, BMW Motorrad is now presenting the two protagonists of the Heritage experience world - the R nineT Roadster and the R 18 Cruiser with big boxer - as 100 Years edition models.

In keeping with the year in which BMW Motorrad was founded, both models are limited to 1923 units each.