Over 70 Years Later, the BMW R7 Prototype
Remember the BMW R7? No? That’s because it was sealed in a box for 70 years.
The R7 was originally built in 1934 as a prototype, and production plans were scrapped as World War II spread across Europe. The R7, which was more heavy and expensive to build than BMW would have liked, was stripped of some useful parts and put away in a box.
In 2005, the R7 was brought back into daylight, and BMW Classic rebuilt the bike, which has suffered corrosion over the years. Now the bike, which many consider a masterpiece ahead of its time, is operational again.
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Trinks
This is a really good looking bike! It's amazing how similar it is in appearance to modern motorcycles despite its pre-WW2 origins. I'm sure it won't be long before we start seeing custom replicas spring up.
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The cycle is a beauty. I think its design makes it interesting to both bike and car fans. This was a good article, and such beautiful and historical two-wheelers are the key to broadening Winding Road's (and the poorly named NextAutos website's) audience. In fact, this reminds me of the more recent history of the Jaguar F-type in this month's edition.
I'm disappointed in myself, though, for having little knowledge about the R7. The 1930s were the most intense period in competition motoring. The stakes were high in Europe, as each of the major continental powers sought to use any event as a source to advance nationalism and ideology. This stretched from air shows to the Olympics and to racing.
State capital helped advance the speed and design of the motorcar and bike. While high speeds had been achieved during the 1920s, the '30s development saw technological refinement compared to the relatively primitive (and nearly indistiguishable) prototypes of the preceding time.
The R7 is an example of that era's fabulous design. Good job covering this, John. Do try to rely less on links and more on personal analysis for an article. That goes for the whole News team. I dislike having to click on links from a news page where I expect to gather my info. I loathe those long press releases too.
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