Title: BMW GS'ing Around the World: The BMW GS Motorcycle- Racing, Rambling, Repairing
Published by: Arrowstar
Release Date: 2000
ISBN13: 0935151036 or 978-0935151039

A global look at various aspects of the BMW GS motorcycle through the eyes of photojournalist and adventurer Dr. Gregory Frazier. Through two round-the-world trips aboard a BMW GS, this motorcycle journalist captured the GS's while being raced, repaired and roaming the globe. Profusely illustrated with numerous travel tales and inside secrets on the BMW GS. Abridged review from White Horse Press.
Sftbd. 128 pp. 120 color ill.

Genre: Competition, Technical
Title: BMW Motorcycles

This highly popular writer covers the history of BMW motorcycles up to and including the F650 and K1200 in this newly released book, his third contribution to the BMW lexicon. Detailed production charts and model-by-model specifications are included.
Hdbd., 7 1/2 x 8 1/2", 224 pp., 197 B&W ill.

Genre: History
Title: BMW Motorcycles 1950-71
Published by: Brooklands Books Ltd
Pages: 172
ISBN13: 9781855203778

A new edition to the well-known Brooklands Gold Portfolio series. Features articles and road tests, history, performance data, technical specifications, and more. Available from Classic Motorbooks and Amazon.
Sftbd., 8 x 10 3/4", 172 pp., over 250 B&W ill.

Genre: Competition, History
Title: BMW Motorcycles 1971-76
Published by: Brooklands Books Ltd
Pages: 172
ISBN13: 9781855203785

A new edition to the well-known Brooklands Gold Portfolio series. Features articles and road tests, history, performance data, technical specifications, and more. Available from Classic Motorbooks and Amazon.
Sftbd., 8 x 10 3/4", 172 pp., over 250 B&W ill.

Genre: History, Technical
Title: BMW Motorcycles in WWII

Features mostly-unpublished photographs of the German "war elephant", the R75 with its powered sidecar, as well as the R4 and R12 in action. Most of the photographs are dramatic, some are dramatically breathtaking. Also includes exact technical drawings and specifications.
Hdbd. 189 pages, over 240 ill.

Genre: History, Technical
Title: BMW Motorcycles: The Complete Story
Published by: Crowood Press
Release Date: 1997
Contributors: Bruce Preston
Pages: 192
ISBN13: 1861260059 or 978-1861260055

A complete BMW history from the 1920s to the current K1100 and R850/1100 series, with detailed technical analysis of the machines.  Available on Amazon.
Hdbd. 192 pages, 130 B&W ill. and 8 color pages.

Genre: History, Technical
Title: BMW Motorcycles: The New Generation
Published by: Osprey Pubns
Release Date: 1999
Contributors: Udo Riegel
Pages: 126
ISBN13: 1855329336 or 978-1855329331

Explains the technical development of BMW motorcycles from 1984 and the new Boxer to the more radical offerings of the R1100S and the K1200RS. Full-color portraits of the machinery and key BMW personnel such as designer Wolfgang Seehaus, plus some revealing early design sketches from the company's own records. Full specifications make this a must for all fans of motorcycle design and technology. Review by Classic Motorbooks and Amazon.
Sftbd. 126 pp. 120 color ill.

Genre: History, Technical
Title: BMW Motorräder 1923-1969
Published by: Johann Kleine Vennekate Verlag
Pages: 217
ISBN13: 3935517165 or 978-3935517164

This lovely 217 page compendium of BMW models, printed on heavy, coated paper, is simply chock full of information. Nearly every model gets at least four pages, with many contemporary photos (often from private individuals), factory pictures and diagrams and advertisements. There's a large table in the back that has a tremendous amount of technical information about each model. There's also an appendix that describes the the prewar license plate numbers, so you can decode what you see on those "pedestrian slicers". Highly recommended for the true BMW vintage enthusiast.  In German and oversized.  Can be found on Amazon.

Genre: German Language, History, Technical
Title: BMW Motorräder: 1923-1939
Published by: Pietsch-Verlag Paul Pietsch Verlage GmbH + Co.
Release Date: 1996
Pages: 95
ISBN13: 3613871467 or 978-3613871465

Reprints of factory ads, literature, and road tests of the early BMW motorcycles. Text in German. Currently available from Amazon.
Hdbd. 95 pages, over 100 B&W and color ill.

Genre: German Language, History
Title: BMW Motorräder: Einzylinder 1949-67
Published by: Schrader-Motor-Chronik
Release Date: 1999
Pages: 96
ISBN13: 3-613-87019-3

Reprints of factory ads, literature, and road tests of the BMW single cylinder models. Text in German. Currently available from Amazon.
Hdbd. 96 pages, over 100 B&W and color ill.

Genre: German Language, History
Title: BMW Motorräder: Zweizylinder R51/2-R75/5, 1950-73
Published by: Pietsch-Verlag Paul Pietsch Verlage GmbH + Co.
Release Date: 1998
Pages: 93
ISBN13: 3613870541 or 978-3613870543

A fascinating look at the development of post-war BMW motorcycles and how they were advertised, road tested and promoted. Includes many photos not reproduced in other books. Text in German. Currently available from Amazon.
Hdbd. 93 pages, 85 B&W and color ill.

Genre: German Language, History
Title: BMW Postwar Models: Twins and Singles 1949-1969
Published by: Niton Publishing
Release Date: 1991
Contributors: Roy H. Bacon
Pages: 56
ISBN13: 1855790165 or 978-1855790162

An interesting and well illustrated overview of BMW's development in the critical post-war period.  Available through Amazon and Worthpoint.
Sftbd. 56 pages, 62 B&W ill.

Genre: History, Out of Print