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This Hossack-BMW conversion was popular in Germany where the design received a TUV type-approval for sale. One of Hossack's conversions was taken to BMW's headquarters in Munich where it was shown to their management and run on their test track. Unfortunately for Hossack, BMW were in the final stages of releasing their Telelever suspension system.
Several motorcycles before and immediately after World War II used plunger suspension in which the vertical movement of the rear axle was controlled by plungers suspended by springs. [13] Notable manufacturers of motorcycles with plunger suspension include Adler, Ariel, BMW, BSA, Indian, MZ, Saroléa, Norton, Cossack/Ural and Zündapp.
Plunger suspension on a 1953 BMW R51/3. A swingarm (or swinging arm), originally known as a swing fork or pivoted fork, is a single or double sided mechanical device which attaches the rear wheel of a motorcycle to its body, allowing it to pivot vertically.
1968 BMW R60US with conventional telescopic fork Telescopic fork in upside down design, with stanchions at the bottom.. Conventional telescopic forks invariably have a pair of fork tubes, or "stanchions", at the top, clamped to a triple tree (also called a triple clamp or a yoke), and the sliders are at the bottom, attached to the front wheel spindle.
It is one of the BMW GS family of dual sport motorcycles. Both motorcycles have a 1,170 cc (71 cu in), two-cylinder boxer engine with four valves per cylinder. The Adventure has a large-capacity fuel tank and long travel suspension. As of 2012, BMW's R1200GS bikes are their top-selling models. [4]
BMW R80G/S BMW R80GS BMW R100GS. The first shaft driven GS model was the R80G/S with a 797.5 cc air-cooled, flat-twin boxer engine. [3] The BMW 247 engine, which was also fitted to many other bikes in the BMW range, is known as an airhead, because it relies on airflow across the cylinder heads and cylinder 'barrels' to provide most of the cooling for the engine.