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The BMW R 12 is a German WWII motorcycle. The drive was provided by a single 2-cylinder boxer engine with a capacity of 18-20 HP, allowing the vehicle to accelerate to 100-120 km/h. The first copies of this motorcycle were presented in 1935 and series production continued from 1935-1942. Around 36,000 copies of this vehicle were produced. 

The BMW R 12 was initially designed as a touring motorcycle to replace the company's R11 line. Compared to its predecessor, it differed mainly by the reconstructed and improved gearbox, as well as the use of a telescopic front fork with oil damping in the suspension system, which was a great novelty at the time. The rapidly utilized method of joining steel elements with an electric arc significantly influenced the strength and solidity of the entire structure. These elements, in addition to good performance, meant that the BMW R12 was already selected in 1935 as one of the basic reconnaissance and scouting motorcycles of the German armed forces. A sidecar was added to it very quickly, thanks to which it could be armed with an MG34 or MG42 machine gun. The BMW R 12 motorcycle served on virtually all fronts of WWII, including North Africa, and was only replaced by the BMW R75. 

Due to the limitations of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the German army could not develop many reconnaissance or communication assets, and for this reason, among others, in the 1920s, it emphasized the development of heavy motorcycles with good or very good performance on and off-road. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, the process did not stop, but actually accelerated. It led to the introduction in the 1930s and during WWII of successful designs such as the BMW R-12, BMW R75 or Zündapp KS 750. It is worth adding that German army motorcycles often had a sidecar, intended for a soldier with a machine gun. The German army motorcycles proved themselves particularly well in the initial period of WWII, especially during the fighting in Poland (1939), France (1940), but also in North Africa (1941-1943). They were mainly used for reconnaissance operations, sometimes in the rear of the enemy army, and for liaison tasks. 

Packaging size: 26 x 16 x 4cm (LxWxH)

Model size: 6cm

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