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Title. Chief Designer/ Chief Engineer. Term. 1916–1945. Max Friz (October 1, 1883 – June 9, 1966) [citation needed] was a German mechanical engineer specializing in engine design. He was the key contributor of engine design and innovation that led to the founding of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) in 1917.
- Royal Building Trade School in Stuttgart-Esslingen
- German
- Critical contributions to the founding of BMW AG
- Mechanical Engineering
Sep 23, 2018 · BMW immediately refined the R32 in 1924. This rare 1923 model only has a brake on the rear wheel, operated by jamming a block of wood against a dummy rim, which is about as effective as it sounds. Until 1969, when BMW introduced the /5 series, the company continued to use Max Friz's basic R32 layout. Even more noteworthy, the shaft drive that ...
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The BMW R32 motorcycle (diagram above) was a 500 cc cycle designed by Max Friz. Below is an exploded view of the R32 engine. Earlier models with opposed-twin engines created by the company, but that positioned fore-and-aft, were the 500cc 1922 Helios (photo above) and the 1921 Victoria (photo below) which were chain driven.
Max Friz (1883 in Urach – 1966 in Tegernsee) was a German mechanical engineer specializing in engine design. He was the key contributor of engine design and innovation that led to the founding of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) in 1917. Assumed to be originally from Urach, very little is known...
Jul 19, 2017 · Okay, he designed the R-32 of 1923. Now let’s get to the BMW rally and raise a few jars of finest Bavarian. But in fact Friz was a highly creative engineer with fabulous experience of the ...
Feb 2, 2018 · 1934 BMW R12. In the years leading up to 1921, a couple of years before BMW began to make complete motorcycles in 1923, they were supplying “boxer” twin engines to airplane manufacturers. The opposed twin design put the cylinders out in the air and kept this aircraft engine cool. Of course 95 years later the design still works, but in the ...
Apr 5, 2024 · List of production and discontinued BMW models with full specs reference and photo galleries.
