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First it was the factory Motoerenwerke Rapp, a machine factory which was founded by Karl Friedrich Rapp in 1913. They make the engine V 12 for Austro-Daimler aircraft in 1916. When he joined the ith Nikolaus August Otto from Bayerische Flugzeugwerke or Bavarian Aircraft Works, the newly named company again so the Bavarian Motor Works or BMW.
Well, in 1918 Germany lost in World War 1 and there was a Declaration of Versailles in 1919. And under the declaration ignores the German air force and began to make products for civil society, are not tools of war.
In this period the leadership of BMW designer was Max Friz. He initially was a special machine design expert machine on Kuhn, steam engine company in Cannstatt. And in 1922, Friz directs attention to build a BMW motorcycle engine that made for Victoria Motorcycles in Nurenberg. At first bike engined 494 Cc. and powerful 6.5 horsepower two-cylinder with a valve denagn side of each horizontal position at a later day later will be a model for the entire BMW Boxer engine.
Of the complete BMW motorcycle was the first time in 1920 "Flink" which had a 148 cc engine. Kurier with two steps. And in 1921 the BMW to build "Helios" using their own machine M2B15. Not a really successful sales and in 1923 they developed a BMW R 32.
