2016年1月8日 · The next model of BMW single arrived in 1956, the R26. In 1960, the R27. Its design incorporated BMW’s only rubber mounted engine to date. The newer R27, at 18 horsepower had three more than the R25 and R26.

Die BMW R 26 ist ein von BMW von 1956 bis 1960 hergestelltes Einzylinder- Motorrad. Mit einer Pressemitteilung kündigte BMW am 30. Januar 1956 die Umstellung der Einzylinderbaureihe auf das Vollschwingenfahrwerk und damit die neue Baureihe R 26 an. [1] Die Boxermodelle waren bereits 1955 mit dem neuen Fahrwerk erschienen.

The BMW R26 was a single cylinder, four-stroke Classic motorcycle produced by BMW between 1956 and 1960. It could reach a top speed of 80 mph (128 km/h). Claimed horsepower was 14.62 HP (10.9 KW) @ 6400 RPM. Built to the same exemplary standards as the Bavarian company's famous flat-twins, the single-cylinder BMW first appeared

Four stroke, single cylinder, pushrod operated, OHV, 2 valves per cylinder. Half an R5 in terms of engine specification and 90 per cent of one in terms of weight, the R26 was nonetheless deemed suitable by BMW for light sidecar duty, and a lower-geared final drive was offered for such use.

The R26 was the followon to the R24 (1949), BMW's first postwar motorcycle. R26 Specifications: Single cylinder, 245cc, 15 horsepower, 4-stroke, overhead valves. Bing 1/25/46 throttle slide curburetor. 4-speed gear box, positive-stop foot control. Front and rear internal shoe brakes.

This 1956 BMW R26 is powered by a 247cc single paired with a four-speed transmission and finished in black with white pinstriping. Features include an Earles fork, a solo saddle and passenger pillion, a fuel tank storage compartment, and a chrome headlight guard as well as an LED taillight and a replacement side stand.

BMW R26 Motorcycle model years, frame and engine serial numbers, documentation and specifications

By 1956, BMW’s quarter-liter luxury lightweight had evolved into the R26 that boasted a more powerful (15ps) engine, Earles-type leading-link front fork and a larger fuel tank among numerous improvements.

BMW R26 1956 - From 1956, the R26 succeeded the R25 3rd of the name. It was powered by a 247 cm3 single-cylinder engine. Its suspension was provided by an Earles-type fork and a set of two shock absorbers, also at the rear. Its 15-horsepower engine enabled speeds close to …

Introduced for 1956, the R26 BMW model is fitted with a highly tuned version of the earlier R25 engine and pivoted-fork front and rear springing similar to that previously confined to the 494cc R50 and the six-hundred R69.