BMW M2B15
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The BMW M2B15 was BMW's first flat-twin engine.[3] Manufactured from 1920 to 1923, the M2B15 was intended to be a portable industrial engine,[2] but it was used by several German motorcycle manufacturers to power their motorcycles.[5]
| BMW M2 B15 | |
|---|---|
BMW M2B15 at Deutsches Museum | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | BMW |
| Also called | Bayern-Kleinmotor,[1] Bayern Motor[2] |
| Production | 1920–1923[3] |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | flat-twin[4] |
| Displacement | 494 cc (30.1 cu in) |
| Cylinder bore | 68 mm (2.7 in)[4] |
| Piston stroke | 68 mm (2.7 in)[4] |
| Cylinder block material | cast iron[4] |
| Cylinder head material | cast iron, in unit with block[4] |
| Valvetrain | side-valve pushrod engine[4] |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | BMW carburettor[1] |
| Fuel type | petrol |
| Oil system | wet sump[1] |
| Cooling system | air-cooled |
| Output | |
| Power output | 6.5 hp (4.8 kW)[2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Dry weight | 31 kg (68 lb)[1] |
In 1920, BMW engineer Max Friz reverse-engineered the engine of foreman Martin Stolle's 1914 Douglas motorcycle and developed a similar 500 cc side-valve flat engine from it.[4] This was referred to internally as the Type M2B15 and offered for sale officially as the "Bayern Motor".[2] The engine was tried out by various motorcycle manufacturers. Starting in 1920, Victoria of Nuremberg used the engine[2] in their KR 1 motorcycle,[3] and other manufacturers such as SMW and Bison also fitted it.[5]
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke used the M2B15 engine in their Helios motorcycle. BMW inherited the Helios when it was merged with BFW in 1922.[2][4]
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