1962 BMW R69S - Vintage Motorcycle Ad

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1962 BMW R69S - Vintage Motorcycle Ad
Original, vintage magazine advertisement
Page Size: Approx 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm)
Condition: Good
WAFTED along by a turbine-like
engine at a cool 100-plus, no
more noise than the self-made
gale and the only impression of speed
the grey ribbon of road being devoured
under the wheels.
A dream ? Sober fact. I know of
only one motor cycle which could supply
this sort of experience and that is the
595 c.c. B.M.W. R69S. Our acquaint-
anceship was of a mere 160 miles dura-
tion, and is the more remarkable, per-
haps, for the lasting impression it made.
One of the features of the R69S is
the appearance—smart gleaming black
enamel and white hand-lining, but
sombre; nothing flashy; no dropped
bars, bright chopped mudguards. But
the model will out-perform almost any
other sports machine.
Mind you, it is not so much the sheer
performance that impresses as the manner
in which it is achieved. The engine is suf-
ficiently docile to trickle the machine along
at walking pace in bottom gear with the
clutch fully home, yet still provide searing
acceleration up to 100 m.p.h.
The exhaust rises to no more than an
excited whisper, and to a casual bystander,
the model on full chat is no more than a
rapidly disappearing, muted whine.
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