History
In 1928, BMW presented with the R 11 and R 16, the first motorcycles with a pressed steel frame. In BMW's price lists No. 37 and No. 38 from January and February 1929, the motorcycles were announced for early 1930. The motorcycles were no longer listed in March 1929's price list No. 39. Delivery of the motorcycles first began in Germany in the summer of 1930.Mechanics
Engine
Its M 56 engine was a four-stroke two-cylinder valve-in-block boxer engine.Cylinder
TheTransmission
The R 11 had a manual transmission with a driveshaft on the right side of the unsprung rear wheel. The kickstarter was operated at a right angle to the vehicle's longitudinal axis.References
{{reflist, refs= {{cite web, title=Preisliste Nr. 37 für BMW-Motorräder: R 52, R 57, R 62, R 63, R 11, R 16, periodical=BMW Geschichte, publisher=BMW AG, url=https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/detail/index.xhtml?id=3087247, url-status=, format=, access-date=2015-12-06, archive-url=, archive-date=, last=, date=January 1929, language=, pages=, quote=Ab Frühjahr 1929 werden die 750 ccm-Maschinen auch mit Preßstahlrahmen geliefert ..} Dokument des BMW Group Archivs {{cite web, title=Preisliste Nr. 38 für BMW-Motorräder: R 52, R 57, R 62, R 63, R 11, R 16, periodical=BMW Geschichte, publisher=BMW AG, url=https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/detail/index.xhtml?id=3087261, url-status=, format=, access-date=2015-12-06, archive-url=, archive-date=, last=, date=February 1929, language=, pages=, quote=Ab Frühjahr 1929 werden die 750 ccm-Maschinen auch mit Preßstahlrahmen geliefert ..} Dokument des BMW Group Archivs {{cite web, title=Preisliste Nr. 39 für BMW-Motorräder: R 52, R 57, R 62, R 63, periodical=BMW Geschichte, publisher=BMW AG, url=https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/detail/index.xhtml?id=3087275, url-status=, format=, access-date=2015-12-06, archive-url=, archive-date=, last=, date=March 1929, language=, pages=, quote= Dokument des BMW Group Archivs {{cite web, title=BMW präsentiert die R 11 und die R 16, die ersten BMW Modelle mit Preßstahlrahmen, periodical=BMW Geschichte, publisher=BMW AG, url=https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/detail/index.xhtml?id=3609895, url-status=, format=, access-date=2015-12-06, archive-url=, archive-date=, last=, date=1928-11-05, language=, pages=, quote=Die Kunden müssen sich aber in Geduld üben, denn die Auslieferung der beiden Preßstahlmodelle beginnt erst Ende 1930. Dokument des BMW Group Archivs {{cite web, title=Handbuch für BMW-Räder, Typ R 11 und R 16, periodical=BMW Geschichte, publisher=BMW AG, url=https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/detail/index.xhtml?id=3082834, url-status=, format=, access-date=2015-12-06, archive-url=, archive-date=, last=, date=November 1930, language=, pages=, quote= Dokument des BMW Group Archivs {{citation, surname1=Frank-Albert Illg, periodical= Motorrad Classic, title=BMW R 11: Neues aus dem Baukasten, issue=4, year=2001, at=pp. 5–13, issn=0937-9495, language=German BMW motorcycles Touring motorcycles