A 1934 BMW R7 won the best-in-class award for motorcycles at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The Concours is generally regarded as a classic-car event, but motorcycles have increasingly made an impression among collectors there.
This year the show included a special featured category of motorcycles from Germany and BMW entered the R7, which its BMW Group Classic unit had restored. The German company built the R7 during the art deco period, which influenced its design heavily.
The bike was built as a concept vehicle but never entered production, so it is one of a kind. It is now a part of BMW Group Classic’s collection of significant BMW cars and motorcycles.
“The BMW R7 is one of the most extraordinary motorcycles in our collection,” said Karl Baumer, head of BMW Group Classic. “We are delighted that the effort to bring the BMW R7 to the Pebble Beach Concours was rewarded with best in class for motorcycles.”
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