Max Friz (1883-1966) was a German mechanical engineer, born in Urach and died in Tegernsee, who was instrumental in the founding of BMW, when Rapp Motorenwerke became Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH in 1917. He specialized in engine design. After the First World War ended aircraft work, he turned to motorcycles and engineered the R32, whose boxer-style engine debuted at the Paris Auto Show in 1923 and caused a sensation among engineers and consumers. It set the pattern for later boxer-powered BMW motorcycles.
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Why was the BMW R 32 motorcycle that Max Friz engineered so successful?
Its enclosed vulnerable parts and shaft drive made it easier to maintain than chain or belt machines.
BMW states that Friz engineered the overall design of the R 32, the first BMW motorcycle, which the company unveiled in 1923 after having made its name with aero engines. Quality played a decisive role in its success: the components most susceptible to failure were enclosed, and the drive shaft was easier to maintain than standard chains or belts. The boxer engine, with its transversely mounted cylinders, and the drive shaft remain characteristic features of BMW motorcycles to this day, and BMW calls the R 32 a milestone in motorcycle history.
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debuted at the Paris Auto Show, and caused quite a sensation among engineers and consumers alike
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debuted at the Paris Auto Show, and caused quite a sensation among engineers and consumers alike
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debuted at the Paris Auto Show, and caused quite a sensation among engineers and consumers alike
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Max Friz (October 1, 1883, June 9, 1966) was a German mechanical engineer specializing in engine design.
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