BMW R 26

Right up until the 1990s, the BMW R 25/3 was the most successful BMW motorcycle with a production run of 47,700 motorcycles. In January 1956, the BMW R 26 was launched as the successor model with a completely new full-swing chassis such as that introduced as part of the Boxer series in the previous year. The power output of the engine was increased to 15 hp. This raised the top speed to 128 km/h and made the BMW R 26 one of the fastest 250 cc motorcycles of its time. The fact that the BMW R 26 was not able to continue the successes of the BMW R 25 Series, despite the refined technology was due to the gathering crisis in the motorcycle sector.