BMW: Facts You Didn't Know About The German Luxury Car

9. BMW built world’s fastest motorcycle in 1937.
It could achieve speed of 278 km/hr. It had a supercharged engine. The motorcycle was a death trap and you had to wear that weird helmet. This awesome contraption was aerodynamically slick, supercharged, and in 1937 it was capable of hitting 173.7 mph. BMW is the only current motorcycle manufacturer to reject the use of telescopic forks on its motorbikes. Additionally, 82,000 motorcycles were produced by the company in 2009.