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Alfa Motorcycles (DE)

A Brief History of the Marque

Built by Alexander Falkenhausen of Munich, 1925-1928

Motorcycle racer and BMW technician Alexander Falkenhausen built racing machines powered by 175cc and 350cc Villiers two-stroke engines.

A BMW press release in 2007 reads: "As a racing competitor, designer and test driver, Baron Alexander von Falkenhausen had a greater influence on the history of BMW than almost any other man."

Sources: bmwgroup.com, GTU Oldtimerservice, Tragatsch


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