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Georg Meier riding the 1939 BMW Type 255 Kompressor at the 1989 Isle of Man TT Race
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Supercharger-engine-gearbox unit construction assembly

BMW Type 255 Kompressor (also known as the 500 Kompressor, RS 255, RS255 and Type 255 RS 500) was a supercharged boxer twin race motorcycle from the 1930s. A BMW 255 Kompressor was ridden to victory by Georg Meier in the 1939 Isle of Man TT and the first win by a non-British competitor in the premier 500cc Senior TT class.[1] A similar BMW 255 Kompressor machine was auctioned in 2013 for US$480,000, the second-highest price ever paid at auction for a motorcycle.[2][3][4]

Supercharger

A Zoller sliding vane supercharger is bolted to the front of the DOHC engine, driven directly by the crankshaft, and is lubricated by castor oil added to the fuel.[5][6][7] It provided c. Шаблон:Convert.[5]

Records

The machine set a number of race records, including the first lap over Шаблон:Convert at a major event, when Georg Meier won the Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix in 1939, and Ernst Jakob Henne's capture of the motorcycle land-speed record in 1936 on a model with a streamlined fairing.[5]

Today

An example is on display at the BMW Museum in Munich.[8]

Further reading

References

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External links

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  1. The Nazi TT – Hitler's 1939 Propaganda Victory in the Isle of Man page 73-80 by Roger Willis Motobusiness (2009) Quine & Cubbon Ltd Шаблон:ISBN
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