BMW R 12 2024, Classic Cruiser Motorcycle For Casual Driving

BMW R 12 2024. (Doc. BMW Group)

JAKARTA - Along with the launch of the R 12 nineT model, BMW Motorrad launched R 12 in the style of Classic Roadster and Roadster as the 2024 model. Comes with the spirit of The Spirit of Easy, this motor offers the impression of a classic rover for relaxing driving.

Just like the ninet variant, the motorbike comes with a traditional motorcycle design, but offers a different driving style by combining the torsion character from the boxer engine.

BMW R 12 has a fully developed tellical steel framework. The chassis is minus the weight, so the motor has a cleaner and more classical appearance. The backbone, also made of tube-shaped steel, is carried to the main frame.

"The scope of a completely new tubular one-piece gives a cleaner and more classic look," said Bart Janssen Groesbeek, as Designer Vehicle Design BMW Motorrad, on the company's website, Friday, November 24.

To fulfill the browsing character for a more relaxed ride, the new R 12 has a suspension geometry design that is optimized with an improved working meeting, a longer cassator, and an enhanced wheelbase.

The model is also equipped with light rims measuring 2.75 x 19" on the front and 4.00 x 16" on the back (ban 100/90-19 or 150/80-16). Wheelbase 59.8 inches, cassator 5.2 inches, and rake 29.3 degrees.

BMW R 12 is equipped with the ABS Pro as the standard. This technology offers maximum security when braking at corners by activating Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) assistance.

ABS Pro prevents wheels from being locked even though the brakes are applied quickly. The advantages are increased braking and driving stability combined with the best slowdown, even as it bends. Depending on selected driving modes, ABS Pro and Engine Drag Torque Control offer customized control characteristics for optimal braking maneuvers.

Just like the nineT, R 12 also displays LED lighting as a standard with the Headlight Pro system as an optional to help driver visibility. The front light segments are each equipped with adaptive twisted light elements. This allows better street lighting at the corner, ensuring safer night riders.

This motorbike is equipped with a boxer engine of 1,170 cc air-cooled 2-cylinder which is the same as a nineT. However, what distinguishes the two is output power. R 12 produces a smaller power of up to 95 dk at 6,500 rpm and 109 Nm, with a transmission system of six accelerations.

Unfortunately, this German motorcycle manufacturer does not want to reveal the price. It is estimated that they will announce the value of the banderol approaching its launch in the US in early 2024.