BMW Motorrad has launched the R 12 G/S as a retro styled journey bike with off highway functionality.
It’s impressed by the enduring R 80 G/S of the early Eighties — the abbreviation G/S (“Gelände/Straße” which means off-road/avenue) — which kick-started the journey bike class.
The trendy new R 12 G/S blends basic design touches with fashionable components equivalent to LED lights, ABS brakes, engine drag torque management, a keyless ignition and a 12V energy socket.
Offering the facility is the air/oil-cooled 1,170cc boxer engine utilized in a number of BMW fashions, delivering outputs of 80kW at 7,000rpm and most torque of 115Nm at 6,500rpm.
Energy is fed to the rear wheel by way of a six-speed transmission and shaft drive. The bike comes with Rain, Highway and Enduro using modes as customary, and a further Enduro Professional setting as a part of the optionally available Enduro Bundle Professional.
One other customary characteristic is Dynamic Traction Management (DTC), which supplies higher security when accelerating on the highway, however might be switched off for off-road use.
Objects accessible as optionally available tools embrace a Shift Assistant Professional which permits for clutchless shifting, and an adaptive headlight that adjusts the beam based mostly on the bike’s lean angle and velocity to offer higher highway illumination in corners and at night time.
The brand new BMW R 12 G/S is not only a beauty train as it’s a absolutely fledged enduro bike with lengthy suspension journey, cross-spoke wheels, a 21-inch wheel on the entrance and a 17-inch wheel on the rear. An 18-inch rear wheel is offered as a part of the optionally available Enduro Bundle Professional (which additionally has larger handlebars, bigger spiked footpegs and a taller fairing) for even higher off-road functionality.
The handlebars are adjustable and the optionally available Enduro Bundle features a 20mm riser.
The entrance wheel is guided by an adjustable upside-down telescopic fork and a beneficiant 210mm of journey. The rear Paralever swingarm has 200mm of journey and can also be adjustable. Braking is by twin disc brakes up entrance with a single rear disc.
The BMW R 12 G/S weighs 229kg, which is lighter than BMW’s 237kg flagship journey machine, the R1300 GS.
The bike comes out of the field with a flat solo seat supreme for enduro using, even in a standing place. The optionally available Pillion Bundle features a seat for 2. The rider’s seat top is elevated by 20mm with the Rallye Seat possibility.
The BMW R 12 G/S will likely be accessible in SA from the third quarter of 2025, with the value to be introduced nearer to the time.
