BMW Motorrad presents
In December 1922, BMW chief designer Max Friz puts the first full-scale BMW motorcycle on the drawing board and an air-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine lied in its heart. The first BMW motorcycle, the R 32, was presented in September 1923. This heralded the beginning of BMW motorcycle production and launched an unprecedented success story.
To celebrate its 100-year history, BMW Motorrad is now presenting the two protagonists of the Heritage world - the R nineT Roadster and the R 18 Cruiser with big boxer - as 100 Years editions. In keeping with the year in which BMW Motorrad was founded, both models are limited to 1923 units each.
The reduced design language of the R nineT is shaped by 100 years of motorcycle construction and BMW Motorrad's unbroken passion for the boxer engine. Classic roadster design skillfully sets the scene with a compact tank and upright seating position as well as high- quality materials and stylish design elements. The heart is still the air/oil-cooled, 80 kW (109 hp) two-cylinder boxer engine. In the anniversary edition the legendary engine is accompanied by a wide range of options and an elaborate surface concept.
The tank is a combination of black with chrome and white double- lining and is complemented by knee pads and a 100 Years badge. Classic chrome is also found on the seat hump. The front wheel cover is also painted in black and features white double lining. The seat bench in two-tone combination black/oxblood complements the high quality look.
The unmissable centrepiece of the R 18 100 Years is the 67 kW (91 hp) boxer engine with the largest displacement ever installed by BMW Motorrad. Both technically and visually, the BMW R 18 borrows from famous BMW models such as the BMW R 5 and puts the focus back on the essentials of motorcycling: Purist, no-frills technology and the boxer engine as the epicentre of riding pleasure. The big boxer is also complemented by numerous special features as well as a high-grade surface concept in the anniversary edition of the R 18.
With the R nineT and R 18 models in the Heritage experience world, BMW Motorrad is paying a tribute to its almost 100-year history and tradition, which is inextricably linked with the legendary boxer engine. Tradition and history can also be found at the BMW Motorrad production plant in Berlin - the birthplace of almost every BMW motorcycle for over 50 years.
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