To give you an idea, our test bike
featured a host of options that included
the Select Package (gearshift assist
pro, heated grips, cruise control, hill
start control, connected ride control:
$1524), classic spoked wheels ($695),
a single seat hump ($375) and a digital
dash ($145), making for a price of
$20,054, including the stunning San
Remo Green Metallic paint that adds
$325 to the final invoice. Go for the Op
-
tion 719 aluminum package, and you'll
be forking out no less than $2275 more.
Amid all this change and demand
for customization is the small matter
of an 1170cc air-cooled boxer engine,
which, with BMW celebrating its cen
-
tenary year, can be traced all the way
back to 1923.
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RIDE REVIEW I 2024 BMW R 12 nineT
What Is Old Is New
On start-up, there's still that timeless boxer
rocking movement at idle as the vener-
able shaft-driven twin warms its cooling
fins, followed by a trademark bark when
the throttle is blipped. It makes you realize
how refined and smooth modern, liquid-
cooled BMW boxers have become and also
appreciate the character and mechanical
feel of the older design.
Retro, though it
may be, the R 12
can hustle along at
a fair clip without
grinding the
footpegs to dust.
