VOL. 53 ISSUE 43 NOVEMBER 1, 2016 P79
year/decade when it comes to
custom bikes. Once considered
an act against God to chop up,
air-head Beemers have been
finding their way to grinders the
world over and some truly inspir-
ing designs have resulted, so we
shouldn't be surprised that BMW
caught onto this and wanted a
piece of the pie.
Powering the R nineT Scram-
bler is an 1170cc air/oil-cooled
Boxer twin turning a six-speed
gearbox. It's the same combi-
nation first seen in the 2011 R
1200 GS and the same as the
standard R nineT—the last of the
pre-water-cooled generation and
a true gem of an engine. The
tubular steel space frame chas-
sis is a similar one to the R nineT
roadster—similar, but not the
same. The Scrambler rolls with
a 19-inch front wheel compared
to the 17-incher found on the
roadster, and as a result there's
visibly more space around the
front wheel with 3° more rake
and 0.32 inches more trail, all
in the benefit of off-road stability
Okay, Rennie. Blue steel—or was that Magnum?
