The BMW Motorrad R 12 nineT is a motorcycle from BMW Motorrad. It is currently on sale. With a 1,170 cc engine it sits in the big-bike, 800 cc-plus class.
Power comes from a 1,170 cc twin-cylinder air- and oil-cooled engine that makes 107.5 bhp at 7,000 rpm and 115 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (101 mm x 73 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 495 PS per tonne; by that measure, its performance is at superbike level and rewards an experienced rider. The claimed top speed is 215 km/h. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a shaft carries drive to the rear wheel.
It is built around a tubular space frame. Suspension is by Upside-down fork, diameter 45 mm at the front and cast aluminum single-sided swing arm with paralever brace at the rear. Braking is by a 310 mm disc at the front and a 265 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 17-inch alloy wheels with tubeless tyres — 120/70 - ZR17 at the front and 180/55 - ZR17 at the rear.
The seat is 795 mm off the ground, which is about average and suits most riders. It weighs 220 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. Its 16 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 19.6 kmpl work out to roughly 314 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes a semi-digital with brightness control instrument console, an LED headlamp, USB charging port, call and SMS alerts, gear position indicator, service due indicator, keyless lock/unlock, tyre pressure monitoring, shift light and engine temperature indicator, among others. Safety equipment includes engine kill switch, side-stand engine cut-off, side-stand warning, hazard light switch, traction control and malfunction indicator. It has two riding modes: Rain and Road and Dynamic.
Warranty terms: Unlimited km or 3 years. For the BMW Motorrad R 12 nineT, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹13,999 doorstep service.
With this much performance, it is better as a step-up bike than a first bike.
Recommended tyre pressures are 36 psi front and 39 psi rear riding alone, and 36 psi front and 42 psi rear with a pillion. Its shaft drive is nearly maintenance-free; the final-drive oil is changed at long intervals.
