A report has emerged that BMW Motorrad has two new models in the pipeline for its heritage series motorcycle, the R nineT. Following the release of the R nineT Scrambler, motorcycle.com reports that the two new retro-styled machines will be named the R nineT Pure and the R nineT Racer.
The information was gleaned from a BMW Motorrad filing with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), that oversees type emissions certification for vehicles on California roads. The filing states that the two new machines will displace 1,170 cc – the same as the current R nineT models – and are said to be Euro 4 compliant.
This is no mean feat, as getting an air-cooled, large displacement engine like the BMW boxer-twin to be emissions compliant is very hard to do. This would probably involve larger catalytic convertors in the exhaust, and extensive programming of the bike’s ECU, notably the fuelling curve and ignition mapping.
Current models in BMW Motorrad’s heritage range are the R nineT, and R nineT Scrambler. Both bikes carry a 1,170 cc air/oil-cooled boxer-twin that puts out 110 hp at 7,550 rpm and 119 Nm of torque at 6,000 rpm.
From the names given in the filing, we assume one of the retro machines might be based on the BMW Motorrad Concept Lac Rose, shown at the Wheels and Waves festival in Biarritz, Spain in June. Based on the original G/S Paris-Dakar Rallye racebike of the 80s, there was a lot of interest in this concept bike when it was unveiled.
Designed as lifestyle motorcycles and suited to customisation, the R nineT is a motorcycle that suits the rider who wants a powerful ride, but at a more gentlemanly pace. The BMW Motorrad R nineT retails in Malaysia for RM99,888, including GST and registration, excluding insurance.
GALLERY: 2015 BMW Motorrad R nineT
GALLERY: 2016 BMW Motorrad R nineT Scrambler
GALLERY: 2016 BMW Motorrad Concept Lac Rose
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