Option 719 with the gold wheels looks great, had mine for a few months and it gets a lot of attention at petrol stations. The old school boxer engine is a joy. I find it comfortable at 6’2” and the lack of fuel gauge is less annoying than you think, just reset the trip after filling up and you know you have 150 odd miles, fuel light comes on at 120ish so you have 30 miles left, time to refuel. These are expensive but they feel special, especially compared to the Japanese bikes I’ve had in the past. Overall I wanted a cruiser style bike with a characterful engine that handles well, and has reasonable ground clearance. The Indian Scout 101 I looked at was nice but more expensive and significantly heavier and lower to the ground. This has all the kit, shaft drive and an engine that makes you smile every time you fire it up.
Good review, I have one in red, with comfort package and pillion package, love it. To me the only shortcoming is the suspension (especially the rear), you either preload it enough to take the larger bumps and pay the price for all the smaller jolts, or soften it for normal roads and get your teeth rattled over a large bump when it bottoms out. I'm hopefully solving that issue with a set of Wilber 640s being installed in a few weeks, which also add 15mm to the travel,/height and matching Wilber front progressives.
To me the biggest design flaw is the mismatched fenders. The rear fender is a bit bulky for my taste but as long as that's what they went for, why not put one on the front that actually works?
It never ceases to amaze me how BMW continue to take the absolute !@#$ with their pricing; they provide a bare minimum spec and then charge you through the nose for common sense stuff like a fuel gauge and/or rev counter? This is the main reason why they'll never get my custom, even though they offer some fantastic bikes.
I salute your "those about to Rock, we salute you" comment!!! ;) :D Were you perhaps "Thunderstruck" with this bike!!?? ;) ;) :D :D :D Question is, are you going to "Ride On" this bike? ;) ;) :D :D (your comments have "Shook me all night long", but then, I'm a "Probelm Child" :D :D )
Something about this bike just doesn't harmonize.Its not a cruiser not a sport-bike not a power anything....Just feels designed by office pencil pushers.Nothing inspiring and tank shape pretty ugly. I rather get the regular R9T
yea, i feel the same... technically yes but there is just something about the looks i cant come to terms with. I think the tank to seat to rear fender lines are just off mixing a few yesteryear styles maybe... .i dunno... shame
The tail is not very good designed, and the hole bike looks fat and short. The good things of a roadster but trying to looks like a cruiser for the marketing. For a 1'65 cm tall rider will be ok bit I am 185 cm. Anyway with 15k euros in my hand I would probably buy a Fat Bob or a Street Bob or the T120.
No. No. No. If you want this kind of bike just buy an Indian Chief or a Harley Low Rider. They ride better, have tons more character and they also bother to tell you how much fuel you have left. They also have much better V Twin engines.
La BMW es bastante más económica , más ligera y tiene cardan que no requiere casi mantenimiento .. además los motores v twin dan mucho calor en la entrepierna
Option 719 with the gold wheels looks great, had mine for a few months and it gets a lot of attention at petrol stations. The old school boxer engine is a joy. I find it comfortable at 6’2” and the lack of fuel gauge is less annoying than you think, just reset the trip after filling up and you know you have 150 odd miles, fuel light comes on at 120ish so you have 30 miles left, time to refuel. These are expensive but they feel special, especially compared to the Japanese bikes I’ve had in the past. Overall I wanted a cruiser style bike with a characterful engine that handles well, and has reasonable ground clearance. The Indian Scout 101 I looked at was nice but more expensive and significantly heavier and lower to the ground. This has all the kit, shaft drive and an engine that makes you smile every time you fire it up.
I’m 5’3 this bike is perfect for me so the price is worth it for me to be able to ride!!! Tim love the channel and your honest review. 💯💯
Great review on the bmw r12 a bike I fallen for will keep eye on your other reviews 👍 Great jacket been looking for this one but can't seen to find.
Thanks! I did a few videos on the R12 if you want more to watch :) The jacket's a Richa Armada GTX Pro
Great, thanks for taking the time to reply. I will check out other videos 👍👍
Good review, I have one in red, with comfort package and pillion package, love it. To me the only shortcoming is the suspension (especially the rear), you either preload it enough to take the larger bumps and pay the price for all the smaller jolts, or soften it for normal roads and get your teeth rattled over a large bump when it bottoms out. I'm hopefully solving that issue with a set of Wilber 640s being installed in a few weeks, which also add 15mm to the travel,/height and matching Wilber front progressives.
"The swinging dong of price" made me choke on my breakfast. Well done!
£15,000 for a wonderful bike that is uncomfortable after 40 miles? Only in Surrey, which is quite small.
To be fair, I know a mate who's ridden one to Assen and back. But he has a particularly calloused posterior
I know they are very different bikes, but I am torn between this and a Rocket 3
To me the biggest design flaw is the mismatched fenders. The rear fender is a bit bulky for my taste but as long as that's what they went for, why not put one on the front that actually works?
would love this bike as a bobber, seems it would require aftermarket parts though
It looks like a nice bike.
It never ceases to amaze me how BMW continue to take the absolute !@#$ with their pricing; they provide a bare minimum spec and then charge you through the nose for common sense stuff like a fuel gauge and/or rev counter? This is the main reason why they'll never get my custom, even though they offer some fantastic bikes.
Agree, but you can buy second hand, let someone else take the depreciation hit. But it's why I think CF Moto are going to rock the market.
Sounds like you can't afford one when you put it like that ;) (I can't either)
hmm nice sunday bike
2 years old and buy it for thousands cheaper. My 11K new bought for 4 grand less 2 years in...
Better than what Triumph offers.. at least for me since they were the same price 😒
This or an Indian Scout Bobber? Like the R18, if you can't put your feet forward it's just not quite right
I chose this 😄
I wanted to have that bike so bad until I saw the R12 NineT next to it 🥴👌
Only BMW could charge this much for a bike and not bothering to include a fuel gauge….
IKR!? It has all sortsa tech but not a simple and much desired and needed fuel gauge? I don't get it.
I salute your "those about to Rock, we salute you" comment!!! ;) :D Were you perhaps "Thunderstruck" with this bike!!?? ;) ;) :D :D :D Question is, are you going to "Ride On" this bike? ;) ;) :D :D (your comments have "Shook me all night long", but then, I'm a "Probelm Child" :D :D )
Wot a joke 15k for that ! Urr no thanks its pig ugly aswell , rear mudguard looks like I made it pissed up in the dark 😂
agree its ugly
Hey, remove the fuckin' "Angstnippel" and all will be good! 😁
Matt black, good old austerity.🤮💩
Those handle bars are bloody hideous. Gold just looks plane tacky.
Something about this bike just doesn't harmonize.Its not a cruiser not a sport-bike not a power anything....Just feels designed by office pencil pushers.Nothing inspiring and tank shape pretty ugly. I rather get the regular R9T
yea, i feel the same... technically yes but there is just something about the looks i cant come to terms with. I think the tank to seat to rear fender lines are just off mixing a few yesteryear styles maybe... .i dunno... shame
The tail is not very good designed, and the hole bike looks fat and short. The good things of a roadster but trying to looks like a cruiser for the marketing. For a 1'65 cm tall rider will be ok bit I am 185 cm.
Anyway with 15k euros in my hand I would probably buy a Fat Bob or a Street Bob or the T120.
so many people in the comments hating on my bike ☹️
I think it's awesome!
Those wheels are ugly. I like the 719 paint though.
That rear fender is ugly… Bobber style would have made it look even better. R9T tank design is better. 👍
No. No. No. If you want this kind of bike just buy an Indian Chief or a Harley Low Rider. They ride better, have tons more character and they also bother to tell you how much fuel you have left. They also have much better V Twin engines.
Different bikes for different rides
@@matheuslcintra My point is they are in the same class as the BMW and aimed at the same market. They just do it better.
La BMW es bastante más económica , más ligera y tiene cardan que no requiere casi mantenimiento .. además los motores v twin dan mucho calor en la entrepierna