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The BMW R nineT is a retro-styled motorcycle manufactured by BMW Motorrad, the motorcycle division of the German automaker BMW. The celebration of 100 years of BMW Motorrad was featured in the Makina Motoshow.
One of the unique features of the R nineT is its modular design, which allows owners to easily customize the bike with a variety of BMW and third-party accessories. The bike can be transformed into a café racer, scrambler, or any other style with the addition of different parts and accessories.
Overall, the BMW R nineT is a popular choice among motorcycle enthusiasts who appreciate classic design and modern technology, and who enjoy customizing their bikes to reflect their personal style.
Read on.
A new icon arrives in the Philippines to commemorate the centennial year of BMW Motorrad.
Manila, Philippines. In December 1922, BMW chief designer Max Friz placed the first full-scale BMW motorcycle on the drawing board. At its heart is an air-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine. The first BMW motorcycle, the R 32, was presented in September 1923. This heralded the beginning of BMW motorcycle production and launched an unprecedented success story.
To celebrate its 100-year history, SMC Asia Car Distributors Corp., the official importer and distributor of BMW Motorrad in the Philippines, is now presenting the first protagonist of the Heritage experience world – the R nineT Roadster in 100 Years Edition guise. In keeping with the year in which BMW Motorrad was founded, the model is limited to 1,923 units globally.
The great roadster tradition from BMW Motorrad in particularly refined and sophisticated packaging.
The reduced design language of the R nineT is shaped by 100 years of motorcycle construction and BMW Motorrad’s unbroken passion for the boxer engine. Classic roadster design skilfully sets the scene with a compact tank and upright seating position as well as high quality materials and stylish design elements. The new R nineT 100 Years becomes an exclusive anniversary edition thanks to numerous other special features. The heart is still the air/oil-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine. Drawing 109 hp from its 1,170 displacement, it pulls through the speed range briskly thanks to its flattened power and torque curves between 4,000 and 6,000 rpm. In the anniversary edition, the legendary engine is accompanied by a wide range of standard equipment and an elaborate surface concept.
Classic Chrome and Option 719 Parts: High-grade paint-on-chrome surfaces and exquisite milled parts and wheels.
Paint finishes in combination with chrome surfaces also have an almost 100-year tradition in motorcycle construction. Chrome surfaces, usually consisting of a copper, nickel, and final chrome layer are characterised by their hardness and resulting high durability, very good protection against corrosion, but above all by a radiant, mirror-like shine. This made chrome a common stylistic device for designers from the late 1920s onwards, in combination with high-quality paint concepts, evidenced by the BMW R 75/5 with chrome-plated tank sides and side covers, for example, is legendary at BMW Motorrad. With the new BMW R nineT 100 Years and the Classic Chrome surface concept, BMW Motorrad is reviving this incomparably sophisticated interplay of paint and chrome.
The tank is a combination of black with chrome and white double lining and is complemented by knee pads and a 100 Years badge. Classic chrome is also found on the seat hump. The front wheel cover is also painted in black and features white double lining. The seat bench in two-tone combination black/oxblood rounds off the high quality look.
Numerous black components such as fork tubes, air intake snorkel, and some Option 719 components complement this harmoniously. The R nineT 100 Years includes the Option 719 Classic wheels option with black anodised rim rings, the Option 719 Shadow milled parts package with milled cylinder head covers, engine housing covers, seat holders, oil filler plug, and the Option 719 Shadow II milled parts package, consisting of adjustable hand levers and a footrest system, pillion footrests as well as expansion tank covers and handlebar end mirrors. Adaptive turning light and the Comfort Package with heated grips, cruise control and Driving Modes Pro complete the extensive equipment of the edition model.
With the R nineT in the Heritage experience world, BMW Motorrad is paying due tribute to its almost 100-year history and tradition, which is inextricably linked with the legendary boxer engine. Tradition and history can also be found at the BMW Motorrad production plant in Berlin – the birthplace of almost every BMW motorcycle for over 50 years. The iconic design and the unmistakable boxer engine illustrate that it’s about the roots of BMW Motorrad, about historically inspired shapes and details, an authentic riding experience, and reducing motorbikes to the essentials. In short: The Heritage world of experience is all about a unique attitude to life, shaped by the legendary boxer engine.
The BMW R nineT 100 Years Edition retails for Php 1,795,000. Every purchase of this model also includes a 5-year BMW factory warranty.
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