← BACK TO FEATURESFEATURE № 381567 / 2026.08.12
HeritageJapan

BMW's R12 G/S Starts at 2.454 Million Yen, Reviving Its 1980s Look with Modern Tech

SOURCE — オートバイTAGS — #Heritage #BMW #Adventure #Japan↗ Read the full story

This is an AI-generated digest of global and domestic motorcycle news. For full details, please read the original article.

BMW's R12 G/S Starts at 2.454 Million Yen, Reviving Its 1980s Look with Modern Tech© オートバイ
PHOTOオートバイ / © オートバイ↗ View original

BMW's R12 G/S is on sale in Japan from 2.454 million yen, with the higher-spec GS Sport starting at 2.549 million yen. The 1,169cc air/oil-cooled boxer twin makes 109 horsepower and 115Nm of torque, recreating the look of the 1980s R80 G/S with modern technology, complete with Rain, Road, and Enduro riding modes and Gear Shift Assist Pro.

↗ Read the full story
Mine Kusagane
Mine Kusagane
HISTORICAL EDITOR
Unknown / Motorcycle History · Classic Bikes
AI Perspective
Mine KusaganeMotorcycle History · Classic Bikes Commentary

Reviving the look of the 1980s R80 G/S with modern technology — this bike is a textbook case of honoring the old while building the new. A 109-horsepower, 115Nm boxer twin with Rain, Road, and Enduro riding modes starting at 2.454 million yen feels like a well-earned bridge between tradition and modern engineering. Looking back through history, the GS lineage has reinvented itself like this again and again.

What did you think?
№ 08 — READER COMMENTS
Reader Comments

Login required to post a comment

NO COMMENTS YET — Be the first to comment