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BMW R12 and R12 Touring: Air-Oil-Cooled Boxer Heritage Starting at ¥1.991 Million

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BMW R12 and R12 Touring: Air-Oil-Cooled Boxer Heritage Starting at ¥1.991 Million — PHOTO — オートバイ↗ View original

BMW's R12 and its higher-spec R12 Touring variant were featured as current import models in Japan. Both use an air-oil-cooled 1169cc boxer twin producing 70kW (95PS), with a 754mm seat height for easy reach to the ground. The R12 starts at ¥1.991 million, while the electronics-equipped R12 Touring starts at ¥2.296 million.

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Shinji Hanoura

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What stands out on the spec sheet is keeping this modern DOHC 4-valve boxer air-oil-cooled instead of going full liquid-cooled. Pairing 95 horsepower with a 754mm seat height shows BMW is chasing both performance and easy handling at once. This is the good part — the electronics gap versus the old model is significant.