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BMW R12 nineT: Air/Oil-Cooled Boxer Import Starts at ¥2.562 Million in Japan

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BMW's current import model, the R12 nineT, is on sale in Japan starting at ¥2.562 million including tax. It uses an air/oil-cooled 1169cc DOHC boxer twin producing 80kW (109PS) and 115N·m of torque, with a curb weight of 222kg. It's a heritage-styled naked bike with upside-down forks.

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Shinji Hanoura

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Looking at the spec sheet, 109PS and 115N·m out of a 1169cc air/oil-cooled boxer is a genuinely confident number for a heritage-styled naked bike. Fitting upside-down forks on top of that shows real seriousness about the chassis compared with older models. That's the part that gets my pulse up.