The R90S when launched in 1973 cost £1799 if memory serves me correctly. That is now, with inflation, £19,119…… so that puts the price of the new bike in perspective I think….. It looks fantastic IMHO and I would love one!
Stunning! I had a 2016 RNineT Sport with the weld showing on the tank, seat hump and high level Akra pipes. Added bar end mirrors and a small screen. Best bike I've ever had. It was the only bike where a guy in a car behind me at a red light wound his window down and shouted that it was "gorgeous, the best effing looking bike he'd seen in his life"
Pro tip, BMW dealers are trying to clear their remaining inventory of R Nine T's at huge discounts. I had a deal open with an offer of 12k euro for a prime model. While I like the R12, it's just not as good looking as the R9T and at that money it's a hell of a bike. Spec sheets don't do these bikes justice, you really have to ride one to "get it", but there's no going back once you do. There's nothing quite like them, they're just absolute rolling art and more than the sum of their parts.
A few years ago I brought a beautiful new R9T/5 in Lupine blue. It was a little expensive at around $12,000 but I really loved that bike until someone stole it. The R12S is the only bike since 2020 that has me thinking about how I could buy one. I already have a Kawasaki Z900RS SE and Thruxton R which scratch a similar itch but honestly I'd love to figure out how to add this bike in my garage without losing the other bikes.
Unless you’re like me and bike only. New car average in US now is $48,000. I have 3 bikes including a brand new ‘24 GSA under that. I’m done with cages.
@@_Corsa I love bikes, but how do you do groceries and other stuff, deal with bad weather, carry more than one person, go somewhere you're supposed to be dressed? I don't have a car yet, I have a bike, but it's almost impossible to do these things without a car.
@@fj5434 It’s easy if your climate allows. GSA is my truck, panniers handle all the groceries. I rode to my sisters wedding in a tux covered by rain gear. Weather? Nasty storms here in south Florida rainy season wait it out or punch through it. It just works for me I haven’t had a car in years.
Fantastic looking, but way overpriced £18460 !!! And no fuel gauge! BMW trying their luck again, I think they will sit in the showrooms until they do a deal on them.
If they sold the R12 in my country for £18,460, I would have bought it, lol. Here in Southeast Asia, even a regular R9T costs around £50,000, while the average income here is only about £300 per month. It sucks
t looks fantastic! It is a special motorcycle. I am a fan of the R90s. It is a motorcycle that deserves to be honored with this beauty! I have already ordered one.
"I’ve been riding the older BMW R nineT, and while it’s an amazing bike in so many ways, I can’t help but feel frustrated that BMW still hasn’t included a fuel gauge on this model. It’s such a fundamental feature that’s missing. I hope BMW listens to their riders and addresses this in future versions!"
Depending on which inflation calculator your are using your £4500 in today's money would have been between £25850 and £40500. What BMW is asking for this one now, we could call it a bargain, innit?! 😂😂
I rode a R12 Ninety recently and thought the suspension was very poor considering it had Öhlins. It was such a hard and uncomfortable ride. Not sure if the dealer had messed about with the settings but it was just awful. I ended up buying a mint very low mileage HP2 Sport for similar money, with tele-lever front end and Öhlins shock and it was just so much better. Also, I just recently rode the Ducati 950S Supersport which also has Öhlins and that has magnificent ride quality. Ducati have done a stunning job with the suspension on this bike. Stunning bike all round the 950S Supersport.
I have the green model. Basically, it's just a colour update. Many things to love about it but I'm not so enthused about it in and around town,. Great on twisties in summer but jerky with two much engine breaking in first and second. Decided to trade in for the Tiger 800 sport in spring
It is a thing of beauty Indeed, but it's quite expensive, too. For that money, I may go for the Indian FTR1200 Sport. Anyway, does this come with a twin seat too or are you stuck with the single seat option?
Who can afford these machines these days? Probably most of the problem is the pound not being worth so much now, but bikes in general are too expensive to buy new especially as you can get good second hand stuff at a good price.
I was going to get Low Rider S and mod it out with all the retro style cafe faring - with new Cam and so on - it came about at $25k. And I thought Harley was overpriced...
Its not bad with all the options, my money would be in the XSR racer boy because, the triple and the looks, this, just has bits of looks and no triple...lol
I owned a R90S in the past and I like the looks of the R12 S, but is it as good looking as my R nineT Racer ? Not in my opinion. Yes it’s a better spec, suspension and brakes etc., but it’s way way overpriced. Saying you get a lot from the accessory catalogue for your money just tells you how overpriced the accessory catalogue is ! I’ll be keeping my Racer with its original (extreme 🤣😂) handlebars 🇬🇧
It’s not expensive because it costs 20k. It’s expensive because it costs 20k AND you can’t carry a passenger or any luggage. So in practical terms this can’t be your only bike.
When is BMW going to put their 1250 engine in the NineT models? The air/oil cooled lump with the single dry clutch is a major pain to service the clutch because it's behind the engine and you have to disassemble the rear half of the bike. The 1250 engine got a wet clutch and moved it to the front, right behind the front wheel... not to mention a lot more power.
I think the idea is you buy the 1250/1300 models if you want the liquid cooled modern engine and these are specifically for riders who want a retro bike. BMW is probably worried about cannibalising sales of the new 1300 models or potentially losing retro appeal if they follow your approach. I'd just take a round headlight R1300R tbf instead of the weird modern alien styling on the R1250R.
They are expensive, I bought my 2016 top spec for around 17k (€) at the time, now they are asking 21k for roughly the same bike, even the BMW seller was expressing his concern about it.
Solely tempting, your having a laugh, typical BMW pricing how do they sell these things. Some brand snobs keeping them going but for how long in these austere times.
Your channel is like a strawberry Fruit Pastille in a pack of ONLY lemon ones and your sister knows they give you a headache, but she ALWAYS eats JUST the strawberry and blackcurrant ones and then why even have them at that point? GOD!! But yeah I like your channel its pretty alright.
The base R12 Nine T is already 3k overpriced, let alone this, nice bike, but for the amount they are asking for, I'd always go for a Z900RS or Speed Twin RS and save alot of money.
Well, the new SpeedTwin RS is about 18K here too. I have the Z900RS (the normal one in 2019 and the SE last year, but sold both because they lacked a bit of character, still one of the best looking bikes though)
Both a little bit too expensive and thing of beauty. I am old enough to remember the original which had an amazing paint scheme and love this take on it but sadly, one won,t be moving into my garage!!!
Looks awesome. R9Ts and R12s are very good, just I can never find the need! But this is amazing looking - it shows the quality of finish that Triumph should strive for.
Buy and ride like the old days. This shit of having to spend a fortune getting what should have been on the bike to start with sucks. I have more in accessories to bring my Tenere T7 up to spec than I paid for the bike new.
I love everything about this except the price.
Price is just ridiculous.
Hyundai and Kia should start making cheaper bikes just like how they did for the cars.
The R90S when launched in 1973 cost £1799 if memory serves me correctly. That is now, with inflation, £19,119…… so that puts the price of the new bike in perspective I think…..
It looks fantastic IMHO and I would love one!
Build quality of BMW's was much higher in 1973.
As a rider of certain age who nearly bought the R90S 'in period', tis a thing of beauty... albeit an expensive one 😎
Stunning! I had a 2016 RNineT Sport with the weld showing on the tank, seat hump and high level Akra pipes. Added bar end mirrors and a small screen. Best bike I've ever had. It was the only bike where a guy in a car behind me at a red light wound his window down and shouted that it was "gorgeous, the best effing looking bike he'd seen in his life"
Pro tip, BMW dealers are trying to clear their remaining inventory of R Nine T's at huge discounts. I had a deal open with an offer of 12k euro for a prime model. While I like the R12, it's just not as good looking as the R9T and at that money it's a hell of a bike. Spec sheets don't do these bikes justice, you really have to ride one to "get it", but there's no going back once you do. There's nothing quite like them, they're just absolute rolling art and more than the sum of their parts.
In the States, I can pick up a R Nine T on Marketplace for around $8500 with less than 5K miles. Been pretty tempted in doing so.
Agree the 9T is a much more beautiful machine. This new one doesn’t have smooth lines
Thats a great looking bike!!
BMW really knows how to make gorgeous bikes on they 1200 boxer engine, they nailed it again ❤❤❤
When a new (mostly-standard) 🇺🇸 pickup truck runs about $75k… then it doesn’t seem terribly bad. Beautiful 🇩🇪 bike 👍🏽
What a gorgeous bike.
A few years ago I brought a beautiful new R9T/5 in Lupine blue. It was a little expensive at around $12,000 but I really loved that bike until someone stole it. The R12S is the only bike since 2020 that has me thinking about how I could buy one.
I already have a Kawasaki Z900RS SE and Thruxton R which scratch a similar itch but honestly I'd love to figure out how to add this bike in my garage without losing the other bikes.
The ultimate collection is here!
C'mon R1300R! I know you're on a drawing board somewhere.
Motorcycles are a rich people hobby nowadays
Unless you’re like me and bike only.
New car average in US now is $48,000.
I have 3 bikes including a brand new ‘24 GSA under that.
I’m done with cages.
Hello triumph speed400? cfmoto650? All 300cc-650cc are adequate and affordable
@@_Corsa I love bikes, but how do you do groceries and other stuff, deal with bad weather, carry more than one person, go somewhere you're supposed to be dressed? I don't have a car yet, I have a bike, but it's almost impossible to do these things without a car.
🤔 As the owner of a 2003 vintage Suzuki . . . I feel so 1% and elite.
Move along, peasants. 😂
@@fj5434 It’s easy if your climate allows.
GSA is my truck, panniers handle all the groceries.
I rode to my sisters wedding in a tux covered by rain gear.
Weather? Nasty storms here in south Florida rainy season wait it out or punch through it.
It just works for me I haven’t had a car in years.
Such a great looking retro
The Moto Guzzi 2025 V7 Sport costs half as much and is more retro, IMO.
I love my V7 Special, I am looking to add the R Nine T or the R12 S, retro in a different way
what a gorgeous machine
That's quite an... interesting looking bike, Moto blob.
“S” logo on the side panel seals the deal for me
What a gorgeous-looking bike.
Fantastic looking, but way overpriced £18460 !!! And no fuel gauge! BMW trying their luck again, I think they will sit in the showrooms until they do a deal on them.
If they sold the R12 in my country for £18,460, I would have bought it, lol. Here in Southeast Asia, even a regular R9T costs around £50,000, while the average income here is only about £300 per month. It sucks
@ wow!
t looks fantastic! It is a special motorcycle. I am a fan of the R90s. It is a motorcycle that deserves to be honored with this beauty! I have already ordered one.
"I’ve been riding the older BMW R nineT, and while it’s an amazing bike in so many ways, I can’t help but feel frustrated that BMW still hasn’t included a fuel gauge on this model. It’s such a fundamental feature that’s missing. I hope BMW listens to their riders and addresses this in future versions!"
Seriously?! No fuel gauge?
The bike is freaking beautiful. Love the paint job. I'd personally get a Z900RS Café and have it painted in some funky vintage color scheme.
This is the problem with the motorcycle industry…£18,000!!! That’s insane! My 1977R90S cost me £4,500!
Depending on which inflation calculator your are using your £4500 in today's money would have been between £25850 and £40500.
What BMW is asking for this one now, we could call it a bargain, innit?! 😂😂
@ true but I paid $4,500 in 2024…
👍😂
yes but equate what you earned a year, the bike cost as a % - then as to now and see how it relates ?
Thing of beauty, thanks for sharing!
Lovely but just too expensive
I rode a R12 Ninety recently and thought the suspension was very poor considering it had Öhlins. It was such a hard and uncomfortable ride. Not sure if the dealer had messed about with the settings but it was just awful. I ended up buying a mint very low mileage HP2 Sport for similar money, with tele-lever front end and Öhlins shock and it was just so much better. Also, I just recently rode the Ducati 950S Supersport which also has Öhlins and that has magnificent ride quality. Ducati have done a stunning job with the suspension on this bike. Stunning bike all round the 950S Supersport.
I have the green model. Basically, it's just a colour update.
Many things to love about it but I'm not so enthused about it in and around town,. Great on twisties in summer but jerky with two much engine breaking in first and second. Decided to trade in for the Tiger 800 sport in spring
Really like the look of the new R12 S, if I had the cash one would on my New Year shopping list.
That's one stunning bike for sure..!!!
It is a thing of beauty Indeed, but it's quite expensive, too. For that money, I may go for the Indian FTR1200 Sport.
Anyway, does this come with a twin seat too or are you stuck with the single seat option?
It's gorgeous. With the thruxton gone and it'd be either this or the Kawasaki Z for similar looks.
I think it looks almost ‘too retro’. But I do love it.
Should be around £12k max.
I will pass this onto BMW
Does it have a pillion seat big enough for a real person??
And proper clocks !
If only funds would stretch to this beauty
Que moto linda! Tomara que venha para o Brasil.
That's what I'm talking about!!!! NICE
$18K bargain ? You must me high ... like the price. 1000 Hornet is the only choice.
Beautiful but too expensive.
Love the looks, I immediately flashed back to the original R 90. Definitely a little (a lot!) pricey though
Very nice but far too expensive for me.
collectors model
based on - we'll only sell a few but it gets rid of base bikes
Probably so, but the new R12 GS is coming soon. First BMW was a R90S so pretty close for me. Maybe a RS version
Nice Bike ❤
I love the wire wheels on my Vitpilen 401 and the clip on handlebars, all for $5300.
Made in India
@@stephenwatchesyoutube4133 I've owned it for more than two years and have had zero problems. Looks like new too.
Looks fantastic. Now where did I leave that loose £18k.....
Who can afford these machines these days? Probably most of the problem is the pound not being worth so much now, but bikes in general are too expensive to buy new especially as you can get good second hand stuff at a good price.
They rely on selling them with pcp (so basically renting them)
People complaining about price look at HD baggers 30k average and Goldwing 28 to 35k so 18k for great bike is not unreasonable
The SOS emergency system alerts the BMW call centre to send you a large bill.
Robert, I like it a lot. In fact, I'd seriously consider buying one if it was £16k. Still, what do I know, I'm a pigeon!
If it was cheaper, more people would have one, thereby mitigating it's special desire.
No I think it’s priced correctly for the people who want the limited edition stuff. I would buy the original one myself but that’s just me
I was going to get Low Rider S and mod it out with all the retro style cafe faring - with new Cam and so on - it came about at $25k. And I thought Harley was overpriced...
Call me when they make a 2026 BMW R13 S with a 1300cc Liquid Cooled engine.
It's as good or better looking than anything Harley-Davidson does, but with classic BMW styling.
Beautiful bike 12k all day
im so hard right now ... going to be keeping my ear to the ground for this one
Mudguards? Wot mudguards??
Its not bad with all the options, my money would be in the XSR racer boy because, the triple and the looks, this, just has bits of looks and no triple...lol
I owned a R90S in the past and I like the looks of the R12 S, but is it as good looking as my R nineT Racer ? Not in my opinion. Yes it’s a better spec, suspension and brakes etc., but it’s way way overpriced. Saying you get a lot from the accessory catalogue for your money just tells you how overpriced the accessory catalogue is ! I’ll be keeping my Racer with its original (extreme 🤣😂) handlebars 🇬🇧
I'm so early, I see the mess in comments
Was on a BMW owner chat site and they were so snobby about this bike not being an exact replica.
It’s not expensive because it costs 20k. It’s expensive because it costs 20k AND you can’t carry a passenger or any luggage. So in practical terms this can’t be your only bike.
I would take the Kawasaki z900 retro instead because it's half the price similar performance and still has that great retro look.
Are these actual pic or just more AI placeholders?
When is BMW going to put their 1250 engine in the NineT models? The air/oil cooled lump with the single dry clutch is a major pain to service the clutch because it's behind the engine and you have to disassemble the rear half of the bike. The 1250 engine got a wet clutch and moved it to the front, right behind the front wheel... not to mention a lot more power.
I think the idea is you buy the 1250/1300 models if you want the liquid cooled modern engine and these are specifically for riders who want a retro bike. BMW is probably worried about cannibalising sales of the new 1300 models or potentially losing retro appeal if they follow your approach. I'd just take a round headlight R1300R tbf instead of the weird modern alien styling on the R1250R.
Where’s the alternator in the 1250? And don’t say it’ll never fail. Mine did after 9,500 miles. Horse for courses.
They are expensive, I bought my 2016 top spec for around 17k (€) at the time, now they are asking 21k for roughly the same bike, even the BMW seller was expressing his concern about it.
Solely tempting, your having a laugh, typical BMW pricing how do they sell these things. Some brand snobs keeping them going but for how long in these austere times.
This just became my most wanted next bike, hands down. Beautiful.
Your channel is like a strawberry Fruit Pastille in a pack of ONLY lemon ones and your sister knows they give you a headache, but she ALWAYS eats JUST the strawberry and blackcurrant ones and then why even have them at that point? GOD!!
But yeah I like your channel its pretty alright.
What did I just read? 😄
It's a beauty and too expensive all in one. I would go for the Moto Guzzi v7 Stone Corsa
I wonder, how much do you pay for all these ridiculous bot comments on each video? You are discussing motorcycles, not philosophy or fine art….
These bots show up on every major channel. Its a significant problem with youtube.
This bike looks fantastic. And I’m not a BMW fan! Definitely makes the original bike look very dated.
Stunning bike and worth every cent
Badge Tax is just too high. I’ll stick to me Guzzi V100.
Both
The base R12 Nine T is already 3k overpriced, let alone this, nice bike, but for the amount they are asking for, I'd always go for a Z900RS or Speed Twin RS and save alot of money.
Well, the new SpeedTwin RS is about 18K here too. I have the Z900RS (the normal one in 2019 and the SE last year, but sold both because they lacked a bit of character, still one of the best looking bikes though)
More important than the colour of the wheels is that they are tubeless spoke rims. Other than that it's just an expensive paint job. Rip off pricing.
Trying to find a non bot comment is difficult.
Become a hermit.
Both a little bit too expensive and thing of beauty. I am old enough to remember the original which had an amazing paint scheme and love this take on it but sadly, one won,t be moving into my garage!!!
Noiiiice
If I had the money I’d have one. Much much nicer than the ugly mess they’ve been churning out in the adventure segment over the last year.
70% of your comments can’t ride a bike… that clearly makes you less valuable. AI for the loss….
What happened to the hulk roadster that had the massive boxer from their cruiser ? Forget this artsy fartsy nostalgia milking cow.
Its a thing of beauty which is expensive ❤😂. But then the R9T was always a overpriced expensive roadster. So this was expected 😏.
having owned a 2016 R9T Sport I'd have to say it was worth every penny.
Cast wheels all day
Roland sands did it better back then.
Looks awesome. R9Ts and R12s are very good, just I can never find the need! But this is amazing looking - it shows the quality of finish that Triumph should strive for.
It's a thing of beauty but expensive
They try to gain some profit from their motorcycle division rather try to fix their car design.
There is no "r" in the word idea.
It’s another nail in the BMW coffin
Nice looking bike but to expensive.
Had a 11s and a 12s years ago great bikes. Sad that the Beemers have turned into techno shit box's that need a dealer code to fix any problems.
dumb- need the R1200S as that engine is strong enough for most.
Buy and ride like the old days. This shit of having to spend a fortune getting what should have been on the bike to start with sucks. I have more in accessories to bring my Tenere T7 up to spec than I paid for the bike new.
I think it's about time to retire the Boxer Engine.
Too bad it's so small.
Looks like a direct copy of motoguzzi headlight and design could be wrong and very overpriced as the norm with bmw