The BMW R NineT motorcycle model for 2019 has a four-stroke, two-cylinder horizontally opposed boxer engine with a capacity of 1170cc. The engine has two camshafts and four radially aligned valves per cylinder, and a central counterbalancer shaft. The bike is air/oil cooled and has a compression ratio of 12.0:1. The R NineT also features electronic intake pipe injection and digital engine management with overrun cutoff, as well as controlled 3-way catalytic converter and exhaust emission standards EU-4. It has a three-phase alternator 600 W and a 12 V / 14 Ah maintenance-free battery.
The bike has a maximum power of 81 kW/110 hp at 7550 rpm and a maximum torque of 116 Nm/11.8 kgf-m/85.6 lb-ft at 6000 rpm. It has a single dry plate clutch, hydraulically operated transmission, and shaft final drive. The bike has a four-part frame concept, with front and rear frames, and a load-bearing engine-gearbox unit. The rear-seat frame is removable for one-up riding.
The front suspension includes 46mm upside-down telescopic forks, and the rear suspension is a cast aluminum single swinging arm with BMW Motorrad Paralever. The front-wheel travel is 120mm/4.7in and the rear-wheel travel is also 120mm/4.7in. The bike has two 320mm floating brake discs and four-piston radial calipers for the front brakes, and a single 265mm disc and two-piston floating caliper for the rear brake. It also features BMW Motorrad ABS.
The R NineT has a cast alloy front wheel and a cast alloy rear wheel. The front tire is 120/70 – ZR17 and the rear tire is 180/55 – ZR17. The castor is 107.9mm/4.2in and the steering head angle is 63.2 degrees. The bike measures 2110mm/83.1in in length, 900mm/35.4in in width (including mirrors), and 1240mm/48.8in in height (excluding mirrors). The wheelbase is 1522mm/59.9in and the seat height is 820mm/32.3in. The inner leg curve is 1795mm/70.7in unladen. The GVWR is 430kg/948lbs and the dry weight is 220kg/485lbs. The bike has an 18-liter/4.7-US-gal/3.7-Imp-gal fuel capacity.
Technical specifications:
Make Model: BMW R NineT
| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Engine | Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, two camshafts and four radially aligned valves per cylinder, central counterbalancer shaft. |
| Capacity | 1170 cc / 71.4 cub in. |
| Bore x Stroke | 101 x 73 mm |
| Cooling System | Air/Oil cooled |
| Compression Ratio | 12.0:1 |
| Lubrication | Wet sump |
| Induction | Electronic intake pipe injection / digital engine management with overrun cutoff, twin-spark ignition |
| Emission Control | Controlled 3-way catalytic converter, exhaust emission standards EU-4 |
| Alternator | Three-phase alternator 600 W |
| Battery | 12 V / 14 Ah, maintenance-free |
| Starting | Electric |
| Max Power | 81 kW / 110 hp @ 7550 rpm |
| Max Torque | 116 Nm / 11.8 kgf-m / 85.6 lb-ft @ 6000 rpm |
| Clutch | Single dry plate clutch, hydraulically operated |
| Transmission | Constant mesh 6-speed |
| Final Drive | Shaft |
| Gear Ratios | Ist 2.375 / 2nd 1.696 / 3rd 1.296 / 4th 1.065 / 5th 0.939 / 6th 0.848:1 |
| Frame | Four-part frame concept with front frame and three-part rear frame, load-bearing engine-gearbox unit, rear-seat frame removeable for one-up riding |
| Front Suspension | Upside-down telescopic forks, 46 mm fixed-fork-tube diameter |
| Front Wheel Travel | 120 mm / 4.7 in |
| Rear Suspension | Cast aluminium single swinging arm with BMW Motorrad Paralever; central spring strut,spring preload fully adjustable by hook wrench, adjustable rebound-stage damping |
| Rear Wheel Travel | 120 mm / 4.7 in |
| Front Brakes | 2 x 320 mm Foating brake discs, 4 piston radial calipers |
| Rear Brakes | Single 265 mm disc, 2 piston floating caliper |
| ABS | BMW Motorrad ABS |
| Rim Front | 3.50 x 17, Cast alloy |
| Rim Rear | 5.50 x 17, Cast alloy |
| Front Tyre | 120/70 – ZR17 |
| Rear Tyre | 180/55 – ZR17 |
| Castor | 107.9 mm / 4.2 in |
| Steering Head Angle | 63.2 degrees |
| Dimensions | Length 2110 mm / 83.1 in Width 900 mm / 35.4 in (incl. mirrors) Height 1240 mm / 48.8 in (excl. mirrors) |
| Wheelbase | 1522 mm / 59.9 in |
| Seat Height | 820 mm / 32.3 in |
| Inner Leg Curve | 1795 mm / 70.7 in unladen |
| GVWR | 430 kg / 948 lbs |
| Dry Weight | 220 kg / 485 lbs |
| Fuel Capacity | 18 Litres / 4.7 US gal / 3.7 Imp gal |
