Engine: 95 hp, Air/Oil-Cooled—Deliberately Different From the Rest of BMW’s Lineup

1,170 cc, air/oil-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, Euro 5+: this is the engine BMW carried over from the R nineT family and detuned for cruiser use to 95 hp at 6,500 rpm and 110 Nm at 6,000 rpm. The R 12 nineT produces 109 hp from the same engine—there are no mechanical differences. Above 6,000 rpm, BMW simply reins in the power through the engine management system.

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