Review BMW R 12 S (2026)

The Most Beautiful Motorcycle in BMW’s Lineup—and the Price You Pay for It

109 hp, 220 kg, Lava Orange with double red pinstripes, exclusive Option 719 Classic II silver spoked wheels, Shadow Billet Pack standard, fixed cockpit windscreen, Metzeler Roadtec Z8 tires, solo seat, no passenger possible. From €22,000. A tribute to the 1973 R 90 S—and more uncompromising than anything else in this family.

As of: April 10, 2026 | Tested model: BMW R 12 S (2026) | Price: €22,000

Engine: 109 hp—Identical to the nineT, Just as Strong

1,170 cc, air/oil-cooled, DOHC, four radially arranged valves per cylinder, central balance shaft, Euro 5+: identical to the R 12 nineT and R 12 G/S. 109 hp at 7,000 rpm, 115 Nm at 6,500 rpm. The higher output reflects that the R 12 S uses the full-output nineT engine tune—no restriction like the R 12 cruiser.

The engine is the common thread running through the R 12 family: the same character, the same fundamental vibration, the same air/oil-cooled boxer punch. In the S, however, it sits in a motorcycle that showcases idgiommbhvgjogfyqdrdobmnadljdsygxogllbycmpzjpwnvivxyezocjejdlwhehhohwxqjhxgeyfxjtjrvtroiubyrfxbtdgdiuunlisiusufassactrqadzzfmpkhnspulrc

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