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The R1200R is a bike I've noticed that comes up quite often on the boards so i figured the community might benefit from a thread to compare the two. Now I may not be able to go into the technical aspects of both bikes like I know some of you can, but hey that why we're all here
Lets start off visually. Found these pictures on ADV rider comparing the seat heights.
visually the R1200R has a bigger tail and a higher rise in the gas tank.
Here are the two bikes laid over each other
wheel bases are nearly identical, but i believe part of the tank rise on the R1200R is due to the telelever front end. From this picture you can tell that the NineT is unmistakably a BMW R bike underneath.
From what I understand the biggest difference between the R NineT and the R1200R is the NineTs inverted front forks and a telelever swing-arm setup. It will be curious to see how the NineT handles vs the R1200R.
Underneath the two are unmistakably similar.
R NineT
- Bore x stroke 101 mm x 73 mm
- Capacity 1,170 ccm
- Rated output 110 hp (81 kW) at 7,550 rpm
- Max. torque 88 lb/ft (119 Nm) at 6,000 rpm
- Compression 12.0 : 1
- Fuel/100 km 4.5 L @ 90 KM/H
- Fuel type Premium Unleaded
- Frame four-section frame consisting of one front and three rear sections, load-bearing engine-gearbox unit, removable pillion frame for single ride use
- Suspension travel 4.7 inches front / 4.7 inches rear (120 mm / 120 mm)
- Steering head 64.5 °
- Seat height 30.9 inches Standard
R1200R
- Bore x stroke 101 mm x 73 mm
- Capacity 1,170 ccm
- Rated output 109 hp (80 kW) at 7,500 rpm
- Max. torque 85 lb/ft (115 Nm) at 6,000 rpm
- Compression 12.0 : 1
- Fuel/100 km 4.1L @ 90 KM/H
- Fuel type Premium Unleaded
- Frame Two-section frame consisting of front and rear sections with load-bearing engine-gearbox unit
- Suspension travel 4.7 inches front / 5.5 inches rear (120 mm / 140 mm)
- Steering head 62.9 °
- Seat height 31.5 inches Standard
Go nuts!
