BMW report says ‘no more retros’

Published: 17 April 2018

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There will be no further models in the BMW R nineT range according to an annual report. In it, BMW say the “R nineT family is now complete” and they highlight the launch of the Urban G/S, Pure and Racer.

It was thought a Bobber may be on the way after the supercharged R5 Hommage concept bike was unveiled last year. However, it now seems that BMW are focusing their attention elsewhere while rivals such as Ducati continue to expand their retro range with a whole new family of R nineT-challenging 1100 Scramblers.

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Is this the right decision by BMW? The firm’s Heritage model range currently consists of the R nineT, R nineT Scrambler, R nineT Racer, R nineT Pure and R nineT Urban G/S, is there room for just one more? Let us know what you think by posting a comment on our Facebook page. What retro BMW would you like to see?

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By Jon Urry

MCN contributor, original 916 & R1-owner, human Labrador, thoroughly nice bloke. Working for over 20 years in the motorcycle industry, Jon not only has an encyclopaedic knowledge of bikes, but has also interviewed many key players in the motorcycle industry, including designers, factory bosses and legendary racers. Still a passionate motorcyclist with child-like enthusiasm for two-wheels, Jon has a collection of both modern and classic bikes that he maintains himself and he writes a weekly column in MCN (newspaper) about used bikes and the state of the motorcycle market.