2015 BMW R NINE T 2 SHOT TWIN-BARREL SHOTGUN
“IT EVENTUATED INTO A BEHEMOTH OF A BUILD THAT TOOK ALMOST A YEAR TO COMPLETE”
THIS is the third BMW R nineT we’ve featured in just seven issues of the relaunched Retrobike, not what you’d expect for a model that didn’t exist before 2014. It’s as if BMW purpose-built a brand new bike as a platform for customising in the modern retro style, which is of course exactly what they did.
The R nineT was loosely based on the Concept Ninety show bike, Roland Sands’ 2013 reinterpretation of the iconic 1973 BMW R 90 S, so it was always off to a good start. The bolt-on seat sub-frame, independent of the main chassis, is easily replaceable with a custom unit fabricated in a more aggressive style. The electrics were thoughtfully split between lighting and all
