BMW telah mengumumkan usahasama dengan syarikat audio Marshall Amplification, sambil mengusik kemunculan varian baharu R18 – R18B Bagger dan R18 Transcontinental tourer.
Marshall paling dikenali untuk amplifier guitarnya, tetapi sejak kebelakangan ini ia telah mula mengeluarkan fon kepala dan juga pembesar suara audio rumah.
Dengan kerjasama terbaru ini, nampaknya ia akan mula mengeluarkan sistem audio untuk motosikal.
BMW berkata, “BMW says: “semangat Marshall yang diketahui umum dan pembangunan kuasa BMW Motorrad akan dilihat dalam produk baru berinovasi tinggi untuk motosikal dan muzik, terutamanya dalam segmen BMW Motorrad Heritage.
Segmen BMW Heritage terdiri daripada R18 dan R NineT yang setakat ini belum ada model yang mempunyai sistem audio.
Kita sudah lama mengetahui segmen ini lama-kelamaan akan disertai varian bagger dan touring, dan ayat terakhir BMW memberi petunjuk ke arah itu.
BMW asalnya memfailkan rekaan model R18 dengan fairing batwing besar dan pannier keras pada Julai 2019, sebelum cruiser R18 diperkenalkan secara rasmi.
Siaran akhbar yang dihantar BMW menyertakan gambar di atas yang menunjukkan amp Marshall yang diletakkan di bahagian motosikal dengan tangki yang serupa dengan model R18, iaitu ‘fork tube’ krom.
‘Fork tube’ R18 dan R18 Classic yang terkini ditutupi sarung hitam, tetapi reka bentuk bagger menunjukkan bahagian atas ‘fork tube’ terdedah, sepadan dengan gambar.
Paling terkini, BMW telah menerima pensijilan dari U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dan California Air Resources Board untuk dua varian R18: R18B dan R18 Transcontinental.
Adalah ketara bahawa R18B versi bagger yang ditunjukkan di atas, manakala Transcontinental dijangka akan dimasukkan dengan ‘top case’.
Pemfailan reka bentuk termasuk pemandangan R18B dari belakang, yang memberikan gambaran yang baik pada sistem infotainmen.
Layar TFT 10.25 inci berada di panggung tengah, tetapi di kedua sisi, sebahagian dikaburkan oleh setang, adalah dua panel yang merupakan kedudukan logik untuk pembesar suara dari Marshall.
BMW juga mengatakan produk pertama usahasama ini akan dibentangkan tak lama lagi, dengan maklumat lanjut yang akan dikeluarkan esok.
BMW Motorrad Malaysia akhirnya melancarkan motosikal cruiser sulung, BMW R 18 untuk pasaran tempatan.
Diinspirasikan, daripada BMW R 5, BMW R 18 First Edition ini menawarkan ciri minimalis – tanpa sebarang teknologi canggih (termasuk cruise control) dengan enjin boxer menjadi tumpuan utama.
Terhad kepada 18 unit sahaja bagi pasaran Malaysia, rekaan R 18 tampak kontemporari sekaligus menjadikan gaya keseluruhan sebuah cruiser sejati.
Bagaimanapun, kesemua 18 unit First Edition telah pun terjual dengan BMW Motorrad Malaysia memaklumkan kumpulan kedua akan tiba sekitar November tahun ini dan akan dipasarkan awal tahun depan.
Menariknya, setiap pembelian BMW R 18 ini akan disertakan dengan kit aksesori untuk si penunggang yang merangkumi topi jenis trucker, buckle tali pinggang dengan lencana BMW dan beberapa item lain.
Enjin boxer 1,802cc 2-silinder – diberi jolokan Big Boxer – ini merupakan enjin boxer BMW paling berkuasa.
Enjin ini menghasilkan 91hp pada 4,750rpm dan 158Nm pada 3,000 hingga 4,000rpm dan mampu merekodkan kelajuan maksima sekitar 180km/j.
Bagi menyerlahkan lagi rekaan klasik kontemporari R 18, sistem penyerap hentakan didatangkan dalam bentuk fork teleskopik dan central suspension strut boleh laras (preload) berbanding penyerap hentakan elektronik yang ditawarkan model BMW Motorrad lain.
Rekaan klasik dan unik turut dipertingkat dengan penggunaan drive-shaft terdedah.
Ergonomik tempat duduk juga diberi penekanan dengan BMW R 18 menawarkan tempat duduk yang santai termasuk bahagian footrest sekaligus menjamin tunggangan dan kawalan selesa bagi penunggang.
Antara ciri ditawarkan R 18:
Pada masa sama, BMW menghasilkan R 18 dengan kebolehan untuk dikustom mengikut cita rasa pemilik.
BMW R 18 First Edition ini boleh didapati dengan harga RM149,500.
Setiap pembelian BMW R 18 First Edition akan didatangkan dengan waranti 3 tahun termasuk program bantuan tepi jalan.
BMW Motorrad is the latest player in the cruiser market with the launch of their super seductive BMW R 18 a couple of months back.
To make its debut even grander, the first limited edition batch called the BMW R 18 First Edition will only be made in limited numbers. You can book yours online now via BMW Motorrad Malaysia! (more…)
The BMW R18 is now heading into production and will be fully revealed in 2020.
While the running prototypes look great, it’s the engine that proves to be the biggest intrigue. That’s because at 1802cc, it’s the largest Boxer (horizontally opposed-twin) ever made, consequently how will BMW contain all that heft and make it work.
Wonder no more because BMW has released the technical specs.
First and foremost, the engine produces 91 bhp at 4,750 RPM and 158 Nm of torque at 3,000 RPM. Although oversquare in architecture with 107.1 mm x 100 mm bore and stroke, BMW claims that more than 150 Nm of that torque is already available from 2,000 to 4,000 RPM meaning that it’s made for cruising, not high-speed blasting unlike the Ducati Diavel. The cylinder bores are Nikasil coated (nickel matrix silicon carbide).
Each cylinder head houses two steels valves – one 41.2 mm intake and one 35 mm exhaust – in OHV (overhead valves) configuration. The camshafts sit higher on either side of the crankshaft and driven by a chain. The cam lobes operate the pushrods that pushe the rocker arms to open and close the valves, in turn. An OHC (overhead cam) design would make the cylinders even longer (since they’re laid down horizontally) and limiting lean angles.
With such huge pistons and conrods moving back and forth there’s bound to be vibration. BMW addressed this by bolstering the crankshaft with a central main bearing which cuts down on bending forces.
The powerplant is air and oil-cooled, as per the classic Boxers but also because liquid-cooling will add more heft. It already weighs 110.8 kg including the transmission and intake system. An oil-cooler is standard fitment.
BMW reverted to a single-disc dry clutch for the R18. It’s feature on all BMW Boxers prior to the wasser-head (liquid-cooled or “LC”) Boxer in 2012. However, the R18’s clutch is “self-reinforcing” (self-servo which compresses the clutch plate to the friction plate when running, resulting in softer clutch pull) and anti-hop (slipper clutch) functions.
But guess what? BMW offers a reverse gear option.
Apart from that, the manufacturer also revealed that the shaft final drive will be kept exposed just like the classic R-series bikes of yore.
There are many other details, of course but those above are the most common ones that most riders would like to know.
So apart from being a modern engine with classic touches, the design itself is pretty interesting. It looks really art-deco especially with that large cover up front and aerofoils on the cylinder head covers.
After teasing with custom builds and concepts, the production ready BMW R18 was spotted recently.
Eagle-eyed spotters saw the bike being loaded onto a truck under a blue tarp. When parts of the cover blew open, it revealed a BMW cruiser. And voila! It’s the new BMW R18.
This particular version is equipped with saddlebags and a wide front tyre, making it a bagger. It is rumoured that there will be three versions to the R18 i.e. a bagger, cruiser and tourer. All three will most probably be officially unveiled at EICMA beginning 4th November.
The bike in the picture looks pretty much like a production version rather than still at the concept stage. The exhaust pipes, brakes, wheels are the dead giveaway. But check out the shape of the double cradle frame’s downtubes. The fuel tank is also reminiscent of the classic/vintage BMWs.
But as classic as it looks, that engine is a huge 1800cc Boxer – the biggest Boxer BMW will make. The concept showed carburettors but the production model ought to use direct fuel injection.
BMW has been missing from the cruiser market for a couple of decades now since the last R 1200 C in 1997. Yes, the bike in the James Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies.”
Source: Ride Apart
The BMW Motorrad cruiser range is set to debut this year.
The Bavarian manufacturer has already provided the new 1800cc Boxer engine to Custom Works Zon and Revival Cycles to build custom motorcycles around it, but they had not built their own motorcycle during that time.
But BMW now shows off the R18 Concept which was designed and built in-house. They are keen to entice cruiser and custom fans to think German, rather than American.
The R18 Concept harks back to the 1936 R5. Running on 21-inch front and 18-inch rear wheels, the bike is stripped of superfluous parts, leaving a pure motorcycle. Some nice touches are the chromed cylinder head covers, chromed R18 badge on the engine’s transmission case, final drive shaft, teardrop tank, pinstriped fork covers, cantilever rear shock and chromed fishtail exhausts, among others.
The frame takes the appearance of the R5’s “hardtail” but there’s actually a working rear frame for the rear wheel. (Think Triumph Bonneville Bobber.)
“This bike is not about being the fastest,” says Edgar Heinrich, BMW Motorrad Head of Design. “This bike is about making an analogue statement in a digital age. BMW has a rich history of iconic motorcycles and they bear the same design characteristics. We believe that this can still work well today, together with current technology.”
Will this spark another cruiser revolution in Malaysia? We certainly hope so.
Source: MCN
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