WOW! The paint job on that one is super nice.
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Any R Nine T owners here?
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WOW! The paint job on that one is super nice.
MotorradR9T
New member
Another R9T Owner
I bought a R9T in September 2016. Put 2,100 mis on it before the snow came. For me, and the roads up in the great white North, the suspension was tormenting. So I put in an Ohlins rear shock and Ohlins cartridges in the fork. Now it can carve a line on curves with poor pavement! Wow. Love it. BMW is coming out with small, soft side bags similar to the Legend Gear by SW-Motech (9.8 L on exhaust side, 15.5 L on drive side). Give offers sidecases that I find too large.
BMW also offers a nifty bag that sits across the passenger seat and holds up to 40 Liters. I plan to get one of those.
I bought a R9T in September 2016. Put 2,100 mis on it before the snow came. For me, and the roads up in the great white North, the suspension was tormenting. So I put in an Ohlins rear shock and Ohlins cartridges in the fork. Now it can carve a line on curves with poor pavement! Wow. Love it. BMW is coming out with small, soft side bags similar to the Legend Gear by SW-Motech (9.8 L on exhaust side, 15.5 L on drive side). Give offers sidecases that I find too large.
BMW also offers a nifty bag that sits across the passenger seat and holds up to 40 Liters. I plan to get one of those.
r9t_vincent
New member
Had mine since 2017
After 7000 miles, it still makes me smile.
After 7000 miles, it still makes me smile.
danketchpel
New member
I'm a pretty recent R NineT Urban owner and member of the BMWMOA.
I was a long time owner of a '82 R100RS, like 28 yrs and 150k miles. I decided to take a break from BMW bikes and have been playing with other brands. I recently decided it felt like time to have another boxer in the garage and was scouting around for "the one". For some reason I totally missed the Urban GS when it was introduced primarily because I just wasn't looking at the BMW brand. Well as fate would have it I found out about the Urban and fell in love with it for a lot of reasons. So I searched out one that I wanted and made the effort to obtain it.
So here I am and getting the bike setup the way I want it. For sure this is an entirely different bike than my old airhead, so adjustment on my part is coming along.
I was a long time owner of a '82 R100RS, like 28 yrs and 150k miles. I decided to take a break from BMW bikes and have been playing with other brands. I recently decided it felt like time to have another boxer in the garage and was scouting around for "the one". For some reason I totally missed the Urban GS when it was introduced primarily because I just wasn't looking at the BMW brand. Well as fate would have it I found out about the Urban and fell in love with it for a lot of reasons. So I searched out one that I wanted and made the effort to obtain it.
So here I am and getting the bike setup the way I want it. For sure this is an entirely different bike than my old airhead, so adjustment on my part is coming along.
r9t_vincent
New member
How about that fancy fairing ....
sgtbill How do you like that fairing? Good protection?
sgtbill How do you like that fairing? Good protection?
SGTBILL
The Big Red One
We love the fairing. The protection is good, especially in the summer when you want to keep the wind from beating you to death but don't want to roast behind a full fairing. My wife rode this bike to the MOA event at Dillard Georgia and thought fairing made her riding at speed more comfortable.
R Nine T Pure
I had this bike got 3 years. Fell in love with the look. The tank matched my hair!
But, for me, 5 ' 11; the bike was not that comfortable. Poor suspension, poor seat.The bike could be punishing on you.
Traded it in for a much more comfortable R1200R, same engine. Maintenance items are easier to get to with the R1200R.
Easier on this old body.
I had this bike got 3 years. Fell in love with the look. The tank matched my hair!
But, for me, 5 ' 11; the bike was not that comfortable. Poor suspension, poor seat.The bike could be punishing on you.
Traded it in for a much more comfortable R1200R, same engine. Maintenance items are easier to get to with the R1200R.
Easier on this old body.
