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The R nineT also gets a bunch of electronic features that it didn’t have before, like cornering ABS and riding modes, a USB charge port and LED lighting. More riding modes can be specc’d from the factory, including a ‘dirt’ mode for the R nineT Scrambler and Urban G/S.
The upgrades are good news for fans of BMW’s neo-retro boxer, because it means that the R nineT will still be around for a few years. But it loses a model; there’s no more R nineT Racer in the lineup. Your choices are the ‘original’ R nineT, or the Pure, Scrambler or Urban G/S.
And as Deus Australia’s resident wrench, Jeremy Tagand, has just proved, it’s also possible to massage the aggressive naked into a rather tasteful roadster.
Out back, Jeremy bolted on a shorter, custom-built subframe that could still hold the BMW’s multitude of electronic bits. Up top is a one-off seat, upholstered in vinyl and Alcantara by Dave at Bad Arse Trim Co. A tidy license plate bracket with a pair of Kellermann turn signal / taillight LEDs finishes off the tail.
If the R nineT ever does leave BMW’s lineup, a tweaked version of the R1200R in this vein might just be a worthy successor. Are you paying attention, BMW Motorrad? [More]
Honda have already announced the new Grom for Europe in 2021, and Honda USA has confirmed that it’s coming Stateside too—but they haven’t said when. If you’re in Japan, you’ll even be able to get a race-spec Grom (below) from HRC themselves, as of March next year.
The conversion strips out a bunch of street legal bits, and upgrading the wiring harness and ECU. The racing Grom also gets a different seat and tail unit, a belly pan and a race-spec exhaust. It looks sharp in its HRC livery too, and has us pining for a Grom that sits somewhere between this and the street legal model. Source: Honda / HRC
Costed at $5,995, the Grunt combines a low seat height with fat tires for a go-anywhere vibe. Quoted numbers are 75 ft/lbs of torque, a 60 mph top speed, a 100-mile range and a weight of less than 200 lbs. The battery is swappable and has a reported two-hour charge time, and the bike’s kitted out with multiple rider modes too.
With its swooping frame rails, chunky wheels and tiny ‘tank’ panels, the Grunt is cute as a button. It should be handy as a weekend explorer or daily farm bike, and we’d even fit road tires to commute on it. Volcon look to be onto a good thing here, and we’ll be keeping a close eye on how this pans out. [Volcon]
Other than having the raddest name in the custom scene, Colt Wrangler has a unique and eclectic motorcycle build style. This XS650 was built for a local coffee shop—but the owner was happy to give Colt free rein.
It’s the raw aluminum metalwork that catches the eye first. Colt built the tank, tail and headlight shroud by hand, then simply covered the metal with a clear coat when he was done. But it’s below the line where things get interesting.
There’s a lot more to this build (and to Colt) than meets the eye—but you can get the full story in issue 41 of Iron & Air. [Subscribe] Images by Brandon LaJoie Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c October 25, 2020 at 12:15PM Leave a Reply. |
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