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Concept Ninety: at BMW, the past is on !

R & amp; D - Concept Ninety: at BMW, the past is on! - Used BMW

Nice surprise at the Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance, held every year in Italy: BMW Motorrad unveiled the Concept Ninety, a superb neo-retro creation designed by the BMW design department and the creative Roland Sands.

Nice surprise at the Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance, held every year in Italy: BMW Motorrad unveiled the Concept Ninety, a superb neo-retro achievement designed by the BMW design department and the creative Roland Sands.

A taste of the production retro roadster

Impossible to miss the double wink launched by the Concept Ninety: this superb cafe-racer celebrates both the and 40 years of the cult R90S, from which the Bavarians and Roland Sands have largely drawn stylistically..

So here it is, this famous "retro" motorcycle that the German manufacturer has been promising us since last fall, the one that must seduce nostalgic people by vibrating the historical chord (read in particular)? In fact, no: this Concept Ninety is only a concept – CQFD – that BMW will exhibit here and there in Europe, notably at the Coupes Moto Legende in Dijon on June 1st and 2nd..

As attractive as it is, it is therefore not this motorcycle that BMW will produce in series. "Pity" will sigh some, as the class and visual purity of this compact and stylish "cafra" have probably already caught the eye of some of our readers. !

This concept is actually a kind of appetizer, a way for BMW to recall its new interest in retro and to maintain the "buzz" around its neo-retro roadster which must be revealed before the end of the year. … A concept that announces the arrival of a production motorcycle, do you understand the concept? Perhaps it should also be seen as a roundabout way for BMW to collect the opinion of the public before definitively freezing the lines and the spirit of its vintage roadster….

Because this Concept Ninety takes up a priori a lot of technical elements announced by BMW on its future neo-retro motorcycle: an air-cooled flat twin, a cardan shaft transmission and a "classic" inverted fork. No Telelever or Duolever therefore, but a magnificent and sporty golden element from Ohlins.

At the foot of this cartridge fork (as in MotoGP!), Four piston calipers with radial mounting confirm the sporty side of this attractive concept. The same goes for the Ohlins shock absorber, the polished spoked rims surrounded by large Dunlop slick tires or the straps placed very low and the racing footrests..

The single-seater saddle finished with a rounded shell, the superimposed titanium pots and the curved fork crown complete the classic look of this bike, while the led lighting and the half-digital, half-analog on-board console anchor it. in the present. The opportunity to admire the splendid hollowed-out upper triple tree triple tree: it’s beautiful, and MNC invites you to enjoy it thanks to the video presentation of the development of this Concept Ninety and to the photo gallery below !

Concept BMW Ninety: photo gallery

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