BMW’s R nineT revives the Scrambler era

The new BMW R nineT Scrambler is a down-to earth character beyond established conventions. It was ridden by action heroes on the screen and scores of hobby racers entered mountain and beach races on it – the Scramblers.

With deep-treaded tyres, a raised exhaust, somewhat extended spring travel and a relaxed seating position, Scramblers offered their riders in the 1950s to 1970s not just motorcycling fun on winding country roads but also great off -road capability and, therefore, an extended range of use.

Like the motorcycles themselves, the people who rode Scramblers were not bound by established conventions. And they could be seen virtually everywhere – on country roads, stony mountain passes and (when it was allowed) even on sandy beaches.

The history of BMW Motorrad is also rooted in the Scrambler concept. In 1951, the BMW R 68 was presented at the International Bicycle and Motorcycle Fair (IFMA) in Frankfurt with a typical raised two-in-one exhaust, just like the one used for racing by BMW Motorrad legend Georg “Schorsch” Meier.

While the standard version of the R 68 had a conventional exhaust installed in a lower position, the raised exhaust version was already available back then as a BMW Motorrad accessory. To this day, some owners of this highly valuable post-war BMW Motorrad classic still like to retrofit the special Scrambler-style exhaust.

Now BMW Motorrad presents the new BMW R nineT Scrambler, a motorcycle which revives the Scrambler era in a very special way. It has everything that defines this motorcycle type, filled with a very distinct spirit and created for motorcycle fans who love things that are purist, reduced to the essentials and non-conformist – combined with the technology and quality of a BMW.

Together with the R nineT Roadster, the BMW Scrambler establishes the new BMW Motorrad heritage world of experience. The BMW R nineT Scrambler will be available in SA in the third quarter of 2016.