Boxerworks.com

Yeah, they have an aircooled pushrod motor that they gave to a custom builder last year. There was some speculation that there was some sort of retro heavyweight bike in the works. Here's the custom:

Looking at the original article from Motorrad oinline, it would appear that this is, at best, a speculative account and that the picture is photoshop. That being said, I read the article in a 'Google Translate' translation so it wasn't all that clear... but phrases like ' Our draftsman Stefan Kraft picked up the pen and drew the new BMW Cruiser.' and 'This story is of course fictitious, but has a serious background.' are pretty conclusive in any language.

Interesting concept but will it happen?

Rob

They will have a try I think. Let's wait and see.

Apparently the same engine, presented via another interpretation, but destined for a cruiser. Interesting marketing tactic.

https://www.mcnews.com.au/2020-bmw-cruiser-big-boxer/

BMW will present a series production motorcycle with the Big Boxer for the Cruiser segment in the course of 2020.

SteveD wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:44 am Apparently the same engine, presented via another interpretation, but destined for a cruiser. Interesting marketing tactic.

https://www.mcnews.com.au/2020-bmw-cruiser-big-boxer/

BMW will present a series production motorcycle with the Big Boxer for the Cruiser segment in the course of 2020.

That is so frickin' cool!

Another iteration:



https://www.autoblog.com/2019/05/27/bmw ... otorcycle/

Prolly won't look so cool when it has all the indicators and other stuff stuck all over it.

Apparently this version -which for some reason they are calling R18/2- will be the first version to make it to production:

Mmmmm sexy. If you go for that sort of thing.

For me, it helps that they painted it red.