Kiwi Rider June Vol.1 2023 | Page 14

ROAD NEWS

BMW R18 ROCTANE

BMW Motorrad continues to add more variants to its R18 cruiser with the latest model to join the fleet being the R18 Roctane . Joining the R18 , R18 Classic , R18 B and R18 Transcontinental as the fifth member of the R18 family , the Roctane is a stripped-back custom bagger with plenty of attitude . BMW claims that the goal behind the Roctane was to take the R18 platform in a more purist appealing direction , with no-frills technology and the boxer engine as the centrepiece . With the Roctane , they seem to have achieved that by melding aspects of the R18 , Classic and Bagger into one cool looking machine . Rolling on black alloys measuring 21-inches in the front and 18-inches in the rear and sporting raised mini-ape style ‘ bars , the Roctane could be the R18 to finally take on the established American brands in the cool-factor stakes . Like its stablemates , the Roctane beats along to the “ Big Boxer ” drum with BMW ’ s 91hp 1802cc twin-cylinder boxer at its centre . In keeping with its muted tones theme , the

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