BMW R12 cruiser I’ve just stumbled on with a low seat . Obviously a competitor for the Harley, Indian and Triumph
Not sure about that, particularly in that colour.
I am a bit underwhelmed by it.
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754mm seat height…
@Littleade will be trading that new RS already!! 
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All I can say is … 
I sort of don’t get BMW cruisers TBH. If you’re going down that route get a Harley or an Indian as they’re the originals, all the others are just copies. It’s the flip with Adventure bikes. If you want one of those BMW is the original, with Harley at the other end of the spectrum trying to muscle in on a segment of the market that doesn’t suit their brand.
The R12t though looks a great bike, though @Tigcraft won’t like it as it’s got too much technology on it. It’s bloody expensive too
Yep Ade you are correct! Is it an improvement or is it just like any modern spec bike that nearly rides itself?
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I was all set to agree…
And then you spoilt it by adding the second paragraph. 
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That’s not to my taste at all but I would think it might be popular with people intimidated by large cruisers perhaps.
I was in a BMW dealership today and the R12 caught my eye. I thought it looked rather good. More street bike than cruiser to me. I prefer the look to the RnineT (sorry @Tigcraft )
No need to apologise as I’m settled with mine and accept we’ve all got different desires.
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I’m not into Panzers anyway, but that looks hideous.
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Aftermarket 1970s custom steel mudguard for generic bodged choppers!
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Hate BMW - car and bike dealers act so superior and both have led me to buy something else - but I do like that bike!! 
Sorry, hate is too strong a word!
I’d probably never buy a bmw either from a smug dealer but as I don’t buy from dealers I don’t carry baggage and feel free to sample all.
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Apparently they serve excellent coffee though 
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My local BMW car dealer (& Land Rover) is much as you say, all that “fluff” grates and is reflected in the service costs. However if I get any arrogance they get it straight back, car salesmen are generally unskilled and paid accordingly. 
But my local BMW bike dealer is pretty good, sales is just a separate section on a mezzanine floor above car sales, workshop’s just a corner of the car workshop. Total of only 6 staff on the bikes.
Hopefully this gives them a better chance of survival than the fancy showrooms dictated by the likes of Ducati, HD, Triumph etc.
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Cotswold BMW is very similar, though they also do mini as well as BMW cars with the motorrad sales and service in a seperate part of the building. I guess there’s economies of scale to be had and the bike lads say customers get fresh pastries in the car showroom rather than biscuits but I’ve never ventured across the car park to find out as I’d look a bigger tit than usual romping round a posh car showroom in my bike gear though I guess quite a few do.
Yes, Falmouth has a Mini section too.
Coffee machine in bike area but no biscuits AFAIK.
There have been a couple of bike launches though, proper pasties at them! 
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