Akrapovic exhaust BMW R NINET L-B12SO8T⟲ 360° — drag me
2.5 k g
02 · Data & docs

The facts.

Technical data
BrandAkrapovic
Part numberL-B12SO8T
FitmentBMW R nineT, Pure, Racer, Scrambler, Urban G/S (2014–2020)
PositionFor the low-mounted silencer
MaterialTitanium
Weight2.5 kg (stock 8.0 kg, saving 5.5 kg / 68.8 %)
Power104.3 PS (stock 102.1 PS, gain 2.8 PS at 7,800 rpm)
Torquegain 2.9 Nm at 7,800 rpm
Scrambler noticePillion frame must be removed; a BMW accessory aluminium muffler holder is required
Road approvalEC and ECE type approval, plus EPA
DescriptionThe whole story▼

Five and a half kilograms, and it stays road legal. That combination is rare — most link pipes achieve their weight saving by removing the catalytic converter, which ends the type approval. This one keeps both EC and ECE.

Key Features

  • 2.5 kg against the standard 8.0 kg: 5.5 kg and 68.8 per cent less
  • EC and ECE type approved, plus EPA for the United States
  • Titanium construction
  • 2.8 PS more at 7,800 rpm and 2.9 Nm at the same point
  • For the low-mounted silencer position
  • Covers the whole R nineT family from 2014 to 2020
  • Forty minutes to fit

Read This If You Have a Scrambler

Akrapovic states a specific restriction: on the R nineT Scrambler, the low-mounted slip-on with this link pipe can only be fitted if the pillion passenger frame is removed. An additional aluminium muffler holder from BMW's own accessory range is then required.

That is two extra parts and a permanent change to the bike's ability to carry a passenger. If you ride your Scrambler two-up, choose the high-mounted route with L-B12SO9T instead.

High or Low

BMW's R nineT platform allows the silencer to sit high or low, and Akrapovic builds a link pipe for each. This is the low one. It is the lighter of the two at 2.5 kg against 3.4, and it is also the cheaper.

The high version needs the passenger footpegs removed; this one does not, except on the Scrambler. Choose by how the bike is used rather than by how it looks.

Five Machines, One Pipe

The R nineT, Pure, Racer, Scrambler and Urban G/S are five very different-looking motorcycles built on one air-cooled boxer platform. All five take this pipe for model years 2014 through 2020.

Five and a Half Kilograms From a Boxer

BMW's standard mid-section on the R nineT weighs 8 kg. On a motorcycle that BMW sells on lightness and simplicity, that is a lot of hidden steel — and it is 68.8 per cent of what this pipe removes.

The saving is larger in percentage terms than on almost anything else in this catalogue, and it comes without giving up the type approval.

Forty Minutes

A boxer puts everything in the open. The mid-section is reachable from the side with the bike on its centre stand, and there is no fairing to remove first.

The Cheaper of the Two

At this price the low-mounted pipe costs well under half what the high version does, for a larger weight saving and a smaller power gain. For most nineT owners it is the better value — the high pipe is bought for how it looks as much as for the 1.3 PS.

Approved Means No Paperwork

With EC and ECE type approval in place, this pipe needs no entry in the vehicle documents and no individual inspection. Keep the certificate that ships with it in the bike's papers, and that is the whole administrative burden.

Road Approval

EC and ECE type approval are both in place, and EPA certification covers the United States. The pipe needs no entry in the vehicle documents and no individual inspection anywhere in Europe.

Specifications

  • Part number: L-B12SO8T
  • EAN: 3831113540810
  • Fitment: BMW R nineT family (2014–2020)
  • Position: low-mounted silencer
  • Material: titanium
  • Weight: 2.5 kg (stock 8.0 kg, saving 5.5 kg / 68.8 %)
  • Power: 104.3 PS (stock 102.1 PS, gain 2.8 PS at 7,800 rpm)
  • Torque: gain 2.9 Nm at 7,800 rpm
  • Installation time: approx. 40 minutes
  • Road approval: EC and ECE type approval, EPA
  • Country of manufacture: Slovenia
FitmentWhich bikes this fits▼
  • BMW R nineT, Pure, Racer, Scrambler and Urban G/S (2014–2020)
  • For the low-mounted silencer position
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