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2024 BMW R 12 nineT BMW has released details on two models that will replace the BMW R nineT: the BMW R 12 nineT and the new cruiser-styled R 12. The “12” in the names of these two models comes from their 1‚170cc boxer Twin‚ and both bikes feature a new frame‚ new technology‚ and other updates.  The cruiser-styled 2024 BMW R 12 The R 12 nineT “classic roadster” carries on in the tradition of the R nineT with suitability for urban riding and a dynamic ride‚ while the R 12 features some different components and ergonomics designed for comfortable cruising.  2024 BMW R 12 nineT in San Remo Green Metallic The two new models are powered by an air/oil-cooled 1‚170cc flat-opposed Twin with DOHC‚ the same engine found in the R nineT. In the R 12 nineT‚ BMW claims 109 hp at 7‚000 rpm and 85 lb-ft of torque at 6‚500 rpm. For the R 12‚ it claims 95 hp at 6‚5000 rpm and 81 lb-ft at 6‚000 rpm. The engine redliens at 8‚500 rpm.  Related: 2023 BMW R nineT 100 Years Edition Review | Road Test  Different from the R nineT‚ the 2024 R 12 models get a new airbox that is now integrated under the seat. Also new is the twin pipe exhaust system. The two rear mufflers on the left-hand side feature a reverse-cone cap design. On the R 12 nineT‚ the front muffler is chrome-plated‚ and the rear muffler is electro-polished. On the R 12‚ the front muffler is electro-polished while the rear muffler has a brushed finish.  2024 BMW R 12 Another big update from the previous R nineT is the new one-piece trellis steel main frame to replace the previous two-piece frame. BMW claims that this new frame weighs less and gives the R 12 models a cleaner look.  2024 BMW R 12 nineT Both models feature cast light-alloy wheels‚ with 17-inch front and rear wheels on the R 12 nineT and 19-inch front with 16-inch rear wheels on the R 12. Both bikes also get dual 310mm brake discs up front with radially mounted 4-piston monoblock calipers and a single 265mm disc in the rear with a 2-piston caliper‚ and BMW Motorrad ABS Pro comes standard.  2024 BMW R 12 in Aventurine Red Metallic The R 12 nineT has a wheelbase of 59.5 inches‚ a rake of 27.7 degrees‚ a trail of 4.4 inches‚ and a seat height of 31.3 inches. The R 12 features a wheelbase of 59.8 inches‚ a rake of 29.3 degrees‚ a trail of 5.2 inches‚ and a lower seat height of 29.7 inches.  Related: 2024 BMW R 1300 GS Review | First Ride  Both new models also feature a new 45mm inverted telescopic fork‚ which is fully adjustable on the R 12 nineT. Rear suspension is provided by a Paralever swingarm with a linked shock with adjustable spring preload and rebound damping. Suspension travel front and rear is 4.7 inches on the R 12 nineT and 3.5 inches on the R 12.  2024 BMW R 12 nineT These two new models also come equipped with plenty of tech and electronic rider aids. The R 12 nineT has three ride modes (Rain‚ Road‚ and Dynamic)‚ and the R 12 gets two ride modes (Roll and Rock). These ride modes adjust throttle response and the equipped Dynamic Traction Control and Engine Drag Torque Control. Engine Drag Control works to prevent rear wheel slip when abruptly releasing the throttle or downshifting.  2024 BMW R 12 These models also come standard with a Keyless Ride function‚ with the key now only being needed for the steering lock and fuel cap. BMW’s Intelligent Emergency Call‚ which calls for help in case of an accident‚ is also included as standard on both models.  Related: BMW Announces New Intelligent Emergency Call Feature‚ 2024 Motorcycle Lineup  Adding to the list of technology available on the BMW R 12 models is new instrumentation. The R 12 nineT is equipped with two round analog gauges (speedometer and tachometer)‚ a USB-C charging port‚ and a 12V socket. The R 12 gets only the speedometer. Control lights and a digital display are integrated into the speedometer on both models. The display functions as a scrollable menu on the R 12 nineT and displays gear and ride mode on the R 12. Riders can also choose to purchase the option Digital Display‚ which replaces the round analog units with a 3.5-inch TFT display. Both models also come with full LED lighting.  The optional 3.5-inch TFT display replaces the round analog speedometer on the R 12. In addition to many standard electronic elements‚ the BMW R 12 nineT and R 12 offer several optional rider aids. The optional Shift Assistant Pro allows for clutchless shifting‚ and Hill Start Assist Pro holds the brakes when on a hill and releases the brakes when starting from a stop. Another option is Connected Ride Control‚ which allows for Bluetooth connectivity to a smartphone. From the BMW Motorrad Connected app‚ the rider can find vehicle data‚ riding dynamics data‚ weather info for the current location‚ and map navigation. The MotoMount is available as an option to allow for mounting a smartphone to the handlebar.  2024 BMW R 12 in Option 719 The BMW R 12 models will each come in three color options. The standard color for both models is Blackstorm Metallic. The R 12 nineT will also come in an optional San Remo Green Metallic‚ while the R 12 will be available in an optional Aventurine Red Metallic. Both models will be available in Option 719 colors. Pricing has not yet been announced‚ but BMW expects these models to arrive in dealerships during the first quarter of 2024.  Check out more new motorcycles in Rider’s 2024 Motorcycle Buyers Guide.  The post 2024 BMW R 12 nineT and R 12 Review | First Look  appeared first on Rider Magazine.

“A federal jury in Sioux City‚ Iowa‚ convicted an Iowa woman today for a voter fraud scheme during the Iowa 2020 primary and general elections‚” the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Kim Phuong Taylor‚ 49‚ of Sioux City‚ was found guilty of 52 counts of voter fraud by the jury. Taylor’s husband ran for Congress and lost the GOP primary in 2020 for the seat held by former Rep. Steve King (R-IA). According to court documents and evidence presented at trial‚ Taylor “perpetrated a scheme to fraudulently generate votes for her husband in the primary election for Iowa’s 4th U.S. Congressional District in June 2020.” “After Taylor’s husband lost in the primary‚ he ran for Woodbury County Supervisor in the 2020 general election and Taylor again engaged in ballot fraud‚ causing absentee ballots to be fraudulently requested and cast‚” the DOJ said. Federal jury convicts Iowa woman of 52 counts of voter fraud | Just The News https://t.co/ypGUKT0Jk7 — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) November 23‚ 2023 From the DOJ: Taylor submitted or caused others to submit dozens of voter registrations‚ absentee ballot request forms‚ and absentee ballots containing false information. Taylor completed and signed voter forms without voters’ permission and told others that they could sign on behalf of relatives who were not present. The jury convicted Taylor of 26 counts of providing false information in registering and voting‚ three counts of fraudulent registration‚ and 23 counts of fraudulent voting. She faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each count. A sentencing date will be set after a presentence report is prepared. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Iowa elected official's wife convicted of voter fraud in ballot-stuffing scheme https://t.co/JA4AGkE6sv — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 23‚ 2023 Fox News reports: Prosecutors said Kim Phuong Taylor‚ a Vietnam native‚ approached numerous voters of Vietnamese heritage who had limited English comprehension and filled out and signed election forms and ballots on behalf of them and their English-speaking children. Kim Phuong Taylor submitted or caused others to submit dozens of voter registrations‚ absentee ballot request forms‚ and absentee ballots containing false information‚ prosecutors said. She completed and signed voter forms without voters’ permission and told others that they could sign on behalf of relatives who were not present‚ the Justice Department said. She faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each count. Woodbury County election officials became aware of possible voter fraud in September 2020‚ when two Iowa State University students from Sioux City requested absentee ballots‚ only to learn ballots had already been cast in their name‚ according to the Associated Press. The students were allowed to withdraw those ballots and cast their own‚ but Woodbury County Auditor Pat Gill‚ who also is an election commissioner‚ held onto the fraudulent ballots.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexual assault in a legal action filed Wednesday night in a New York court‚ The Messenger first reported. The plaintiff‚ whose name is being withheld‚ “filed a summons Wednesday night in state Supreme Court in Manhattan under the Adult Survivors Act‚” the outlet reports. The Democrat mayor is named as a defendant in the legal filing. BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of sexual assault in legal filing https://t.co/tvTRUgaIJZ — The Messenger (@TheMessenger) November 23‚ 2023 The Messenger reports: The filing also names the transit bureau of the New York Police Department and the Guardian Association of the NYPD as defendants. “Plaintiff was sexually assaulted by Defendant Eric Adams in New York‚ New York in 1993 while they both worked for the City of New York‚” the summons alleges. In New York civil court‚ a plaintiff can file a summons with notice to begin a legal action — followed by a full complaint laying out the claims. The summons is just three pages and does not reveal any detail about the alleged assault. Eric Adams accused of sexually assaulting woman in 1993 in bombshell legal filing https://t.co/nu1dnOgh2v pic.twitter.com/zM5WAud1qr — New York Post (@nypost) November 23‚ 2023 According to the New York Post‚ the lawsuit seeks at least $5 million. A City Hall spokesperson said the mayor denies the claim and does not know the plaintiff. “The mayor does not know who this person is‚” the spokesperson said‚ according to the New York Post. “If they ever met‚ he doesn’t recall it. But he would never do anything to physically harm another person and vigorously denies any such claim‚” the spokesperson added. From the New York Post: Attempts to reach the accuser were not immediately successful Thursday‚ and her attorney did not respond to messages. The Adult Survivors Act‚ signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in May last year‚ removed the usual time constraints to sue over alleged sexual assaults for a one-year period‚ opening the floodgates for a torrent of civil lawsuits against powerful men‚ including former President Donald Trump and Bill Cosby. At least 2‚600 claims have been filed in state courts under the ASA‚ including several lawsuits brought this week against such high-profile defendants as Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose‚ Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. and celebrity photographer Terry Richardson. Adams‚ 63‚ has never been married but has a 27-year-old son‚ rapper Jordan Coleman‚ with his ex-girlfriend‚ Chrisena Coleman. Coleman‚ 59‚ and Adams split up when their son was still a toddler. The Adams administration also faces an FBI probe regarding his 2021 campaign. FBI Seizes Communication Devices Of Democrat Mayor In Corruption Probe The FBI seized communication devices belonging to Mayor Eric Adams as part of a corruption probe into his 2021 campaign. “The feds seized the devices in connection to an investigation into whether Hizzoner’s campaign colluded with the Turkish government and others to direct money into his mayoral effort‚” the New York Post reported.

After initial reporting claimed the Niagara Falls blast was an ‘attempted terrorist attack‚’ the latest reports reveal a completely different story. “The vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing in NY was an attempted terror attack w/ a vehicle full of explosives. Two men in car dead. I’m awaiting a response from CBP‚” Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin wrote in a now-deleted X post. Fox News walked back its reporting of the explosion being an ‘attempted terrorist attack.’ “We told you earlier there was an explosion because there were explosives in the car and now authorities are apparently walking that back‚” Fox News reported. WATCH: There you have it… after spending the past few hours claiming that the car was filled with explosives‚ Fox starts walking it back pic.twitter.com/fUSx1y6Ovn — Acyn (@Acyn) November 22‚ 2023 “Have been checking with every border contact I have for info on the car explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing today. Bottom line – too much conflicting info right now regarding what led up to the incident/how it happened. Nothing concrete I can confidently report yet‚” Melugin said. Have been checking with every border contact I have for info on the car explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing today. Bottom line – too much conflicting info right now regarding what led up to the incident/how it happened. Nothing concrete I can confidently report yet. — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 22‚ 2023 However‚ CNN reported later Wednesday evening it appeared to be a terrible accident. According to reports‚ a 56-year-old man who lived in an upscale area intended to go to a Kiss concert and was driving a $300‚000 Bentley with his wife. WATCH: CNN is reporting that the driver of the vehicle that Fox claimed was full of explosives was a 56-year-old man who lived in a very upscale area that had intended to go to the kiss concert.. he was driving a $300k Bentley with his wife. CNN says it loos like a terrible accident pic.twitter.com/CPlLuRk2TQ — Acyn (@Acyn) November 22‚ 2023 Here’s additional footage of the car going airborne and crashing at the Rainbow Bridge Crossing checkpoint: #BREAKING: New video shows the moment a white vehicle went airborne and crashed at the Rainbow Bridge Crossing checkpoint near Niagara Falls m pic.twitter.com/59nlTC8hXn — Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) November 22‚ 2023 Whether this was a horrific accident‚ reckless driving‚ or more to the story that’s not being disclosed‚ the FBI has put a lid on its investigation. “FBI Buffalo has concluded our investigation at the scene of the Rainbow Bridge incident. A search of the scene revealed no explosive materials‚ and no terrorism nexus was identified. The matter has been turned over to the Niagara Falls Police Department as a traffic investigation‚” FBI Buffalo said in a statement. #NEW Statement from #FBI Buffalo regarding the investigation at Rainbow Bridge: pic.twitter.com/4lwvq8PsAe — FBI Buffalo (@FBIBuffalo) November 23‚ 2023 The New York Post reports: A speeding car crashed and exploded on a Niagara Falls bridge connecting the US and Canada Wednesday — killing the driver and his passenger in a fear-inducing incident that shut down several border crossings on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The Bentley sedan was going up to 100 mph when it rammed into a median near the checkpoint area on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge at around 11:15 a.m. — flying several feet into the air and bursting into a fireball before landing in dozens of pieces‚ according to federal law enforcement sources. The blast raised concerns of a possible terror attack on both sides of the border‚ but New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said later Wednesday that had been ruled out by investigators. “I want to be very clear to Americans and New Yorkers: at this time‚ there is no indication of a terrorist attack‚” Hochul said at an evening press conference. Investigators believe the two people in the car‚ a man and a woman‚ may have been heading from a casino in Niagara Falls to a Kiss concert at the Scotiabank Arena in Ontario‚ according to the sources. The driver‚ a Western New York resident‚ was going “at a high rate of speed” when he swerved into a US Customs and Border Patrol barrier at a checkpoint on the US side‚ Hochul and the sources said. The car never made it to the Canadian side of the border.

Join The Cure en route to Venice on The Orient Express as Robert Smith's band treat themselves to a luxury upgrade from their tour bus

After a period of turmoil‚ sole original member Ian Jones connected with singer Sertari‚ and Requiem For A Dream was soon underway