BMW R1100GS

BMW R1100GS
Red and white BMW R1100GS motorcycle with panniers
ManufacturerBMW Motorrad
Production1994–1999
PredecessorR100GS, R80GS
SuccessorR1150GS
ClassDual-sport
Engine1,085 cc (66.2 cu in) flat-twin, four valves per cylinder, oil-cooled[1]
Compression ratio: 10.3:1
Bore / stroke99.0 mm × 70.5 mm (3.90 in × 2.78 in)
Top speed121 mph (195 km/h)
Power80 hp (60 kW) @ 6,750 rpm
Torque97 N⋅m (72 lbf⋅ft) @ 5,250 rpm
Transmission5-speed shaft drive
SuspensionFront: BMW Telelever
Rear: Single spring / shock absorber
BrakesFront: Twin 305 mm disc
Rear: Single 276 mm disc
Optional ABS
TyresFront: 110/80-19
Rear: 150/70-17
Wheelbase1,509 mm (59.4 in)
DimensionsL: 2,189 mm (86.2 in)
W: 920 mm (36 in)
H: 1,366 mm (53.8 in)
Seat height840 mm (33 in) to 860 mm (34 in)
Weight243 kg (536 lb) (wet)
Fuel capacity25 L (5.5 imp gal; 6.6 US gal)
Oil capacity3.75 litres (0.82 imp gal; 0.99 US gal)
RelatedR850GS

The BMW R1100GS is a dual-sport motorcycle that was launched in 1993, and manufactured from 1994 to 1999 by BMW Motorrad in Berlin, Germany.[2] The bike has a 1,085 cc (66.2 cu in) flat-twin (boxer) engine, first seen in the R1100RS which was launched the year before in 1992,[2] and was the first member of the GS family to use an air- and oil-cooled engine rather than the earlier air-cooled airhead engines which had been used on BMW motorcycles since the R32 in 1923.

A smaller capacity sister model, the 848 cc (51.7 cu in) R850GS, was produced from 1996 to 2001.[citation needed]

In 1999, the R1100GS was superseded by the R1150GS.

  1. ^ Schneider & Koenigsbeck, pp. 207
  2. ^ a b Schneider & Koenigsbeck, pp. 64