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The '''BMW R1100GS''' is a [[dual-sport motorcycle]] that was manufactured from 1994 to 1999 by [[BMW Motorrad]] in [[Berlin]], Germany. The bike has a 1085 cc [[[[flat-twin]] (boxer) engine and was the first member of the [[BMW GS|GS family]] to use an oil-cooled engine, known as an "[[oilhead]]", as opposed to the earlier air-cooled [[Airhead (motorcycle)|airhead]] engines which had been used on BMW motorcycles since the [[BMW R32|R32]] in 1923. |
The '''BMW R1100GS''' is a [[dual-sport motorcycle]] that was manufactured from 1994 to 1999 by [[BMW Motorrad]] in [[Berlin]], Germany. The bike has a 1085 cc [[[[flat-twin]] (boxer) engine and was the first member of the [[BMW GS|GS family]] to use an oil-cooled engine, known as an "[[oilhead]]", as opposed to the earlier air-cooled [[Airhead (motorcycle)|airhead]] engines which had been used on BMW motorcycles since the [[BMW R32|R32]] in 1923. |
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==Technical features== |
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Previous BMW motorcycles used the [[Airhead (motorcycle)|airhead]] engines]] such as the [[BMW 247 engine|type 247]] air-cooled [[flat-twin]] with two pushrod-activated valves per cylinder. The R1100GS [[oilhead]] engine introduced partial oil-cooling and four valved per cylinder driven by a chain.<ref name=bmbikes/> The engine also used [[Motronic]] fuel injection instead of the [[carburretor]]s used on the earlier bikes.<ref name=bmbikes/> Rear suspension and [[driveshaft]] used the same Paralever [[swingarm]] system as the previous bikes, but front suspension used a new [[control arm|A-arm]] system called [[Motorcycle_fork#Saxon-Motodd_(Telelever)|Telelever]]. |
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==Popularity== |
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A total of 39,842 models were produced.<ref name=bmbikes/> [[Rush (band)|Rush]] [[drummer]] and [[lyricist]] [[Neil Peart]] used an R1100GS for a 14 month {{convert|55000|mi|km}} self-healing trip, documented in the book [[Ghost Rider (book)|''Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road'']],<ref>{{cite book | title= Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road | last=Peart | first= Neil | date= 2002 | publisher= [[ECW Press]] | isbn= 1550225464}}</ref> |
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that he made in the late 1990s following the tragic deaths of his only daughter and wife.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.neilpeart.net/articles/cw/index.html | last= Catterson | first= Brian | publisher= [[Cycle World]] | month= February | year= 2003 | title= Rush's Neil Peart: Rockin' and Rollin'... Rollin'... Rollin'}}</ref> |
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| Manufacturer | BMW Motorrad |
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| Production | 1994–1999 |
| Predecessor | R100GS, R80GS |
| Successor | R1150GS |
| Class | Dual-sport |
| Engine | Template:Auto cc-cu in flat-twin, four valves per cylinder, oil-cooled[1] |
| Top speed | 121 mph (195 km/h) |
| Power | 80 hp (60 kW) |
| Torque | 71 lb⋅ft (96 N⋅m) |
| Transmission | 5-speed shaft drive |
| Suspension | Front: BMW Telelever Rear: Single spring / shock absorber |
| Brakes | Front: Twin 305 mm disc Rear: Single 276 mm disc |
| Tires | Front: 110/80-19 Rear:150/70-17 |
| Wheelbase | Template:Auto mm |
| Dimensions | L: Template:Auto mm W: Template:Auto mm H: Template:Auto mm |
| Seat height | Template:Auto mm to Template:Auto mm |
| Weight | 243 kg (536 lb) (wet) |
| Fuel capacity | 25 litres (5.5 imp gal; 6.6 US gal) |
| Related | R850GS |
The BMW R1100GS is a dual-sport motorcycle that was manufactured from 1994 to 1999 by BMW Motorrad in Berlin, Germany. The bike has a 1085 cc [[flat-twin (boxer) engine and was the first member of the GS family to use an oil-cooled engine, known as an "oilhead", as opposed to the earlier air-cooled airhead engines which had been used on BMW motorcycles since the R32 in 1923.
Technical features
Previous BMW motorcycles used the airhead engines]] such as the type 247 air-cooled flat-twin with two pushrod-activated valves per cylinder. The R1100GS oilhead engine introduced partial oil-cooling and four valved per cylinder driven by a chain.[1] The engine also used Motronic fuel injection instead of the carburretors used on the earlier bikes.[1] Rear suspension and driveshaft used the same Paralever swingarm system as the previous bikes, but front suspension used a new A-arm system called Telelever.
Popularity
A total of 39,842 models were produced.[1] Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart used an R1100GS for a 14 month 55,000 miles (89,000 km) self-healing trip, documented in the book Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road,[2] that he made in the late 1990s following the tragic deaths of his only daughter and wife.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "BMW R1100GS Specifications". BMbikes. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ Peart, Neil (2002). Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road. ECW Press. ISBN 1550225464.
- ^ Catterson, Brian (2003). "Rush's Neil Peart: Rockin' and Rollin'... Rollin'... Rollin'". Cycle World.
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