The BMW R 1150R motorcycle was released in 2000, featuring a four-stroke, two-cylinder horizontally opposed boxer engine with a capacity of 1130cc. The engine has a compression ratio of 10.3:1 and is cooled by air/oil. The bike has a wet sump lubrication system and fuel injection through a Bosch Motronic MA 2.4 system, with electronic ignition via a MA 2.2 Bosch Motronic system. The motorcycle has a maximum power output of 70kW or 95 hp at 7250rpm, with a maximum torque output of 98Nm or 72.3 ft-lb at 5500rpm. The transmission is six-speed with a final drive shaft. The bike has a composite frame consisting of front and rear sections and a load-bearing engine, as well as a Telelever front suspension with a twin-tube gas-filled shock and a BMW Paralever swingarm and shaft drive for the rear suspension. The front and rear brakes use 320mm discs with four-piston calipers and a single 276mm disc with a two-piston caliper, respectively. The motorbike has a length of 2170mm, width of 940mm, and height of 1220mm, with a wheelbase of 1487mm and a seat height of 800mm or 770mm with the low seat. The dry weight of the bike is 238kg, and it has a fuel capacity of 20.4 litres. The average fuel consumption is 5.56L/100 km, with a 1/4 mile standing time of 12.1 seconds and a top speed of 203.3 km/h.
Technical specifications:
Make Model: BMW R 1150R
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Engine | Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Capacity | 1130 cc / 69 cu in |
| Bore x Stroke | 101 x 70.5 mm |
| Cooling System | Air/Oil cooled |
| Compression Ratio | 10.3:1 |
| Lubrication | Wet sump |
| Induction | Bosch Motronic MA 2.4 Fuel injection |
| Ignition | Electronic ignition MA 2.2 Bosch Motronic |
| Starting | Electric |
| Max Power | 70 kW / 95 hp @ 7250 rpm |
| Max Torque | 98 Nm / 10.0 kgf-m / 72.3 ft-lb / @ 5500 rpm |
| Clutch | Dry, single plate, hydraulic operated |
| Transmission | 6 Speed |
| Final Drive | Shaft |
| Frame | Three section composite frame consisting of front & rear section, load bearing engine |
| Front Suspension | Telelever with central spring strut & linear-rate coil spring. Twin-tube gas-filled shock |
| Font Wheel Travel | 120 mm / 4.7 in |
| Rear Suspension | Patented BMW Paralever swingarm & shaft drive, single tube gas filled shock, variable rebound setting |
| Rear Wheel Travel | 135 mm / 5.3 in |
| Front Brakes | 2 x 320 mm discs, 4 piston calipers |
| Rear Brakes | Single 276 mm disc, 2 piston caliper |
| Front Tyre | 120/70 ZR17 |
| Rear Tyre | 170/60 ZR18 |
| Dimensions | Length 2170 mm / 85.4 in Width 940 mm / 37.0 in Height 1220 mm / 48.0 in |
| Wheelbase | 1487 mm / 59.4 in |
| Seat Height | 800 mm / 31.5 in (Low seat 770 mm / 30.3 in) |
| Dry Weigh | 238 kg / 524.7 lbs |
| Fuel Capacity | 20.4 Liters / 5.3 gal |
| Consumption Average | 5.56 L/100 km / 18.0 km/l / 42.3 US mpg |
| Standing 1/4 Mile | 12.1 sec |
| Top Speed | 203.3 km/h / 126.3 mph |
| Reviews | Motocorse / 1000ps.at |
