| Type |
Air/oil-cooled flat twin ('Boxer') 4-stroke, one camshaft and four valves per cylinder, central balancer shaft |
| Bore x stroke |
101 mm x 73 mm |
| Capacity |
1,170 cc |
| Rated output |
80 kW (109 hp) at 7,500 rpm |
| Max. torque |
115 Nm at 6,000 rpm |
| Compression ratio |
12.0 : 1 |
| Mixture control / engine management |
Electronic intake pipe injection/BMS-K digital engine management with overrun fuel cut-off, twin-spark ignition |
| Emission control |
Closed-loop 3-way catalytic converter, emission standard EU-3 |
| Maximum speed |
Over 200 km/h |
| Fuel consumption per 100 km at constant 90 km/h |
4.1 l |
| Fuel consumption per 100 km at constant 120 km/h |
5.5 l |
| Fuel type |
Unleaded premium, octane rumber 98 (RON), automatic knock control permits operation with minimum octane number 95 (RON) |
| Alternator |
three-phase alternator 600 W |
| Battery |
12 V / 14 Ah, maintenance-free |
| Clutch |
Single dry plate clutch, hydraulically operated |
| Gearbox |
Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox with helical gear teeth |
| Drive |
Shaft drive |
| Frame |
Two-section frame consisting of front and rear sections with load-bearing engine-gearbox unit |
| Front wheel location / suspension |
BMW Motorrad Telelever; stanchion diameter 35 mm, central spring strut |
| Rear wheel location / suspension |
Cast aluminium single-sided swing arm with BMW Motorrad Paralever; central spring strut, spring pre-load hydraulically adjustable (continuously variable) at handwheel; rebound damping adjustable |
| Suspension travel front / rear |
120 mm / 140 mm |
| Wheelbase |
1,495 mm |
| Castor |
119 mm |
| Steering head angle |
62.9° |
| Wheels |
Cast aluminium |
| Rim, Front |
3.50 x 17" |
| Rim, rear |
5.50 x 17" |
| Tyre, front |
120/70 ZR 17 |
| Tyre, rear |
180/55 ZR 17 |
| Brake, front |
Twin disc, floating brake discs, 320 mm diameter, four-piston fixed calipers |
| Brake, rear |
Single disc brake, diameter 265 mm, double-piston floating caliper |
| ABS |
Optional extra: BMW Motorrad Integral ABS (part-integral) |
| Length |
2,145 mm |
| Width (incl. mirrors) |
872 mm |
| Height (excl. mirrors) |
1,285 mm |
| Seat height, unladen weight |
800 mm (low seat: 770 mm, high seat: 830 mm) |
| Inner leg curve, unladen weight |
1,800 mm (low seat: 1,760 mm, high seat: 1,860 mm) |
| Unladen weight, road ready, fully fueled |
223 kg |
| Dry weight |
198 kg |
| Permitted total weight |
450 kg |
| Payload (with standard equipment) |
227 kg |
| Usable tank volume |
18.0 l |
| Reserve |
approx. 3.0 l |