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| Manufacturer | BMW Motorrad |
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| Production | 1994–1999 |
| Predecessor | R100GS, R80GS |
| Successor | R1150GS |
| Class | Dual-sport |
| Engine | 1,085 cc (66.2 cu in)flat-twin, four valves per cylinder,oil-cooled[1] Compression ratio: 10.3:1 |
| Bore /stroke | 99.0 mm × 70.5 mm (3.90 in × 2.78 in) |
| Top speed | 121 mph (195 km/h) |
| Power | 80 hp (60 kW) @ 6,750 rpm |
| Torque | 97 N⋅m (72 lbf⋅ft) @ 5,250 rpm |
| Transmission | 5-speedshaft drive |
| Suspension | Front: BMW Telelever Rear: Single spring / shock absorber |
| Brakes | Front: Twin 305 mm disc Rear: Single 276 mm disc OptionalABS |
| Tyres | Front: 110/80-19 Rear: 150/70-17 |
| Wheelbase | 1,509 mm (59.4 in) |
| Dimensions | L: 2,189 mm (86.2 in) W: 920 mm (36 in) H: 1,366 mm (53.8 in) |
| Seat height | 840 mm (33 in) to 860 mm (34 in) |
| Weight | 243 kg (536 lb) (wet) |
| Fuel capacity | 25 L (5.5 imp gal; 6.6 US gal) |
| Oil capacity | 3.75 litres (0.82 imp gal; 0.99 US gal) |
| Related | R850GS |
TheBMW R1100GS is adual-sport motorcycle that was launched in 1993, and manufactured from 1994 to 1999 byBMW Motorrad inBerlin, Germany.[2]The bike has a 1,085 cc (66.2 cu in)flat-twin (boxer) engine, first seen in theR1100RS which was launched the year before in 1992,[2] and was the first member of theGS family to use an air- and oil-cooled engine rather than the earlier air-cooledairhead engines which had been used on BMW motorcycles since theR32 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In 1999, the R1100GS was superseded by theR1150GS.
Previous BMW motorcycles used the airhead engines such as thetype 247 air-cooled flat-twin with two pushrod-activated valves per cylinder. The R1100GS engine introduced partial oil-cooling and four valves per cylinder operated by a single chain-driven camshaft.Motronic fuel injection was included instead of thecarburettors found on earlier bikes. Rear suspension anddriveshaft used the same Paraleverswingarm system as the previous bikes, but with the addition of remotepre-load adjustment on theshock absorber.[3] Front suspension used a newA-arm system calledTelelever.[4] Options included heated handlebar grips andABS.
Canadian drummer Neil Peart wrote eloquently of his traveils on a R1100GS in the late 1990s inGhost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road:Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road