BMW K 100

BMW K 100

BMW K 100 was both a new motorcycle series from BMW and the name of the basic model of the series delivered from 1983. These motorcycles were built until 1991 . For the first time, instead of the air-cooled boxer engine typical of BMW , they had a water-cooled 2-valve, four-cylinder in-line engine installed horizontally. The displacement was 987 cm³, the output 66 kW (90  PS ) at 8000 revolutions / min ; the maximum speed was over 200  km / h . The successor came the 4-valve, four-cylinder in-line engines with only minor changes in appearance.

The frame was a lined tubular space frame in which the motor-gearbox unit was used as a load-bearing element.

variants

• BMW K 100 - basic variant without fairing, built from September 1983 to 1990
• BMW K 100 RS - sporty variant with full fairing, built from 1983 to 1989
• BMW K 100 RT - touring variant with large full fairing and case system, built from 1984 to 1989
• BMW K 100 LT - touring variant with large full fairing and case system, built from 1986 to 1991

See also

• List of BMW motorcycles
• BMW motorcycle

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• Jeremy Churchill, Penny Cox: BMW K 75 and 100. Two-valve in-line engines. (=  Haynes maintenance and repair ). 1st edition. Moby Dick, Kiel 1999, ISBN 3-89595-132-3 .
• Norbert Kappes: The “brick” turns 30 - so what? Purchase advice BMW K 100 . In: Oldtimer Market . No. November 11 , 2012, ISSN  0939-9704 , p. 198-203 .
• Motorcycles "Teutonic Bull" . In: Der Spiegel . No. 39 , September 26, 1983, ISSN  0038-7452 , p. 279–281 ( Spiegel Archive [accessed January 5, 2013]).

Web links

Commons : BMW K100  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• BMW Motorrad Germany. Retrieved January 5, 2013 . 
• The BMW K-Series on the Internet. Private website of a fan base for the BMW K series, accessed January 5, 2013 .