BMW K 1100 RS
| BMW | |
|---|---|
 Series K589, type code 0522 |
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| K 1100 RS | |
| Manufacturer | BMW |
| Sales description | K 1100 RS |
| Production period | 1991 to 1996 |
| class | motorcycle |
| design type | Sports Tourer |
| Motor data | |
| In-line engine with 4 cylinders | |
| Displacement (cm³) | 1092 |
| Power (kW / PS ) | 74/101 at 7500 min -1 |
| Torque ( N m ) | 107 Nm at 5500 min -1 |
| Top speed ( km / h) | 221 |
| transmission | 5-speed sequential |
| drive | Cardan |
| Brakes | front Ø 305 mm double disc brakes, rear Ø 285 mm disc brake |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 1565 |
| Dimensions (L × W × H, mm): | 2230 × 802 × 1260 |
| Seat height (cm) | 80 |
| Empty weight (kg) | 268 |
| Previous model | BMW K 100 RS |
| successor | BMW K 1200 RS |
The BMW K 1100 RS was a fully faired motorcycle from the vehicle manufacturer BMW , which was offered from September 1992 to 1996. The long-distance sports tourer is technically largely identical to the BMW K 100 RS 16 V with the same performance and enables a sporty, ambitious driving style. In the BMW plant in Berlin in Spandau 12179 K total 1100 RS made.
technology
The 1100 in- line engine is a further development of the horizontal four-cylinder engine of the K 100, the displacement of which was increased by 10% by drilling open the cylinders. When designing the four-valve engine, in line with the voluntary self-restraint of the motorcycle industry in Germany in the 1990s, peak power was limited to 100 hp. Most of the units delivered were throttled to 72 kW (98 PS) for insurance reasons, which is hardly noticeable when driving. In the meantime, the engine has enormous torque . From an engine speed of 3500 rpm, the drive generates a torque of over 90 Nm, from 4500 rpm over 100 Nm, and that up to maximum output at 7500 rpm. For driving operations, this means that there is an abundance of propulsion available in almost every everyday driving situation. The fuel consumption ( super unleaded ) is between 5.0 and 8.5 liters, depending on the driving style - when driving at full throttle on the motorway , up to 10 liters are consumed per 100 km.
The only disadvantages of the engine are a certain oil consumption of 0.3 to 1.0 liters per 1000 km and strong warming (the engine block of the K 100 ultimately remained unchanged), as well as the significant vibrations in the medium speed range, depending on the series spread.
In its last two years of construction, the K 1100 RS already received the further developed ABS II, which is characterized by more sensitive control technology. The pressure modulators for the front and rear brake circuit, which were demonstrated on the ABS I, have now also disappeared into the interior of the machine as a complete ABS control unit.
To improve the dissipation of engine heat, the full fairing of the K 1100 RS has gill-like ventilation openings in the full fairing. The vibrations were dampened in their effects by handlebar end weights and vibration-decoupled footrest plates.
The K 1100 RS has excellent ergonomics and very good wind protection for the driver. So were z. B. the mirrors in an arrangement that gave the hands slipstream. It is still considered to be indestructible with regular maintenance. In addition, for a motorcycle with an unladen weight of 268 kg (ready to drive) it is surprisingly easy to move through tight bends and bends. A passenger is happy about a comfortable, large seat, the driver that he hardly notices the presence of the passenger, at least in terms of performance. BMW Touring cases are also compatible and available. The K 1100 RS, however, is a pure road machine that is completely out of place on gravel or off-road.
The list price at the start of sales in 1992 was DM 21,950. In spring 1997, the successor to the BMW K 1200 RS appeared .
criticism
“The BMW K 1100 RS is happy to have a big drink. Not beer, of course, but oil. This only happens at high engine speeds on fast stretches of the motorway, but that's what the Bavarian flagship from the mid-1990s is actually built for. The K 1100 RS four-valve engine differs from [the K1 ] in that it has a higher torque and a more even torque curve. With that and with the stable Paralever chassis, it was the BMW top dog among sports tourers. "
“The new RS fairing definitely chucks less noise back at the rider. It's slightly higher geared than the LT and there seemed to be less vibration too. The riding position is infinitely preferable to the LT's where you kind of sit in / behind the screen rather than on the bike, nicely prone as on the RS. The little screen deflector directs the wind and weather square into your visor in both positions but this isn't a problem since the fairing has already taken the sting and most of the force out of it. "
“The fairing of the new RS definitely emits less noise back to the driver. It is oriented a little higher than the LT and there seems to be less vibration. The driver's position is definitely preferable to the LT, where you sit more in or behind the windshield than on the motorcycle. The small windshield deflector directs the wind and the weather onto your visor in both positions, but this is not a problem because the fairing has already absorbed a lot of the wind pressure. "
Web links
- Photos and technology at: bmw-k1100rs.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ BMW motorcycles - construction time and quantities. In: BMW Veteranen-Club Germany. 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Peter Limmert: Oans, zwoa, gsuffa. In: Motorrad , issue 04/1998. February 17, 1998, accessed March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ BMW K1100RS. In: Motor Cycle Specifications. 2003, accessed March 15, 2014 .
