R1100R & R850R owners

seanwu · Post by **seanwu** » Tue May 02, 2006 2:12 pm

Hi All, I am new to this forum and was wondering why there is no R1100R thread?

bpc · Post by **bpc** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:50 pm

seanwu wrote:Hi All, I am new to this forum and was wondering why there is no R1100R thread?

There is now...

Seriously, as the 2nd owner of a '99 R1100R (couldn't afford an 1150) I've been slightly dissapointed in the lack of online interest / information / conversation about this bike. However, the bike itself has been great - especially since I added a Techlusion and a Remus Gran Prix can and cat eliminator pipe.

seanwu · Post by **seanwu** » Tue May 02, 2006 6:07 pm

nice.
I didn't do anything, I keep the bike in stock condition but have bring it to some far places....

Post by **sweatmark** » Tue May 02, 2006 6:23 pm

We too are fans of the original oilhead Roadsters! A trusty R850R was my 1st Beemer, and in 2005 my wife rode a beautiful '01 R1100R during her first motorcycling season (more than 5k miles).

Great bikes in the BMW R-tradition.

Mark
Oregon

seanwu · Post by **seanwu** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:58 am

I do hope to upgrade to R1150R too.... but I guess R1100R is quite good enough for my usage.... I am wondering if there are any after market product for this model?

SLEDGE · Post by **SLEDGE** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:20 am

I love my '98 r1100r.I'll keep it forever. Mine is the teal green like bpc has pictured.
I love bmw biks, but some one has to own it for 8 years or so first befor I can afford to buy it.

GeoffJ · Post by **GeoffJ** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:55 pm

Sean, welcome to the club, the R1100R club, that is. It's very exclusive with few members. I believe all of the R1100R owners on the board have already chimed in. I ride a '96 R1100R. For some reason, I don't think many folks discovered the Roadster until the 1150 was introduced.

Besides the small base of owners, have you noticed the lack of aftermarket support for the R1100R? I recently tried to find a sport windshield for my bike. With the sole exception of Parabellum, nobody makes one that will work with a R1100R equipped with BMW's optional clock and tach.

Post by **Boxer** » Wed May 03, 2006 1:13 pm

Personally I think the R1100R has the more traditional BMW look. I was going to buy one way back when but I waited too long to get a new one and had to settle for the R1150R...Which it turns out has captured my fancy and I can't look back. Please don't anyone mention this around the Black Dominatrix.

Post by **wncbmw** » Wed May 03, 2006 5:46 pm

Back when I was looking to upgrade from my trusty '83 RS, I test rode a couple of used 1100Rs and liked them but hated the handlebar setup. I ended up with a 1100 GS instead. If I had known about the conversion kits to allow regular tubular bars to be used, I probably would have owned one!

seanwu · Post by **seanwu** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:17 pm

GeoffJ wrote:Sean, welcome to the club, the R1100R club, that is. It's very exclusive with few members. I believe all of the R1100R owners on the board have already chimed in. I ride a '96 R1100R. For some reason, I don't think many folks discovered the Roadster until the 1150 was introduced.

Besides the small base of owners, have you noticed the lack of aftermarket support for the R1100R? I recently tried to find a sport windshield for my bike. With the sole exception of Parabellum, nobody makes one that will work with a R1100R equipped with BMW's optional clock and tach.

I do agreed that there are not many after market accessory for the bike, I have the handle bar change to a after market one and its from the previous owner.

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:37 pm

How about an R850R thread

seanwu · Post by **seanwu** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:05 am

pinecone wrote:How about an R850R thread

Hi Bro, I have just change the title of the thread to R1100R & R850R owner, guess don't need to start a new thread coz we are all under the same model....

seanwu · Post by **seanwu** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:08 am

pinecone wrote:How about an R850R thread

By the way nice bike you have, I guess I will start to post my bike pic when I have taken a picture of it.
I would love to see more R model picture. and we can also discuss things to be MOD on the bike.

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Thu May 04, 2006 7:11 am

Hi Bro, I have just change the title of the thread to R1100R & R850R

Actually, I'm a "sis" not a bro, but thanks for including the little sibling to the R1100R.

By the way nice bike you have, I guess I will start to post my bike pic when I have taken a picture of it.

Yes, please post pics!

What's the riding like in Singapore?

GeoffJ · Post by **GeoffJ** » Thu May 04, 2006 12:44 pm

My R1100R looks like the one pictured above. Same color, same windshield, cases, etc. Only difference is I have laced wheels, a Corbin seat and Saeng radar detector mount.

I'm beginning to realize that parts and accessories made for other BMW models will also fit the R1100R. BMW dealer parts departments are responsive to email inquiries regarding this issue.

Post by **wncbmw** » Thu May 04, 2006 6:52 pm

There was an article in the BMW news a couple of years ago on a guy that had converted his R1100R to a close twin to an R90S, my all time favorite BMW! Changed out the bars to low bars, cafe fairing, sport suspension, etc. It was a sweet bike and nearly inspired me to get one instead of the 1150. But it probably would have cost me more by the time I tricked it out.

SLEDGE · Post by **SLEDGE** » Thu May 04, 2006 7:15 pm

I wonder just what % of the teal green the r850r-r110r were made,or is it that the people that own them are atracted there?

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:26 pm

I wonder just what % of the teal green the r850r-r110r were made,or is it that the people that own them are atracted there?

For the record, the proper name of the color is "Ascot Green"

"teal" sounds so '80s

I would also be curious to know how many 850s were sold in the US. As far as I know, they were only offered in 96 & 97.

GeoffJ, how do you like your Corbin seat and did you buy it new? I looked into getting a Sargent seat recently and they can only do a custom for that model year. The Corbins are super pricey and as far as I know you can't just get the driver's seat.

seanwu · Post by **seanwu** » Fri May 05, 2006 1:18 am

pinecone wrote:
Hi Bro, I have just change the title of the thread to R1100R & R850R
Actually, I'm a "sis" not a bro, but thanks for including the little sibling to the R1100R.

By the way nice bike you have, I guess I will start to post my bike pic when I have taken a picture of it.
Yes, please post pics!

What's the riding like in Singapore?

Oops... sorry sis,
The riding in singapore is not good, because singapore is a very very small countries and usually we will ride to the neighbouring countries like Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos etc...
In Singapore there are too many traffic lights and during the peak hours from 0630hrs till 0900hrs & 1830hrs till 2030hrs there are huge jams on certain roads.
Because of the traffic jam, the government had implement the ERP(electronic road pricing) which mean a gate will be fix on certain roads where there are lots of traffic jams; whenever you pass the road, money will be deducted from the card unit fix on your bike. They are trying to reduce the amount of ppl using that particular jam road but in the end we are also using the same road and I don't see the traffic jam been solve.
Furthermore now we need to pay for going through the gate.

Post by **wncbmw** » Fri May 05, 2006 6:51 am

I love this board! Where else would be get traffic reports from singapore, weather discussions from England and lunch/ride reports from Downunder!?

Interesting perspective seanwu. Thanks!

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