Segment: All-road
Production years: 1987, 1988
The 1988 MY BMW R 100 GS Paris Dakar has been specially equipped for endurance enduro racing, and comes with features such as a single seat, side panniers, a large luggage rack, wide handlebars, a small windscreen, a front mud-guard, laced wheels with off-road tires mounted on them and a large-capacity, 35-liter (8.1-gallon) fuel tank.
In all other departments it has the same features as the base R 100 GS. Power-wise, it can reach a maximum power output of 60 horsepower and 76 Nm of torque.
engine specs | Type: | air-cooled, four-stroke, boxer twin cylinder, 2 valves per cylinder | Displacement: | 980 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 3.7x2.8 in OR 94 mm | Compression Ratio: | 8.5:1 | Horsepower: | 60/6500 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 56/6500 lb-ft/RPM OR 76/6500 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | 2xBing carburetors |
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transmission specs | Gearbox: | 5-speed, manual | Clutch: | dry, single plate, diaphragm spring | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | shaft |
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chassis specs | Frame: | steel | Front Suspension: | hydraulic telescopic fork | Rear Suspension: | BMW Motorrad Paralever | Front Brake: | single 285mm disc, 2-piston caliper | Rear Brake: | 200mm drum |
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dimension specs | Overall Length: | 90.2 in OR 2291 mm | Overall Width: | 39.4 in OR 1001 mm | Seat Height: | 33.5 in OR 851 mm | Wheelbase: | 59.6 in OR 1514 mm | Ground Clearance: | 7.9 in OR 201 mm | Weight: | 520 lbs OR 236 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 9.2 gallons OR 34.8 L |
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tyres specs | Front: | 90/90-21 | Rear: | 130/80-17 |
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