BMW R1150RT

The BMW R1150RT is a touring or sport touring motorcycle that BMW Motorrad manufactured from 2001 to 2005 to replace the R1100RT. It featured a 1,130 cc flat-twin engine with a six-speed gearbox and shaft drive, and was an evolution of the R1100RT's air and oil-cooled oilhead platform with increased engine capacity and horsepower, fully linked power-assisted ABS brakes and revised front lighting. The model was updated in 2004 with dual ignition, two spark plugs per cylinder. Cycle World's 2001 review focused on the new ABS, finding it both effective and quite intrusive, especially for riders used to trail-braking with the rear brake, while Motorcycle News' 2014 review rated the brakes as excellent. A model for the authorities, the R1150RT-P, offered a single seat, dual batteries, lights and sirens, crash bars and a radio top box, with the ABS modified so that the rear brake could still be used for trail braking.