
BMW R850 RT
· Generation
Source and record
- Swiss type approval (TARGA)
Official source: ASTRA (Federal Roads Office)
Sources: TARGA and TAS (Type Approval System, the official successor system). Individual values on this page may come from either catalogue.
: Brand and model come from the official catalogue.
Data as of: 2026-08-01
This page describes a vehicle configuration (type/variant/version), not an individual vehicle.
Vehicle stock in Switzerland
11 actively registered
Colours
- White7
- Green2
- Red1
- Blue1
Cantons
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
First registration by year
- 19971
- 19983
- 19991
- 20002
- 20014
Fuel
Authoritative value — per type approval (TARGA)
- Petrol
Gearbox
- Manual
Axles
- 2
Cylinders
Authoritative value — per type approval (TARGA)
- 2
Postcodes
- 10..
- 11..
- 15..
- 47..
- 50..
- 54..
- 61..
- 65..
- 69..
- 81..
- 94..
VIN prefixes
- WB10412F0VZ......
- WB10412F11Z......
- WB10412F2VZ......
- WB10412F31Z......
- WB10412F61Z......
- WB10412F6YZ......
- WB10412F71Z......
- WB10412F7VZ......
- WB10412F8VZ......
- WB10412F8YZ......
- WB10412F9XZ......
Identification
- MOTORRAD
- Type-variant
- BMW259
- Model (source data)
- R850RT
Classification
- 848
- 54 kW
- Cylinders
- 2
- Tyres/rims
- v= 120/70R17 3.50x17 LM 'BMW' 110/80R18 2.50x18 LM-Felge mit Stahlspeichen 'AKRONT' 'BEHR'h= 160/60R18 4.50X18 LM 'BMW' 150/70R17 4.00x17 LM-Felge mit Stahlspeichen 'AKRONT' 'BEHR'
Field explanations
Official ASTRA meaning of this vehicle's source fields. Unknown, preserved, or not-yet-translated values stay visible and are never invented.
| Source field | Value | Unit | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| body_code | 0 | ||||
| fuel_code | B |
Type approval
- Granted
- 13/05/1997
- Valid until
- 30/09/2003
- Source
- TG-Moto.txt
Emissions
- Engine make
- BMW
- Engine type
- 852EA
- 4-Takt / 2 / Boxer
- m5 · Manual gearbox, 5 forward gears
- C00
- Exhaust code
- ADSA
- 848
- 54
- Homologation date
- 13/05/1997
Published source values
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- K ·
- 2/2
- y
- 80
- 5500
- ET-CO
- 1040
- ET-NMHC
- 0
- ET-NOx
- 250
- ET-PA
- 0
- ET-PA-Exp
- 0
- ET-PM
- 0
- ET-T_IV-THC
- 0
- ET-T_VI-CO
- 0
- ET-T_VI-THC
- 0
- ET-THC
- 110
- ET-THC+NOx
- 0
- 79
- 0
- 490
- GeräuschCode
- GCAC
- 0
- 0
- 3.20
- 0
- 6750
- ScCo2
- 0
- ScConsumption
- 0
- ScNh3
- 0
- ScNo2
- 0
- 92
- 3375
- TC_CO2
- 0
- TC_Consumption
- 0
- TC_NH3
- 0
- TC_NO2
- 0
- 0
- 191
- ZT-CO
- 0
- ZT-NMHC
- 0
- ZT-NOx
- 0
- ZT-PA
- 0
- ZT-PA-Exp
- 0
- ZT-PM
- 0
- ZT-T_VI-CO
- 0
- ZT-T_VI-THC
- 0
- ZT-THC
- 0
- ZT-THC+NOx
- 0
Data sheet
Manufacturer & identification
- Manufacturer
- BMW BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG, D-80788 MUENCHEN
- Manufacturer's plate
- rechts, am Lenkkopf
- Chassis number
- rechts, am Lenkkopf
Chassis
- Axles/wheels
- 2/2
- Gearbox 1
- m5 · Manual gearbox, 5 forward gears
- Ratio iA 1
- 3.20
- Assignment 1
- a
- Max speed mechanical (km/h)
- 191
- Hand brake, line 1
- hydr.,2 Scheiben gelocht, a.W. ABS
- Foot brake, line 1
- hydr.,1 Scheibe gelocht, a.W. ABS
Engine
- Engine make
- BMW
- Engine type
- 852EA
- Design type
- 4-Takt / 2 / Boxer
- Power (kW)
- 54
- Power at (rpm)
- 6750
- Max torque (Nm)
- 80
- Max torque at (rpm)
- 5500
- Exhaust gas treatment
- integriert in HS
- Muffler 1 (type)
- HS ·
- Muffler 1 (designation)
- 1/2256397001
- Engine code
- 852EA
- Engine code location
- rechts, am Motorblock, unter dem Zylinderfuss
Dimensions & body
- Length (mm)
- 2230
- Width (mm)
- 905
- Height (mm)
- 1460
- Wheelbase 1-2 (mm)
- 1470
- Parking stand
- Zentral+Seitenstütze
- Anti-theft device
- Lenkersperre
- Special equipment, line 1
- --
- Sidecar operation
- nein
Weights & trailer loads
- Unladen weight (kg)
- 350
- Guaranteed weight (kg)
- 490
- Front axle rating (kg)
- 200 – 330
- Braked trailer load (kg)
- 0
- Unbraked trailer load (kg)
- 0
- Braked trailer load, autom. (kg)
- 0
- Unbraked trailer load, autom. (kg)
- 0
Additional fields (all source data)
Shown exactly as published by the source and preserved for traceability.
- 4012
- BMW BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG, D-80788 MUENCHEN
- rechts, am Lenkkopf
- rechts, am Lenkkopf
- 2/2
- m5 · Manual gearbox, 5 forward gears
- 3.20
- a
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 191
- hydr.,2 Scheiben gelocht, a.W. ABS
- hydr.,1 Scheibe gelocht, a.W. ABS
- BMW
- 852EA
- 4-Takt / 2 / Boxer
- 54
- 6750
- 5500
- 80
- integriert in HS
- HS ·
- 1/2256397001
- 852EA
- rechts, am Motorblock, unter dem Zylinderfuss
- Zentral+Seitenstütze
- Lenkersperre
- --
- 0
- 2230
- 0
- 905
- 0
- 1460
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1470
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 350
- 0
- 490
- 0
- 0
- 330
- 200
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- nein
- v= 120/70R17 3.50x17 LM 'BMW' 110/80R18 2.50x18 LM-Felge mit Stahlspeichen 'AKRONT' 'BEHR'
- h= 160/60R18 4.50X18 LM 'BMW' 150/70R17 4.00x17 LM-Felge mit Stahlspeichen 'AKRONT' 'BEHR'