R850R BMW Art & Function

The R850R is BMW's newest entry in its ever-expanding line of four-valve Boxer twin models. At first glance the new Beemer looks just like the R1100R, BMW's flagship in the standard class which was first introduced in 1994. Actually the 850 is a scaled-down version of the big boxer, and serves as a replacement for the discontinued K75 triples and single-cam two-valve boxer twins in the more-affordable smaller-displacement standard, or naked, class. The R850R shares most all the same features found on it's larger stablemate. The fuel-injected, four-valve twin-cylinder engine is identical to the R1100R's mill, save for a smaller bore (87.8mm vs 99mm).