Type — Air/liquid-cooled 4-stroke flat twin engine with balancer shaft, four valves per cylinder, double overhead camshaft, wet sump lubrication Bore x stroke — 101 mm x 73 mm

Capacity — 1,170 cc

Rated output — 125 hp (92 kW) at 7,750 rpm

Max. torque — 92 lb-ft (125 Nm) at 6,500 rpm

Compression ratio — 12.5 : 1

Mixture control / engine management — Electronic fuel injection with ride-by-wire throttle system

Emission control — Closed-loop 3-way catalytic converter, emission standard EU-3

Performance / fuel consumption

Maximum speed — Over 125 mph

Fuel consumption per 100 km at constant 90 km/h — 60 mpg at a constant 55 mph (3.9 l)

Fuel type — Premium Unleaded

Electrical system

Alternator — Three-phase 540 W generator

Battery — 12 V / 16 Ah, maintenance-free

Power transmission

Clutch — Multi-plate wet clutch, hydraulically operated

Gearbox — Constant-mesh 6-speed gearbox with helical cut gears

Drive — Shaft drive 2.75:1

Chassis / brakes

Frame — Continuous tubular steel bridge-type frame

Front wheel location / suspension — BMW Telelever, Ø 37 mm, central spring strut

Rear wheel location / suspension — Cast aluminum single-sided swing arm with BMW EVO Paralever; WAD strut (travel-related damping), spring pre-load hydraulically adjustable (continuously variable) via handwheel, rebound damping adjustable via handwheel

Suspension travel front / rear — 4.7" / 5.4" (120 mm / 136 mm)

Wheelbase — 58.5" (1,485 mm)

Castor — 4.6" (116 mm)

Steering head angle — 63.6°

Wheels — Cast aluminum wheels

Rim, front — 3.50 x 17"

Rim, rear — 5.50 x 17"

Tires, front — 120/70 ZR 17

Tires, rear — 180/55 ZR 17

Brake, front — Dual floating disc brakes, 4-piston fixed calipers, diameter 320 mm

Brake, rear — Single disc brake, diameter 276 mm, dual-piston floating caliper

ABS — BMW Motorrad Integral ABS (part-integral)

Dimensions / weights

Length — 87.5" (2,222 mm)

Width (incl. mirrors) — 38.7" (983 mm) / 38.8" (985 mm) incl. panniers

Height (excl. mirrors) — 55.7" (1,416 mm)

Seat height, unladen weight — 31.7" / 32.5" (805 / 825 mm; adjustable seat height) Standard; variable seat heights available between 29.9" (760 mm) and 33.5" (850 mm) (available as accessories and/or factory options, see an authorized BMW Motorrad dealer)

Inner leg curve, unladen weight — 71.3" / 72.8" (1,810 / 1,850 mm; adjustable seat height) Standard; variable inner leg curve (inseam) between 68.5" (1,740 mm) and 75.4" (1,915 mm) (seats available as accessories and/or factory options, see an authorized BMW Motorrad dealer)

Unladen weight, road ready, fully fuelled — 1) 604 lbs (274 kg)

Permitted total weight — 1,091 lbs (495 kg)

Payload (with standard equipment) — 487 lbs (221 kg)

Usable tank volume — 6.6 gal (25 l)

Reserve — Approx. 1 gal (4.0 l)