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==Design==
The engine is a [[flat-twin engine|flat-twin]] [[History of BMW motorcycles#Oilheads|"oilhead"]] that has [[air cooling|air-cooled]] cylinders but [[oil cooling|oil-cooled heads]]. Derived from the [[BMW R1100RS]], the 1,085 cc [[Fuel injection|fuel-injected]] [[Multi-valve|eight-valve]] engine is tuned for a maximum output of {{convert|98|hp|kW|}} at 8,400rpm.<ref name="Motorcycle20Oct98"/><ref name="bmbikes.co.uk"/> At the time of its introduction, it was BMW's most powerful boxer engine ever made, and the first mated to a six-speed transmission.<ref>{{citation|title=2007 BMW R1200S Road Test |journal=Rider |date=January 26, 2007 |url=http://www.ridermagazine.com/road-tests/2007-bmw-r1200s-road-test.htm/ |
In addition to using the engine as a [[Motorcycle frame#Stressed member|stressed member]], the R1100S has a composite aluminum frame to which the suspension components are attached. The front suspension is BMW's [[patent]]ed [[History of BMW motorcycles#Telelever fork|Telelever]], with long [[telescopic fork|telescopic fork sliders]] containing neither springs nor damping. In order to minimize [[Suspension (motorcycle)#Brake dive|"fork dive"]], braking forces are taken back to the frame ''via'' a pivoting wishbone. A [[monoshock]] on this wishbone copes with springing and damping.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dinamoto.it/dinamoto/8_on-line_papers/Telelever%20or%20forks/Telelever_eng.html|title=BMW Telelever and telescopic forks: which is better?|publisher=dinamoto.it|accessdate=29 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516043608/http://www.dinamoto.it/dinamoto/8_on-line_papers/Telelever%20or%20forks/Telelever.html|archive-date=16 May 2010|
A detachable tubular [[subframe]] supports the rider and passenger. The R1100S has a very substantial half fairing which completely envelops the alloy fuel tank. Both the hugger (after market option) and front fender are made of carbon-fibre. The two-into-one exhaust feeds twin silencers tucked up high beneath the pillion seat, like those on the [[Ducati 916]].<ref name=what2004/> Factory options originally available from BMW included electrically-heated grips, [[Anti-lock braking system|ABS]] brakes and a belly-pan fairing.<ref name="motorbikestoday"/>
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The R1100S was superseded in 2006 by the [[BMW R1200S|'''R1200S''']]. The alloy frame of the R1100S was replaced by a lightweight tubular trellis and so, with a tuned engine, the R1200S was {{convert|13|kg|abbr=on}} lighter and 25% more powerful. ''MCN'' compared the R1200S to its predecessor this way: "As an oddball track motorcycle it works, but as an accomplished all-rounder it falls short of the standards set by the R1100S that preceded it."<ref name=MCN2006>[http://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/bmw/r1200s/2006/ BMW R1200S (2006-2007) Review], motorcyclenews.com, dated 23 November 2006, retrieved 1 December 2014</ref>
In 2008 the R1200S was itself superseded by the [[double overhead camshaft]] [[BMW HP2 Sport|'''HP2 Sport''']].<ref>http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-reviews/bmw/2012-bmw-hp2-sport-ar126981.html</ref>
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