ENGINE 1,170CC A63 BOXER TWIN
OUTPUT 61 HP @ 5,000 RPM
CURB WEIGHT 563 LBS.
TOP SPEED 104 MPH
PRICE WHEN NEW DM 23,400 ($13,448)
YEARS PRODUCED 1997-2004
NUMBER BUILT 40,218 (INCLUDING R 850 C)
COLOR WHITE
OWNER LOTHAR SCHUETTLER (SINCE 1999)
LOCATION DARNESTOWN, MARYLAND
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1998 R 1200 C
In 1997, BMW entered the burgeoning cruiser market with the R 1200 C, which combined retro-inspired design (from a new team led by David Robb) with BMW’s largest boxer engine to date. The raked-out Telelever front end was sculpted in polished aluminum, and the extended Monolever exposed the rear shock and suspension linkage. The R 1200 C debuted in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, and in November 1998 Lothar Schuettler purchased the R 1200 C seen here. “I’ve been riding BMWs since I was 17, and this bike was totally different than anything BMW had made before,” Lothar says.