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BMW R100RT

Motorcycle

2 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW R100RT on record.

Netherlands
1978–2001
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2009–2018
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland United Kingdom

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

2 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/bmw/r100rt/full

Registration history

1978: 5 vehicles 1979: 144 vehicles 144 1980: 120 vehicles 1981: 127 vehicles 1982: 105 vehicles 1983: 44 vehicles 1984: 25 vehicles 1985: 3 vehicles 1986: 2 vehicles 1987: 4 vehicles 1988: 32 vehicles 1989: 34 vehicles 1990: 59 vehicles 1991: 26 vehicles 1992: 31 vehicles 1993: 19 vehicles 1994: 16 vehicles 1995: 53 vehicles 1996: 4 vehicles 1997: 1 vehicle 2001: 1 vehicle 1978 2001
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2009: 1 vehicle 1 2018: 1 vehicle 2009 2018
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1978 5
1979 144
1980 120
1981 127
1982 105
1983 44
1984 25
1985 3
1986 2
1987 4
1988 32
1989 34
1990 59
1991 26
1992 31
1993 19
1994 16
1995 53
1996 4
1997 1
2001 1
Finland
2009 1
2018 1

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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The BMW R100RT as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

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  "id": "motorcycle/bmw/r100rt",
  "name": "R100RT",
  "make": {
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    "name": "BMW"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "ch",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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