BMW R100S

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1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW R100S on record.

Netherlands
1968โ€“1999
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland

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

Powertrains on record

1 register 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/r100s/full

Registration history

1968: 1 vehicle 1971: 1 vehicle 1976: 12 vehicles 1977: 76 vehicles 1978: 77 vehicles 77 1979: 52 vehicles 1980: 23 vehicles 1981: 5 vehicles 1982: 2 vehicles 1983: 1 vehicle 1986: 1 vehicle 1998: 1 vehicle 1999: 1 vehicle 1968 1999
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1968 1
1971 1
1976 12
1977 76
1978 77
1979 52
1980 23
1981 5
1982 2
1983 1
1986 1
1998 1
1999 1

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

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    "nz"
  ],
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  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "common"
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}

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