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BMW R80RT

Motorcycle

3 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW R80RT on record.

Netherlands
1979–1995
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2011–2015
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Israel 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

3 registers with powertrain counts

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

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Registration history

1979: 4 vehicles 1980: 5 vehicles 1981: 3 vehicles 1982: 14 vehicles 1983: 89 vehicles 1984: 77 vehicles 1985: 119 vehicles 1986: 132 vehicles 132 1987: 108 vehicles 1988: 62 vehicles 1989: 54 vehicles 1990: 34 vehicles 1991: 35 vehicles 1992: 27 vehicles 1993: 18 vehicles 1994: 12 vehicles 1995: 1 vehicle 1979 1995
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2011: 1 vehicle 1 2012: 1 vehicle 2015: 1 vehicle 2011 2015
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1979 4
1980 5
1981 3
1982 14
1983 89
1984 77
1985 119
1986 132
1987 108
1988 62
1989 54
1990 34
1991 35
1992 27
1993 18
1994 12
1995 1
Finland
2011 1
2012 1
2015 1

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

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  ],
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    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 1,
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}

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