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BMW R850R

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4 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW R850R on record.

Netherlands
1994–2008
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2008–2017
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 Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland Ukraine

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

Powertrains on record

4 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/r850r/full

Registration history

1994: 8 vehicles 1995: 153 vehicles 153 1996: 138 vehicles 1997: 125 vehicles 1998: 100 vehicles 1999: 90 vehicles 2000: 94 vehicles 2001: 41 vehicles 2002: 25 vehicles 2003: 53 vehicles 2004: 32 vehicles 2005: 20 vehicles 2006: 13 vehicles 2007: 7 vehicles 2008: 1 vehicle 1994 2008
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2008: 1 vehicle 1 2010: 1 vehicle 2011: 1 vehicle 2015: 1 vehicle 2017: 1 vehicle 2008 2017
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1994 8
1995 153
1996 138
1997 125
1998 100
1999 90
2000 94
2001 41
2002 25
2003 53
2004 32
2005 20
2006 13
2007 7
2008 1
Finland
2008 1
2010 1
2011 1
2015 1
2017 1

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

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    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
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  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 2,
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  },
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}

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