BMW R850RT

Motorcycle

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BMW R850RT on record.

Netherlands
1996โ€“2006
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 30% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands New Zealand

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

Not researched yet. We research the most registered models first and cite every source.

Registration history

1996: 4 vehicles 1997: 18 vehicles 1998: 71 vehicles 1999: 75 vehicles 75 2000: 69 vehicles 2001: 29 vehicles 2002: 36 vehicles 2003: 29 vehicles 2004: 10 vehicles 2005: 14 vehicles 2006: 1 vehicle 1996 2006
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1996 4
1997 18
1998 71
1999 75
2000 69
2001 29
2002 36
2003 29
2004 10
2005 14
2006 1

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

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  "id": "motorcycle/bmw/r850rt",
  "name": "R850RT",
  "make": {
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  "body_type": null,
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    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
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    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
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  }
}

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