| MODEL | BMW R 100GS PARIS DAKAR 1993 - 1996 |
| Year | 1993 - 1996 |
| Engine Type | Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, 2 valves per cylinder |
| Displacement / Capacity | 980 cc / 59.8 cu in |
| Bore X Stroke | 94 x 70.6 mm |
| Compression Ratio | 8.5:1 |
| Cooling System | Air cooled |
| Max Power | 44 kW / 60 hp @ 6500 rpm |
| Max Torque | 76 Nm / 7.75 kgf-m / 56 lb-ft @ 3750 rpm |
| Ignition | Bosch electronic ignition |
| Induction | 2 x Bing carburettors |
| Start System | Electric |
| TRANSMISSION SPECS | |
| Lubrication | — |
| Gear Box | 5 Speed |
| Clutch | Dry single plate, diaphragm spring |
| Final Drive | Shaft |
| CHASSIS SPECS | |
| Frame | Double loop tubular steel frame with bolt-on rear section |
| Front Suspension | Telescopic fork with hydraulic damping, 225 mm / 8.8 in travel |
| Rear Suspension | Paralever swingarm, single shock adjustable for preload and damping, 180 mm / 7.0 in travel |
| Front Brakes | Single 285 mm disc, 2-piston caliper |
| Rear Brakes | 200 mm drum |
| DIMENSION SPECS | |
| Overall Length | 2290 mm / 90.1 in |
| Overall Width | 1000 mm / 39.3 in |
| Overall Height | 1165 mm / 45.8 in |
| Seat Height | 850 mm / 33.5 in |
| Wheelbase | 1514 mm / 59.6 in |
| Ground Clearance | 200 mm / 7.9 in |
| Dry Weight | 207 kg / 456 lbs |
| Wet Weight | 236 kg / 519 lbs |
| WHEEL SPECS | |
| Front Tyre | 90/90-21 |
| Rear Tyre | 130/80-17 |
| FUEL SYSTEM | |
| Fuel Capacity | 35 Litres / 9.2 US gal |
| Fuel Consumption | 7.1 L/100 km / 14 km/l / 33 US mpg |
| Top Speed | 176 km/h / 109 mph |
The later Paris Dakar (badged PD) continued the long-range formula of a 35-litre tank, fairing, crash bars and luggage on the 60 hp, 980 cc boxer, and reached the UK once plastic tanks became legal there. Period tests found it slow and old-fashioned but comfortable, predictable and very well equipped for touring; it bowed out in 1996 as the last of the two-valve GS models.
