| MODEL | BMW R 900RR DAKAR 2000 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Engine Type | Four stroke, two-cylinder horizontally-opposed Boxer, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Displacement / Capacity | 896 cc / 54.7 cu in |
| Bore X Stroke | 90 x 70.5 mm |
| Compression Ratio | — |
| Cooling System | Air-cooled |
| Max Power | 66 kW / 90 hp @ 8200 rpm |
| Max Torque | — |
| Ignition | — |
| Induction | 2 x 40 mm Bing constant-depression carburettors |
| Start System | Electric |
| TRANSMISSION SPECS | |
| Lubrication | — |
| Gear Box | 5 Speed |
| Clutch | — |
| Final Drive | Shaft |
| CHASSIS SPECS | |
| Frame | Tubular lattice frame with bolt-on aluminium rear subframe |
| Front Suspension | 48 mm WP upside-down fork, 300 mm / 11.8 in travel |
| Rear Suspension | WP monoshock on single-sided Paralever swingarm, 300 mm / 11.8 in travel |
| Front Brakes | Single 300 mm disc, Brembo |
| Rear Brakes | Single 285 mm disc, Brembo |
| DIMENSION SPECS | |
| Overall Length | — |
| Overall Width | — |
| Overall Height | — |
| Seat Height | 995 mm / 39.2 in |
| Wheelbase | — |
| Ground Clearance | — |
| Dry Weight | 190 kg / 419 lbs |
| Wet Weight | — |
| WHEEL SPECS | |
| Front Tyre | 90/90-21 |
| Rear Tyre | 140/80-18 |
| FUEL SYSTEM | |
| Fuel Capacity | 40 Litres / 10.6 US gal (30 L front + 10 L side) |
| Fuel Consumption | — |
| Top Speed | 193 km/h / 120 mph |
The R 900 RR was BMW's works boxer-twin rally bike, built by HPN after BMW decided in 1998 to race its twins alongside the F 650 RR singles. The four-valve boxer was cut to about 900 cc to fit a lighter class, kept carburettors for tolerance of poor desert fuel, and swapped the Telelever for a conventional WP upside-down fork. After 1999 outings in Tunisia and Dubai it contested the 2000 Dakar, where Jimmy Lewis finished third, and ran again in 2001.
