BMW R1150 RT-P ... -P ... as Police

The R 1150 R is a motorcycle model from the Bavarian manufacturer BMW.



Replacing the R 1100, the R 1150 range appeared in 2001.



The engine is an evolution of that of the 1100, the bore gains 2 mm, which allows the displacement to climb to 1,130 cm3, and to gain 5 hp. The box goes to six gears.

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When it appeared, the 1150 took up most of the characteristics introduced by its predecessor, adding an additional 45 cc, a new injection law and above all second-generation full ABS.



Its 6-speed gearbox facilitated travel with a long last gear, allowing the engine speed to be reduced at cruising speed.



Frein EVO

The BMW R 1150 RT is fitted as standard with the EVO brake, the latest front brake development from BMW. This new 4-piston fixed-caliper brake has two larger discs (320 mm) each comprising 2 more generously sized pistons for supreme braking power, perfectly adjustable between soft braking and full braking. The gear ratio has been increased, which has considerably reduced the effort required by the pilot. Thus, the same effort at the handle releases braking power 20% greater than that obtained with conventional brakes.



BMW shaft drive

The universal joint is characteristic of BMW motorcycles powered by a Boxer engine. This drive concept makes sense for two reasons.

First, cardan transmission is the best solution for transmitting engine torque, directly and without losses, from the crankshaft, placed in the axis of the motorcycle, to the rear wheel. Secondly, the gimbal is particularly reliable, has a long service life and requires little maintenance.



Telelever BMW

The BMW Telelever, which combines the advantages of a telescopic fork with those of a swingarm, takes care of the front wheel suspension. In addition to the great driving comfort offered, the Telelever guarantees optimum road holding, high longitudinal rigidity and effectively compensates for dive under braking. The Telelever also creates the ideal conditions for efficient use of BMW Integral ABS.



(Sources: Wipikédia - Motorrader)



The -P version (for Police) is called in France model administration. This version, object of acquisitions by the state (gendarmerie, police, customs, republican guard, ...) as soon as it was released, has traveled our roads for many years. Thus, the Departmental Road Safety Squadrons were equipped with it from 2001 to 2005.



In the United States, the police and more particularly the famous California Highway Patrol (CHP) equipped themselves with R1100-RT-P which they replaced in 2001 by the R1150-RT-P model.



In France, the most widespread transformation is to start from an administration model (-P) to transform it into a two-seater (with a passage to the mines for updating of the gray card).

This implies (in a synthetic way):

 

Removal of the trunk and internal tubing Removal of the chrome protections (cylinder bar, suitcase and rear bumper, fire extinguisher door) and internal reinforcement bars (octopus, etc.) Removal of the administration harness (siren and blue lights) Addition of the rear luggage rack Addition of the second seat Repainted (generally the police blue is not kept)

 

In my case, the opposite will be done!

With an additional constraint: Allow in a few tens of minutes, to return to a two-seater version!



So, at the start, there is a BMW R1150-RT, from 2002, color light gray.

And the project is to aesthetically transform it into a California Highway Patrol (CHP) BMW R1150-RT-P.



For this, 5 important steps:

 

Aesthetic restorationPaintingChanging partsElectricityProtections

 







Technical data :



BMW R1150RT spec sheet (Sources: Motorrader)

Marketing years: 2001-2004

Power: 95 horsepower

Couple : 10,2 mkg

Weight: 279 kg

Cycle part

Frame: steel trellis on carrier motor

Tank capacity: 25 liters

Caster angle: 27°

Wheelbase: 1485mm

Length: 2230mm

Height: 1380 mm

Width: 898mm

Moteur

Engine architecture: flat-twin, 4T

Displacement: 1130 cm3

Admission: electronic injection

Bore: 101mm

Course : 70.5 mm

Air cooling

Gearbox: 6 speeds

Transmission: cardan

Electronic equipment: ABS



Source: The biker's lair