The 1999 MY BMW R 850 C addresses riders who want a modern cruiser, that also offers the reliability the German brand is renown for world-wide, besides one of the most unique designs from the House of Munich. It sports an air/oil-cooled, four-stroke, 848cc, boxer twin cylinder engine paired to a five-speed manual transmission and can produce a claimed 50 horsepower and 71 Nm of torque.
Standard fittings include a high-end Telelever front suspension and a Monolever rear unit, dual, 305mm disc brakes in the front coupled to a single 285mm rear disc, a two-piece, dual seat, a chromed, dual exhaust system, an analogue instrumentation panel, pull-back, ape-hanger handlebars, laced wheels, and a wide rear tire.