The 1995 MY BMW R 850 R is a naked machine suitable both for daily commuting, as well as sinuous mountain roads. It comes with a BMW Motorrad Telelever front suspension coupled to a Paralever rear unit, dual front disc brakes and a single disc in the rear, die-cast aluminium wheels, a spacious, 21-liter (5.5-gallon) fuel tank, analogue instrumentation dials, a round headlight, a dual seat and pillion grab rails.
In the engine department it sports an air/oil-cooled, four-stroke, 848cc, boxer twin cylinder powerplant paired to a five-speed manual transmission and can produce a claimed 73 horsepower and 77 Nm of torque.