The 2001 MY BMW R 850 RT sports an air/oil-cooled, four-stroke, 848cc, two cylinder boxer engine paired to a five-speed manual transmission, and can produce a claimed 73 horsepower and 77 Nm of torque. Also, it comes with a BMW Motorrad Telelever front suspension coupled to a rear Paralever unit, a large, adjustable windshield, a full-fairing, a dual seat, side-panniers, a rear trunk with pillion backrest, dual front disc brakes coupled to a single disc in the rear, die-cast aluminium wheels, a digital and analogue instrument cluster, and a large-capacity, 21-liter (5.5-gallon) fuel tank.