The BMW R1100RS is a sports motorcycle that was manufactured by BMW Motorrad between 1999 and 2005. Introduced some 25 years after the R90S, the company’s first sports bike, the R1100S was the first BMW bike having clip-on handlebars, rearset footrests and a removable cowl to cover the pillion seat. Producing nearly 100 hp, it has been described as a “sporty sports-tourer”.