Was there ever 1100 made with black engine?

[Tsiklonaut]

The 1998 model R1100GS, the gearbox and telelever is black!? Can anyone confirm there was no black coloured engined ones made or was there?

Or it's just crashed bike, meaning the telelever and gearbox have been taken off to repaint?

See the pic attached:

 

[Tsiklonaut]

After some searching found the answer from here.

Looks like there was a black coloured engine/telelever option with no cost.

1100 With black engine (except cyl):

 

[Ming]

Just a guess but if you contact BMW with the frame number they should be able to tell you the original spec from the factory

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Yes it was - I went to the BMW factory in 1998 and they were making 1100GS's with black engines and silver heads then on GS's for the German market only, whereas we had all silver in UK.......

My 1999 UK spec 1100RT had the same black engine and silver pots