Beschreibung:

BMW’s first ‘R80’, the R80/7, was introduced in 1977. Like its R75/7 predecessor, the R80/7 was powered by BMW’s traditional air-cooled flat-twin engine coupled to low-maintenance, shaft-drive transmission. Recognising the increasing demand for off-road styled models, BMW re-entered the ISDT in 1979 as a means of publicising its forthcoming range of enduro roadsters. The first of these, the R80G/S, was announced in September 1980. Based on the equivalent roadster, the G/S featured a 21” front wheel, raised mudguards, high-level exhaust system and a single-sided swinging arm. Strikingly finished in white with a red seat, the R80G/S was too heavy for serious rough stuff but nevertheless excelled as a long-distance tourer, a market sector that its successors dominate to this today. In 1984 a ‘Paris Dakar’ version of the R80G/S became available to special order, celebrating BMW’s success in the famous long-distance enduro event. The most striking feature of this model was its enormous, 35-litre fuel tank, while other special features included a single seat and rear luggage grid. This BMW R80G/S was completed in October 1986 and delivered new to BMW Italia on 3rd July 1987. The machine is offered with Netherlands registration papers (1997). Im Oktober 1986 fertiggestellt wurde diese R80G/S als Neufahrzeug im Juli 1987 an BMW-Italien ausgeliefert. Die Maschine wird mit niederländischen Zulassungspapieren von 1997 versteigert.