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At BMWwe've never be- opposed to exhaustion.
lieved that large biceps, astout The motorcycle can literally
neck, and an ability to lift
be flicked instead of muscled
pianos should be prerequisites through turn after turn.
to riding a motorcycle.
. The reason? Partly because
Accordingly, you are looking the BMW R80 ST is the light- tionary single rear swing arm
ata rare exception to the
est 800cc touring bike ever. that not only subtracts weight
800cc class: the new BMW
And partly because,what from the machine butadds
R80ST
little weight it has is ?Iung
50% more torsional stability
A motorcycle that requires remarkably low, compliments than conventional systems.
less brawn and, some would of its horizontally opposed
In certain respects, howsay, more brains to ride.
twin-cylinder engine.
ever, this machine is a gratifyMAKE TIME IN MORE
In,contrast to motorcycles , ingly conventional BMW
THAN JUSTTHE
encumbered bythetop-heaviPERHAPSTHE MOST
STRAIGHTAWAYS.
ness oftheir own engines,
TIME-TESTED
Enter a series oftwisties on the ST's handling is actually
NEW MOTORCYCLE
the STand you'll experience ' enhanced by its motor desgn.
EVER INTRODUCED.
asensation unique in the
Those handling virtues are
By vrtue of being a BMVV,
800cc category: exhilaration as enhanced further by a revolu- the STis not just another yet' 0 '
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