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