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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
at a rare exception to the
800cc class: the new BMW
R80 ST
A motorcycle that requires
less brawn and, some would
say, more brains to ride.
MAKE TIME IN MORE
THAN JUSTTHE
STRAIGHTAWAYS.
Enter a series of twisties on
the STand you'll experience
a sensation 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 is the lightest 800cc touring bike ever.
And partly because what
little weight it has is slung
remarkably low, compliments
of its horizontally opposed
twin-cylinder engine.
In contrast to motorcycles
encumbered bythetop-heaviness of their own engines,
the STs handling is actually
enhanced by its motor design.
Those handling virtues are
enhanced 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
PERHAPSTHE MOST
TIME-TESTED _
NEW MOTORCYCLE
EVER INTRODUCED.
By virtue of being a BMVV,
the ST is not just another yet-
