nClass 30) and the other second (inClass
e2).Ultimately, the twoteams finished second
and fourth overall. And once again, turned
Baja into yetanother testament to BMW's
legendary durabili1y.
Over "roads" hardly deserving ofthe
name, by day and by night, across choking
(just pits, gorges, rocks and riverbeds,
BMW outran the competition. Taking full advantage ofthe bikes' legendary.maneuvera-
bili1y and the torque one rider
Ofcourse,the ultimate
described as feelinglike"you
tribute tothe BMW ROO GIS
could go from 15to 90 mph
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which can be test-ridden at
And as motorcycle afyour BMW dealer- isn't that
ter motorcycle joined cactus
both bikes finished Baja.
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The produetlOO model R80G /S ,nsplred by the
BUt that ,as one team
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nent fixtures on the Mexican desert,
member remarked, "it could have
BMW's classically simple flat-twin power gone another BOO-mile lap:'
plant hummed endlessly on.
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