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BMW unveils Rl00GS Paris-Dakar BMW ?f North ~m er- rca has In tro duced th e R 1OOGS P a r isDakar, a specia lly -eq u ip ped version of its adven ture to uring motorcycle. th e R IO GS. O T he Pa r is-Da ka r equ ipme nt in cludes a 9.25 ga llon fuel ta nk (the standa rd R 100G S fuel tank holds 5.7 ga llons) that incorpora tes a lockable storage co mpart me nt with a ca paci ty of .18 cu bic feet, a fra me-m ounted coc kpi t fa ir in g wi th add i tio na l in struments, a solo sea t wi th ex tra capacity lu ggage rac k, a n al um in um engi ne pro tect ion p late. a n engine cover that offers pro tectio n for th e rider 's legs. a n ex tra-wi de front fender ex tens ion. heated handgrips, a nd mountin g brackets fo r BMW sadd lebags . The fram e-mou nted fa i r in g . whose design is in regra ted wi th the tank. provides addi tio nal p rot ectio n for the rid er a nd houses a tach ometer and q ua rtz clock. in add itio n to the sp eedo meter a nd warning ligh ts of the standa rd model. In p lace of the sta ndard headlight of th e RG IO S, O th e Pa ris-Da ka r versi o n uses th e hi gh-inten sit y halogen rectangular headlight of the K75S. The m ounting o f the fai r in g differs from th e mounting of co nve ntional fairings in that th e tubular brackets for the Paris-Dak ar model are located on the outs ide of th e fairing. T he brackets help protect th e fairi n g fro m damage in th e event of a fall . aid in transporti ng the motorcycle due to the defin ed fastening a nd grab points. and prevent vibratio n BMW's new R1 OOGS Paris-Dakar model is available either as a complete motorcycle or in kit form to update standard R 1OOGS models. of the fair ing via flexible mounting po ints . T he headl ig ht sto ne guard is easiIy removabl e. The electri cally-heated handleba r grips provide two heating ra nges to improve rider comfort in co ld weather. The Paris-Da kar, which is now bei ng released to dea lers, comes in a two-tone pa int sche me , Alpine Wh ite and Marrakesh Red. Claimed dry weight for the ParisDa kar is 443 pounds. It is pow ered by BM W ' s 98 0cc fo u r -stro ke, horizontall y-opposed twi n engine th a t produ ces a cla imed 58 horsepower. Front sus pe ns io n features a 40.0m m tel esco p ic fo rk with 8.8 inc hes of travel whi le BMW 's Paralever sing le gas- press ure shock wit h 7.0 inc hes of tra vel tak es care of the rea r suspens io n. Brak in g is achieved via a n 11.2-in ch di ameter front d isc with do u ble action ca li per. whi le th e rear brake is a 7.9-in ch mech anical d rum un it. Spoke whee ls - 1.85-21 up fro nt and 2.50-17 rear - carry a 9O/90-2 IT a nd 130/ 80-17T tires. Sea t h eight is 33.4 in ch es. handl eb ar wid t h 32 .7 inc hes, a nd gro und clearance 6.7 inc hes. The RI OOGS Paris-Dak a r is avai lab le for sale. at a suggested retai l price of $7860. in a ll sta tes excep t Ca li forn ia. The lack of a SH ED system in th e fuel tank pro hi bi ts its sa le in Ca li fornia. C usto mers in Cal ifo rn ia m a y p ur ch ase the pa rts of the Paris-Dak ar kit separately for installation o n a sta ndard R IOOGS (the gas tank is intended for off-road use o nly in Cal iforn ia ). as ca n ow ners o f R 100GS models in o ther states. It is no t necessary to purc hase every co m pone nt of th e ki t. bu t it is necessary to pu rc hase th e ta nk. fairing, a nd fai ri ng bracket togeth er as they form an int egrated pac kage wh en in stalled. T he fai ring brackets a re a vai lable in a cho ice of red or bl ack fini sh. Sugges ted retail pri ces for Pa risDak a r kit parts are as fo llows: gas tank - $715. fai ri ng - $585. fairing bracket - $ 165, sea t - $275. engine fai ring - $ 170. en gin e pro tectio n p la te - $75, mudguard ex tension$45. In addition. select non-painted (p rimered) parts are ava ilable a t the following suggested retail p rices: gas tank: $5 90. fai ri ng - $460. mu d gua rd ex tension - $26. engine fairing - $ 106. BMW chose to name th e bi ke after the world's longest a nd most prestigious off-road race. the 10.OOO-mile Paris-Da kar Rall y, wo n by BMW mo to rcycl es fou r tim es since its incep tio n 10 years ago. T he ra lly, w h ich lasts n earl y three wee ks , beg ins in Paris, Fran ce, and ends in Da kar. 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