1980
Labelled the world's first "adventure
bike," the R 80 G/S took off-road
practicality and combined it with
street-bike speed to create a whole
new segment. It ran a 797cc flat-twin
boxer motor with a claimed 50 horse
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power and saw numerous successes
in the Paris-Dakar Rally with riders
Hubert Auriol and Gaston Raiher.
1984
BMW debuts the 1984 BMW R 80
G/S Paris-Dakar edition with a solo
brown seat, protective bars, 8.5-gal
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lon tank, and Paris-Dakar livery.
A TRIP
DOWN GS
MEMORY
LANE
With the R 1250
GS about to be put out to stud, we
thought we'd take you for a trip
down the GS model's life to see
where it's come before we ride the
new 1300 later this year.
VOLUME ISSUE SEPTEMBER , P107
