Frontframe for BMW R1150GS Conversion to Upside Down forks for excellent offroad properties
BMW’s profile in the racing enduro market seems to be slipping of late. (Which is a pity, because the G450X offers promise, as well as BMW’s usual 24-month warranty.) But this factory-endorsed, 900 cc boxer enduro from almost thirty years ago shows what could have been. In 1980 it won the German and European enduro championships, plus the prestigious ISDT. The bike apparently sports 50 bhp and weighs just 132 kg, and inspired the cultish BMW R80 G/S (Gelände/Straße, or off-road/street) built from ’81 to ‘87. That machine married the 800 cc R80/7 engine to a strengthened R65 chassis, and
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The ISDT 1980 was the end of a format that began in 1913 and a review across the site will show how the sport became more and more a specialism in Motorbike design rather than a test for a wide range of activities that could be done on a motorbike. By 1980 the manufacturers and…
Written by Tim Huber. Some projects are just meant to be. We can resist all we want, but fate has a funny way of dictating our ultimate outcomes in what we do.
Designed to survive 15,000km of brutal riding over three weeks, this BMW Paris Dakar racer is one of the most iconic rally bikes ever built.
If you need to fettle your BMW enduro for hardcore long-distance racing, the company to speak to is HPN. The German outfit has an illustrious history, largely built on preparing the motorcycles that took BMW to four Dakar Rally victories in the 1980s. HPN built this particular bike for the Baja 1000 in 1985, trimming the wet weight down to a mere 155kg (340lbs) with fuel. The suspension travel is a plush 300mm (12 inches) front and rear, plenty enough to soak up the big hits. And of course, it’s got that brilliant retro Teutonic styling, but this time, in
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Introduction: BMW R80 GS - The Salvation of BMW Motorrad - Though it may be hard to imagine today, BMW had been a company in grave danger of going under
A look at the design history of the legendary BMW GS motorcycle, plus an exclusive glimpse of the latest designs from the 2021 BMW GS lineup.
La rubrica di Moto.it in collaborazione con lo specialista Soiatti Moto Classiche di Novara. Oggi racconteremo del restauro di una punta di diamante delle italiane da regolarità
page under construction always... Introduction to ISDT 1971 The 46th edition of the ISDT took place in the Isle of Man, part of Great Britain 20th to 25th September 1971 Arthur Willians provided some Bits, so we shall start another page re this Date Event, here is the Monday Start. This should have been termed International…
