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BMW R 80 GS

BMW · 15 model years · 1980-1994 All BMW models →

The BMW R 80 GS is the bike that created the adventure class. Launched as the R 80 G/S in 1980, it uses an air-cooled 797cc boxer twin with shaft drive in a tall, long-travel chassis.

It won the Paris-Dakar Rally several times in the 1980s and gained the Paralever rear suspension in 1988. It is the ancestor of every BMW GS since. Rivals included the Yamaha XT600Z Tenere.

YearPhotoEnginePower WeightSeatFields
1994 1994 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 28
1993 1993 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 28
1992 1992 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1991 1991 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1990 1990 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1989 1989 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1988 1988 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1987 1987 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1986 1986 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1985 1985 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1984 1984 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1983 1983 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1982 1982 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1981 1981 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27
1980 1980 BMW R 80 GS 797 cc 50 hp 194 kg 850 mm 27