Post Sale Update: This R80GS sold for $6,637 after 27 bids on eBay.
Nowadays, the BMW R/GS series is well-known in the motorcycling world as the bikes that launched the concept of big-bore dual sporting. No small part of that is due to the documentary of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman going the Long Way Round the world on BMW R1150GS Adventures. Hell, we’re guilty of it ourselves – there’s a R1150GS parked in the staff garage here on most days. But the half million GS bikes out there all owe themselves to the granddaddy – the BMW R80GS.
In German, G/S stands for Gelande/Strasse. In English, that’s just Off-road and Street, respectively. Centered around the distinctive airhead boxer twin, BMW took a 800cc displacement version and threw it into a R65 frame. Many, many tweaks later, and BMW created a monster that went on to win the Paris-Dakar rally 4 out of 5 years. Popularity of the R80 shot up for consumers after the PD wins, and it created an incredible aftermarket that still thrives to this day, which sells larger fuel tanks, tougher spoked wheels, auxiliary lighting, soft and hard luggage…the list goes on and on. Got a friend with a dual sport adventure bike? Then he or she has probably told you about Touratech, one of the strongest players in this aftermarket.
This specific BMW R80GS (VIN: WB1034807D6362815) is being offered by a seller that owns 3 of them, and he claims that this is the best running and has the best suspension feel of the 3, even though it has 59,000 miles. It has a new set of tires, NOS fuel tank, new OEM charging system, aftermarket top triple clamp, the factory tool kit, and the stock solo and dual seats. Unfortunately, it seems that there’s a small oil leak from the main seal which is causing the clutch to start slipping. Fix the oil leak, fix the clutch, and you’ll have one of the coolest dual-sports ever.
Find this BMW R80GS for sale in San Francisco, California with bidding up to $3,550