We’ve featured many examples of the BMW R80GS here – a bike that arguably jump started the adventure bike craze – but this is a rare example in color code 628: Touareg Blue/Alpine White (this colorway was not offered in the US).
The seller notes that this color was only available in Europe, and apparently less than 200 were built. This was one of the last production runs of the R80GS (before BMW brought it back as the “Basic”).
This example (VIN: 6289704) shows 20,920 kilometers (12,999 miles, thanks to commenter JCagle for the fix) on the odometer and I’ve actually seen it in person – it looks as good in person as it does in the photos. The seller states that it’s undergone an “immaculate restoration by famed restoration expert Gary Burton of BaMW” (and per Gary’s website, the bike was sold for roughly 15k pounds – approximately $18k USD). That price makes sense to me, but the bike had to get shipped to the US and now the ask is quite a bit higher.
Check out the extra lines and dots to indicate where you should shift up in each gear.
Find this R80GS for sale in Los Angeles, California for $30,000 here on Moto Borgotaro.