Gunn's BMW R80

When Gunn bought his R80 he wasn't much of a fan, instead buying the bike due to its reliability and ease to work on. But the bike won him over and he simply fell in love with it.
With the engine having a new top end, and with some great work from Hagon shocks, Gunn takes us through his pride and joy.
Hagon Shocks: hagon-shocks.co.uk

[@esslar1]

That sound...I didn't think BMWs could ever sound like that!

[@jamesdunn9714]

Those slash seven fuel tanks are a thing of beauty. Best looking petrol tank ever put on a moto.

[@rafnilahmad277]

Never realized until now that something rusty can be so beautiful. Nice bike man.

[@ponyboy1664]

Love these old BMWs. They're tanks! 💪

[@tolga1cool]

About the stripped thread. You should have a look at helicoil

[@rrobotman]

These old BMs are classic rides. Looks good!

[@1990-t1j]

Great bike. I ran an 1100GS for over 90,000 miles. I miss it.

[@dbwvanderheijden]

Great bike! I am driving a r100rs which I turned into a scrambler. They ARE great bikes to work on and sound amazing.

[@jurcenko48]

Very nice Gunn. Love this style with brat style seat and those handlebars.

[@olrenison]

Really nice. Unusual shock set-up. Sounds awesome. 👍

[@chhindz]

Had a quartz headlamp like that on my 72 Norton

[@kellyjohna]

Wow I like that sound.... Got an 86.

[@66smashy]

I'm sure ive never seen a monoshock one of those. Nice bike.

[@danilocapellan1316]

Beautiful motorcycle. 👍🏽

[@steppenwolf5956]

Sound is great 👍

[@heridwipurnomo1]

i like vedio you friend .... continue to work ...

[@BikeShedMotoCo]

Heri Dwi Purnomo Thanks Heri, we’re glad you like the videos!

[@kayliemo2056]

"no one can see you" 😂

[@victorpelini5995]

the boxer sound

[@thorstenwanoth6774]

I bent my subframe to fit around my Wilbers rear shock. A welder is your friend.

[@philipjackson5818]

Have just acquired one of these in original condition one owner and it has spoke wheels, no idea if I keep it original and restore or custom but your bike looks cool

[@ItchyKneeSon]

haha The ending was pretty hilarious. :D

[@HairyMTB]

Try a helicoil to solve that stripped bolt problem

[@knightlautrec4311]

Hope he found out about helicoil in the 3yrs since

[@briangtester2536]

Holy shit my bike is so trendy.. the hipsters are coming all over it, its discusting. Might just not throw it away for a zzr600 just yet ... har. got a fantastic looking r80/7!

[@YOGINIO]

Hi mate, nice vid and nice bike! Do you have a link for the rear sub frame? Ta

[@northernlightse3066]

Awesome! Can you say what handlebars those are? Would love to know the silencers as well...

[@symoonstar23]

I got 1 of it original. Park in d shade. Get rusha can't start. Think2turn it into cafe. Not sure wht gonna b cost$

[@eNke6661341324eweqwe]

Hi Gunn and Bike Shed :) What kind of tires are you wearing? I can't seem to find any writings or comment about it. I am considering replacing my Heidenau K60 for some more slicks kinda tires. Yours look cool. Is it Pirelli MT60 RS and are they any good :) ? Best Tobias

[@maz68320]

Salut, je recherche les même rallonge d'échappement. Quelqu'un peut le dire ou les trouver ?

[@charliebattye801]

One of my favourite Staff Bikes!! What is the seat height? And how tall is Gunn?

[@BikeShedMotoCo]

He's about 7ft 20". We'll check.

[@ayyyMarley]

From where did he say he got the seat and seat frame from?

[@BN1960]

Is Gunn your first, middle or last name? Do you have a son? How fast at drawing are you? Is your partner called Annie?

[@BikeShedMotoCo]

LOL

[@ayyyMarley]

Anybody got the link to that muffler?

[@robsthedon]

Fork gators and lose the front mudguard.

[@itaigueta8548]

drop the headlight 2 inches down and loose the ugly front mud guard and thi one ill be a CHAMP

[@musiccylinderK6]

Need some front guard unless you just want to ride it to the pub on a sunny summer's day, though I agree it could use a lighter and sleeker look down there

[@ericb252]

Please do one for the BMW R nineT. They look so ugly and need help to make it look more retro like this one

[@neilbobbett]

Heli coil

[@nourileopar8980]

Doni moi Bmw r80 pliz Jador Bmw R80

[@JohnSmith-mu5qh]

You 'hated them when you bought it' but you went ahead and got one cos they're supposed to be 'easy to work on'? Bollocks. You got it because every 3rd damn bike that Bike Shed features is another hipster clone BMW R-series brat / scrambler / café racer blah blah blah blah blah. It's the Shoreditch bike equivalent of a sailor tattoo for Spitalfields twats. God damn, BMSC looked once upon a time like it might be a genuinely rootsy community of people who wanted to engineer cool, older bikes, but it's just another corporate wannabe shell of an organisation now. And Jesus is it ever boring.

[@BikeShedMotoCo]

Two unnecessarily angry posts on one thread! Blimey. We should charge you a fee for providing online keyboard therapy. ...There are more positive ways to make the world a better place than moaning about things you don't like, but it's your call. Fill yer boots.

[@donnylittle5820]

John Smith Why even bother posting a reply mate. He bought the bike to learn how to spanner. A good choice if it’s your first in my opinion. Who cares if it’s the “hipster bike of choice” He’s doing it and having a blast. He rides that thing on a shitty commute every day and good on him. Not my thing but I’ll be dammed if it would stop me riding one. Any bike is a good bike. If you don’t like it why bother? I genuinely don’t get it. I’ve been a despatch rider, a racer, a commuter and a regular at the Bikeshed since they opened. No one is excluded. That’s the point. Hating doesn’t help anyone. Least of all you. Get out more

[@FUCKCOMMERCIALS]

What in the F? Mono shock on the right hand side? Ummm wot? Is that possible?