The TRUTH Behind the First BMW GS(R80/GS)

[@jimtitt3571]

The original GS name came from Herbert Schek who built the race bikes in his own workshop (he is still a BMW dealer) and had to holomologate them himself as Schek-BMW GS which originally meant GelandeSport, the name was sold to BMW and they turned it into Gelande Strasse. The original competition bikes were ultra-trick, I used to be a magazine test rider and when the R80 GS was launched they brought along a race bike, chassis number 016 which I got to ride (I raced against Herbert a few times back then in the over 500 class on an ultra-trick 501 custom framed Triumph). The Beemer weighed 130kg dry with a 1000cc engine, nothing like the fat pig they mass produced (which incidentally was developed by Aprilia for BMW). Herbert is a cool guy and real good rider, rode for Maico very succesfully and even spent two years developing the Puch Wankel engined bike for enduros before Puch gave up on the whole project.

[@chrisridethatbloodything2044]

2:33 the paralever came with the later models. This is just a swing arm. While accelerating the bike goes up. If you lift the throttle it goes down. In Germany it had the nick name "Gummikuh" / rubber cow. Qite a good naming for germans, huh? ;-)

[@gregshamieh6339]

Sean -- I'll share a 'BMW Centerstand Jiu-jitsu trick with you, just 'cause I like ya buddy. ;-) I have 4 BMWs - ranging in age between 1973 to 2017 in my garage -- including a K1200LT which is 851 lbs with a full tank of gas. I'm 5' 8" and 185 lbs, and not built like Arnold, for reference. Here's how ya do it - grab the bike by the left bar and the grab handle that all BMWs have along the left side. Roll the bike backwards and let it roll for 10 to 12 inches to pick up some momentum. Once its rolling step down on the centerstand pedal, and put all your weight on the pedal. The bike's momentum will do 9/10th of the work to get it on the stand. Your back and right knee will thank you.

[@TheAmerican1963]

Thank you so much for the tip !!!! I have a 2022 GSA, my "Rhino", and it's a b#tch getting her on the stand !!! 🙂

[@karlbishop7481]

That's how I did it with my R75/5. ​@@TheAmerican1963

[@MujoNovak]

I dont think that "sean" will ever read ur comment.

[@NoBody-xg1wg]

That "B" at the end of 'StraB' is actually a DOUBLE - S SOUND.. STRASSE!

[@sjoerdbrouwer4781]

Danke dir, wollte selbst schon ein comment schreiben👌

[@danielklopp7007]

And the character is not actually an uppercase "B", but rather the Greek character beta (ß) - in German this character is called Eszett or scharfes s. Also, as a general rule all characters are pronounced in German (e.g. no silent "e" at the end of a word); thus "strasse" (or straße) is pronounced stras-a.

[@NoBody-xg1wg]

@@danielklopp7007 ßßßßßßßßß alt-S on this Mac keyboard

[@erik_dk842]

Google or Wikipedia pronounces it for you, but this guy is to full of himself to properly prepare.

[@Ianzandvoort]

Strab haha

[@renegadegreg6428]

I had a 1985 Paris Dakar. Large gas tank. I drove this all over Arizona off and on road! One of the best ever!

[@Stratoliner]

Everything from the 80's is rad! Except the cold war, that sucked. Oh, and Madonna.

[@lawrencefoster5608]

The younger people have no idea how much better it used to be in this country. I'm 59 and I even missed out on the better times , except for the 80's.

[@sociopathmercenary]

My vehicle seem to break down a lot less than the '80s but I agree.

[@ronlind1757]

​@@lawrencefoster5608 Yes, I'm 66 and totally understand. Liberals.

[@davidmatthews3093]

In the ‘80s Madonna was far more desirable than any BMW motorcycle.

[@fteoOpty64]

Best rock band of the 80s. A Flock of Seagulls.....

[@1geisterfahrer]

1976 R90/S here. I love this old bike. I bought it with 50k original miles, stripped it to the frame, and rustored it. It still has its battle scars, had to replace both valve covers because of poorly repaired damage. Put an electronic ignition system on it, and another few minor modernization mods. Dead reliable. You can't beat the old airheads.

[@karlbishop7481]

I replaced my 100,000 mile R75/5 with '76 R90/6. I wanted the extra gear, disc brake and the longer frame. Excellent bikes.

[@Roger_Ramjet]

R90S No / (slash)😊

[@Roger_Ramjet]

Moto Guzzi for me.....they handle

[@Liberty4Ever]

I wish BMW Motorrad would make a modern R600GS with a smaller 600 cc boxer engine (50-60 HP) and overall much lower weight for better off road performance, shaft drive, but keep the huge 24 liter fuel tank and large rear rack. Store the fuel low for low center of gravity and have an easy to service air filter on top. Keep it simple. Make it a true on/off road ADV bike, unlike their very cool off road HP2 Enduro.

[@ianburton9030]

Second that for sure.

[@christianb4994]

Dem kann ich nur zustimmen. Heute fahren nur noch ganz wenige ins Gelände. Das Ding ist a zu schweren und b zu teuer. Wenn die umfällt muss man schon fast eine Kedit aufnehmen, nee Spaß. Ich fahre meine alte Kiste deswegen weiter weil sie billig in der Unterhaltung und Versicherung ist. Die Versicherung kostet mich im Jahr 19 Euro 😊 plus 58 Euro Steuern. Ölwechsel natürlich selbst 12 Euro. Bei einer GS 1250, die man damit natürlich nicht vergleichen kann, kann eine große Inspektion auch schon mal 700 Euro kosten.

[@Liberty4Ever]

@@christianb4994 - I have older vehicles (2005 Toyota 4Runner and 1996 Daihatsu Hijet mini truck) and do the maintenance myself. They're cheap to keep and don't spy on me either. I have a BMW G310GS and it's been cheap and easy to maintain. Almost four years and I've done all of the maintenance and it has needed no repairs.

[@JR-bj3uf]

When I was a mechanic at a BMW dealership in the 1980s when these things hit the floor plan. We all took the first one home for a demo ride and we all wanted on. It was light, narrow and nimble. We sold two to these guys that were great friends and riding buddies. They rode the heck out of them and loved them. We did have some clutch issue on the first versions but that was soon rectified. These are just great solid bikes

[@spartanx169x]

Your humor never gets old. Not cruel and absolutely hilarious.

[@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery]

Clicks and views

[@Jeffrey-Flys]

1985 I rode a GS…40 miles on gravel to town… when you hit the throttle in a corner, the low center of gravity pulled you deeper into the seat and stuck the tire to the gravel. Super fun bikes!

[@luddite6239]

I was hoping you'd feature this bike after I saw it on your "Start my Harley" video. By the way, 1:39 "destroy" is right! The "S" in "GS" isn't pronounced "Strab" it's "Strasse" - the last letter isn't a "B" it's a double-S "ß". (Might be useful to know if you're ever lost in Berlin!)

[@steveharleyfan]

Also known as "sharp S" !!!

[@bw2442]

There’s no need to reinvent the wheel, this looks perfect in every way, just keep making it.

[@iansellers406]

Im the lucky owner of an 96 Basic here in France i push it hard every day ànd love it such a great all round machine easy to repair and Maintain i highly recommend this riders bike.

[@MON_MOSO_MON]

TIPS. Put a piece of wood or something under the rear tyre.That makes center-standing much much easier.

[@chuckcull5674]

When all my friends had pictures of Ninjas and Katanas on their wall back in the 80's, I had a poster of this bike on my bedroom wall. After reading stories about Norge Peterson transversing the Darien Gap and riding the Pan American highway on one, that was the inspiration of many of my childhood dreams. That and Rachel Hunter. Really Iconic bike!

[@galenanderson6006]

That was Helge Pedersen who traversed the Darien Gap on an R80GS.

[@chuckcull5674]

@@galenanderson6006 right you are. My memory sucks. Thanks!

[@ryanroux5429]

An absolute gem! I had the pleasure of restoring a 81 model and travelling with it here in South Africa for about 6 years, at the time I also had 2003 1150GS which I had travelled from Cape Town to Cairo. Both machines were incredible in their reliability. The little 800 would run all day on freeway or B road at 135kmh no problem and was a real pleasure on the gravel too.. no racer but an real treat and would be a perfect companion for a Round the World partner. My mate has one he still uses for commuter in between his other.. Needless to say I always take a walk around it n give it a loving pat.. magic motorbike Enjoy it and don’t sell it.. I certainly am sorry I had let mine go… albeit to a good home Thank you for great content 👍

[@ThEsItuAtIoN88]

These bikes are so good! My dad has a r80/7 from 1978 he drove it so much that he passed the km counter 3 times it started back at 0 lmao. Engine still going strong he also has a r100 which he loves more to ride on nowadays These boxer engine’s make the nicest sound a bike can make.

[@Donmanolo.2625]

I've Had mine for the past 20 years.... it's covered a quarter of a million problem free kms around Europe, the balkans, Turkey and russia ... and I'm riding it to Norway next month nonetheless (from Slovenia)....Absolutely awesome bike !

[@eco909]

I bought a R80RT monolever as my first bike and love it so far. It only has 50HP so a really forgiving bike and with the double brembos up front fast twisty roads are a lot of fun

[@BasketCase]

The 800ST road version of this bike was very underrated. Perfectly balanced bike. An absolute dream to ride ❤

[@wanchaicowboy]

I had one of those back in 1986. I loved it.

[@christianb4994]

Ja, ich habe eine in rot, jetzt mit 1000 cm. Macht richtig Spaß. Geht gut vorwärts, aber gut kontrollierbar. Ich liebe das Ding.

[@davidmullarkey7019]

Great review. That bike has Monolever driveshaft. The next version from 87 on had the Paralever with higher ride height. I sold my '81 80G/S for £1500 in 2001 and bought a 600 Tenere. What a fool I was!

[@daveboatman4024]

I had a 73 R75/5 with the large tank (not a toaster tank). I really loved that bike! It is so well engineered that when it’s on it’s center stand it was perfectly balanced, you can remove either wheel and the bike is balanced. Cruising at 65 you can put your hand on the cylinder head. It has tons of low end torque but really comes alive at 5000 rpms. I loved it right up until I t-boned the car that didn’t see me and made a left turn in front of me 😮

[@BrianDoherty-e8s]

The kick start on the "newer" BMWs was pretty much a vestigial version of the old functional kick starts. On these the kick start shaft is machined into the aluminum case and wears out quickly and should not be used except in an emergency.

[@steamixion]

I had one in the 1980s and used the kick start all the time. One gentle push was a perfect start to a ride. Have never been without a GS since, now an f700gs due to weight

[@andrewsoldan6050]

love these bikes, so much that I bought modern version R nineT Urban GS. One of few motorcycles with character.

[@vincenttarquini4235]

Nice historical review, Sean. After riding a Victory Vision for 5 years, I sold it in February and purchased a 2017 R1200 GSA. Just got tired of lugging around 900lbs and need to do some off pavement here in SD. The transition has been interesting and exciting, especially adjusting to much lighter and responsive clutch and throttle. If I can just get better at mounting and dismounting, things will be perfect. At 69 years of age, 6'4" and 280lbs, I am no ballerina, but all good things come to the persistent. It is a great motorcycle and a hoot to ride!

[@savagefrieze4675]

Almost traded in my R65 for the GS. I’ve always regretted not buying the GS in ‘86. I really miss the simple and clean designs the power to weight ratio was good. You are right about keeping them on the center stand.

[@garys4756]

The white plastic side panel( left side)is where you put your hand to lift it up on the centre stand, its easy when you do it the 2nd time 👍

[@foxlake6750]

I had a 1988 GS100 white/blue for 20 years. The centre stand is great, you can take the front and rear wheel off and it’s perfectly balanced. Two issues, the drive shaft needed a major service and a transmission spring broke and locked the bike in second gear….that was $$.

[@Tech-Navi]

Can never go wrong with an old bmw. Its the Ultimate driving machine

[@phillipwallace2214]

Give me a break.Once talked to a guy who restored an old BMW. He related that its was a nightmare. What did he know he owned it and restored it? Too slow too expensive and hard to get parts.I bet they didn't sell 20000 in 7years. Less than 3000 a year just weird men who smoked pipes owned them back in the day . Now all of a sudden they're the greatest thing since sex? The content monster has pulled one over us again.

[@jedidaddy76]

Old bmw motorcycles are great the cars are crap

[@Roger_Ramjet]

This here is a motorcycle. You don't drive it

[@jedidaddy76]

@@Roger_Ramjet you ride it

[@E1320_]

I started riding when I was 10 on a Yamaha GT80. Mom said no streetbikes so my first "street bike" was a new 1988 BMW R100GS "Bumblebee". I put 57k miles on it the first year. Up and down the East Coast from Labrador to Philly, plus daily commutes. The bike was legendary in the local sand pit (it had a Super trap exhaust, airbox mod and jet kit) it was so loud at full throttle and the stock Metzlers would shoot a roost for hundreds of feet. I used to follow my buddies on XR600s into the mud bog and pass them once they got stuck, it had so much torque it powered through almost anything. It was a do anything bike that you could ride all day with a passenger anyplace on the map.

[@chrishart8548]

The 1988 model still looks like a very capable off road bike. More like a xr600 with a boxer engine slung in. I think it all the ones that followed just ended up more about touring than anything else.

[@stevevanleeuwen8815]

I have an '89 R100gs, I love it. I think the Paralever setup is sweet, no shaft reaction AT ALL. Crappy charging system though, like most boxers. I'm gonna do the EME upgrades on it. All I can say is STAY UP ON THE MAINTENANCE.

[@ArmyOfThree1000]

My dad has a 78 bmw r80/7 and seeing this made me want to go fix it up and got it running again and got him back on his bike riding this weekend

[@rotorhead5000]

Love the delightful simplicity of the airhead bikes, I've finally decided to sell my gen 2 GS (89 r100) if anyones looking, its not cheap, but it certainly isnt barret jackson money.

[@rocolocoization]

Love to hear you talk about motorcycles. Simple but effective and interesting keep up the good content my friend!

[@Srkcycles]

Glad you like them!

[@ChadHargis]

There is nothing like a BMW boxer engine. I had an 1150RT and an 1150GS and left the brand for many years. I now have a 1200 R and I am a BMW lifer. I love how the boxer makes power. Love the character of the bike.

[@lagrange-munuzerezh9245]

Hello, la poignée de levage se trouve sur le coté gauche, juste sous la selle. ;) pour démarrer au kick, il faut mettre la clé de contact, mettre l'interrupteur rouge sur "off", appuyer 2 fois sur le kick pour charger le condensateur, remettre l'interrupteur rouge sur "on", puis appuyer franchement sur le kick. c'est la procédure du manuel BMW.

[@michaelprather8371]

The K series longitudinal 4 and 3 cylinder bikes would smoke on startup if left parked on the side stand . You’d think those brilliant engineers would changed the orientation of the engine to prevent that.

[@Jason_pv]

Love the channel and love the content. Been watching for about 3 years. Glad to see the videos continue!

[@savagefrieze4675]

They are/were fun. The foot controls are set in because having your toes in is safer and the best position for control when riding hard off road.

[@hondaryder3779]

Gelände/Straße, strasse not straab. The ß, in German called Eszett (es-tset) or scharfes s(sharp s)can also be written as ss. 🇳🇱NL

[@gregshamieh6339]

"straab".... ROTFLOL

[@kabj06]

My eye twitched hearing "straaaaaaab". To be fair he did warn us though

[@Riverside_clunster]

In '78 BMW employed Laverda to make prototypes that were the grandfather to the GS. Worth a look if you are interested in the roots of these bikes.

[@davaxschinko]

I would like to remind everyone the 2010 - 2012 dohc 1200 was also a motor (like the 750\800) that was as smooth as silk, pure butter. They still use that airhead motor for the 9T, the RT and others - because it was the best touring motor ever designed by anyone at any time. The r800 had the same qualities... i think this super smooth refinement is only available on horizontally opposed twins.

[@gasdive]

That's not the 24 litre tank. That's the 19 litre tank. The Paris-Dakar version of this model has the 32 litre tank. The R100GS had the 24 litre tank.

[@jfv65]

Boxer engines have excellent primary and secondary mechanical balance. Flat4 and flat6 as well, just try any GoldWing. The R80GS was the first (and the iconic one with that bright colorscheme) but there was also a R65GS , also with monoshock single side rear end.

[@alxx1378]

I have a friend in Milano riding the same r80gs the last 30 years. Met him in the Greek island that I had my business back in 96 when he came with the gs and started talking about my xt550 82 model and his was 86 ifi remember well.

[@jacobac42]

The GS bikes are awesome and they really do last forever. My '01 1150GS is at 146k miles and I would trust it to go cross country tomorrow. I'd really like to find an airhead just for the simple carbed nature, but they are really expensive and to be honest I'd feel bad riding it, like I'd be putting a piece of history in danger. The kickstarter also isn't terrible, same as a old big bore Honda for the most part, just something you have to get a feel for. Awesome bike

[@elisabattle8456]

Used to own one purchased from Hermy's Triumph in Port Clinton, PA. LOVED THE BIKE! but ended up trading it for a Ducati 860GT.--mike

[@URBANAMERICANTAC]

Hermy’s is my go-to BMW Dealer.

[@3dsystecgroup435]

Very nice video, i have an 1981 HPN Dakar G/S, an SWT, R1250GS and an F800GS. At the moment we started a project for the 1979 SixDays Replica, maybe in Winter 2024 we finished the first 3 bikes, Thanks

[@feuerreiteroderso8655]

What kinda frame numbers do you have and what rear drive (single sided, double sided or central shock)? Do you prefer your HPN or SWT?

[@JanMorsø]

*_all_* airhead BMW's are *awesome*

[@TheAmerican1963]

TRUTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

[@JanMorsø]

@@TheAmerican1963 we know, we've been there, and done it, on a beemer

[@UltralightMotorcycleCamping]

I wanted a lightweight adventure bike in 1975, a full five years before BMW produced the first ADV bike. Several years ago, the manufacturers were forced to add a small ADV bike to their mid and full size ADV bike lineup but they all make their small ADV a feature reduced starter bike designed to migrate new riders to their more expensive ADV bikes. We're still waiting for an ADV bike light enough for off road and powerful enough for highway riding.

[@Easy_Biker]

Hi Shaun, you are a little bit wrong GS stood originally for Gelände/Sport (terrain/sport) and only more recently for Gelände/Straße (terrain/street)😀

[@moppedbuaontour]

That is correct👍

[@keithdosik]

I have always wanted one of these OG GS’s

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

Why?

[@TuberiderFPV]

I still have an image in my head of my dad pulling a wheelie on his back in the 80's

[@ivorscruton5121]

The BMW GS 80 came 5 years after the Yamaha XT 500, which started the dual purpose motorcycle. They were ok but suffered electrical problems and drive shaft spline wear issues.

[@Liberty4Ever]

There were a lot of dual sport bikes in the 1970s. I owned the Suzuki TS250. The R80GS was the first adventure bike. Dual sport is different from ADV. I wish there were smaller ADV bikes with more of an off road orientation. Or make an ADV version of a dual sport that's made to ride longer distances on road and not merely street legal to ride to and from the trails.

[@MrHappygolfer]

Simplest way I find to lift any bike onto its center stand, is to roll the rear wheel of the bike onto a half inch or three quarter inch piece of plywood, that is about four inches square. I keep it with me wherever I go.

[@noahwail2444]

I had some norwegian friends, who met a guy in mid of africa on a G/S 800. He had started out in Germany with a friend on a Kawasaki (don´t reall the model) both brand new. They drove down the westcoast of africa, and as they entered Cape Town, the speed was down to 30 km/h, because the Kawa had almost falen apart. The BMW guy chanced the oil, and gave it 2 new plugs. Drowe up the eastcoast, and got aboard a ship to Canada. Then he drove across, and down the westcoast, to the tip of south america (don´t know about the Darian Gap), and up the eastcoast, and got a ship back to Europe. Oil, tires and sparkplugs was all it took to keep it going. What a trip, in the late 80ies...

[@DrT1250]

Kickstarting an old BMW airhead is an artform. The trick is to rotate the engine to just the right point before you attempt to kick start it. Do that, give it choke, just the right amount of throttle and it will start every time. My very first motorcycle was a 1977 R100/7 on which I installed a transmission with a kickstart on my first USAF assignment to Germany (1986-1989). I put a 170+ thousand miles on that bike. It had 78 thousand when I bought it. Was still running great when I sold it to a German who wanted a reliable bike. The center stand? You have to pull the bike backwards. BMW did not adopt a mainstream center stand until the K100s and the oil head series.

[@samhill3496]

Good vid lot of miles on those have R9T Urban GS now. Dreams come true

[@stensballe3683]

We had these back 20 years ago in the danish army - great machine! 🔥

[@jamesadams2334]

These bikes were so versatile that when they first came out, guys used them for road racing on a National level. They were raced in the Battle of the Twins class. If I remember correctly, they were released to the public in either April or May of 1980 and there were two of them entered and raced in the Pocono National in July. The guys liked them because of the added ground clearance which stopped the cylinder heads from grinding in the corners. BTW, I personally believe that there is no reason for a motorcycle to have more than 40 hp and really, 500cc. Most of the rest of the world understands that, but America is stuck on bigger and badder. I'm not sure what year it was but I think about 1993. I watched Kurt Comer, the trials guy race an R75 at Mid-Ohio Vintage Days in the Open Twins Class in AHRMA motocross. There was a three-way battle for the win, and it came right down to the line between a Rickman Triumph 500, a Champion framed Triumph 750 and Kurt's BMW The class ahead of them was Sportsman 500 which was Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Maico, CZ, Husqvarna, Bultaco and Montesa open bikes. They started 30 seconds ahead of the twins and at the finish line, the three twins battling for the win were all within 10 feet......and about 40 feet behind the winner of the Sportsman 500 class on a Kawasaki 450.

[@Starship007]

I raced professional motocross in the 60’s-70’s 125ccMontesa and open class CZ 400. Also flat tracked in Honda 450. Everything was European 2 stroke Jawa, Maico, Bultaco, Puch, Penton, etc. The 2 strokes only weighed 150 pounds and you could flat foot the bike as the engine so compact. The street trail enduro bikes were much heavier and not as fun especially 4 strokes as underpowered vs 2 strokes of the time.

[@Starship007]

Old analog bike easy to work on as mostly cables vs electronics.

[@curbsideconversions]

Maico490 😢 what a animal

[@groverw7507]

Air cooled 2 strokes got it done! And the maintenance simplicity, glorious!

[@chrisharding9710]

I’ve waited for you guys to look at this bike for years! My dream bmw but with the Dakar fuel tank

[@tjernozem1]

I have the R100GS/PD with Siebenrock kit , great ride !

[@hgm8337]

as a BMW RnineT owner I take your point on the batter accessibility,.. oh those cowboy boots are punchy

[@sunsetoriginals7320]

I really miss these review videos. More please!

[@Falkmtb]

Das Buchstabenkürzel GS stand zunächst für „Gelände/Sport“, später für „Gelände/Straße“. Greets from Germany. Love my 88 R100 GS 😊

[@chadkline4268]

You're supposed to press down with your foot on the centerstand .. and you kick start before you take it off the center stand. It lifts up easily.

[@redr1150r]

I had 5 BMWs in a row and earned the BMW 500,000 award my second to the last was a GS1200. I really enjoyed the GS, but I have really bad knees, and had to get rid of it , because of it's height. I ended up with an F800GT that I put close to 95,000 miles on that one, before I went off onto a low model Sportster. I'm 73 and it's much easier on me because of it's very low height, but I do miss my GS. 🙂

[@lawrencefoster5608]

I like your idea of riding as far away from the other lane like you do.

[@sociopathmercenary]

Taking account for people wondering out of their lane while texting

[@OneZoNinja]

Sean, the Killswitch was in the OFF position when you were trying to Kickstart that puppy.

[@fajareraim6136]

actually German nomenclature on armored vehicles like tank is very complicated,yet when u translate its actually saying what they're doing... pzkpw/panzerkampfwagen= tank means fighting vehicle with number/generation or sdkfz, means something like special fighting vehicles for.... depends what it does... its usually unnecessary long but it tells u what they're doing like their cannons even if they're came from the same families, they're differentiate one for artillery/tank buster or for tank cannon

[@sleepyrider]

Nice to see the original that provided the colour scheme for my 30 year anniversary 1200GS

[@willieoneill1]

Yep v nice bike, i own a 97 R80GS PD,,,, like another comment here just roll the bike back onto the center stand, its a bit of a knack but does work also maybe the back break just needs adjustment or/and new shoes . Nice video great description of an iconic bike. Thanks

[@Theairguitarguy]

GS" is actually a reminder for its owner to Get Skills!

[@Lutz101]

Much lighter than the current R1250GS, but they are both too heavy for off-road use even if they are great for highway use. The best dual purpose motorcycle is the KTM 640 LC4 Enduro as it is light enough for off-road use, has enough power for highway use, and can be fitted with a kick starter and a center stand.

[@Shreddah]

This is uncanny. Saw one of these parked outside my workplace last week and thought "wow, that's an awesome looking bike". Immediately went to my office and did a bunch of research to find out more about it. Now even you made a video about it lol.

[@Ianzandvoort]

Like 20 years ago We all had XT500's and one of the guys of our club had a R 80 G/S Dakar, I thought it was so ugly and pitied him he did not have an XT but now they are the holy grail.... And I really want a G/S too but all old bikes are so expensive now.

[@christianb4994]

Hallo, ich fahre eine BMW R 80 ST in rot von 82. das ist praktisch die GS als Strassenmaschine. Noch seltener. Ich habe sie mir in meiner Jugend gebraucht gekauft. Und fand sie am Anfang ziemlich schwer. Dann bin ich wegen der Kinder 20 Jahre nicht gefahren. Ich habe sie dann etwas aufgerüstet. Gabel , besseres Federbein und 1000 cm. Das Loch bei 4000 Umdrehen ist weg und zieht richtig gut durch. Macht wieder richtig Spaß. Ich habe sie mir 83 gekauft. Sie war noch nie in irgendeiner Werkstatt. Ich hatte alles aber auch wirklich alles auseinander, bis auf Kurbelwelle und Pleul. Auch den Hallgeber habe ich überholt. Jetzt fahre ich sie wieder richtig gerne. Ach ja eine zweite Bremsscheibe vorne ist ein Muss. Geht normalerweise nicht. Ich habe aber einen Weg gefunden. Das Vorderrad bekommt man leicht zum blockieren. Das ging vorher nicht. Deswegen musste man früher so früh bremsen. Das war immer nervig. Aber jetzt komme ich mit den anderen gut mit. „ Geht ja noch ganz gut die alte Karre!“ Das freut mich. 😊

[@Motorcycleloverpr]

How can BMW go from a simple GS(80/100) battery removal to the Rninet battery removal. I own a 1991GSPD and a 2017 Rninet racer.

[@marksarhan4435]

Nice presentation and thank you for putting up the word of wisdom.

[@Roger_Ramjet]

All set on the "wisdom"

[@willis9757]

12:10 the rear brakes were especially awful on the monolever swingarms. The paralever models were better

[@Thepeanutgallery666]

The Panzer and tiger seems like a pretty good name for a tank... 🤣

[@thegreenman2030]

Hey Sean, will you be opening a new SRK location now that you have relocated?

[@glenn-g]

So I've lived in Germany for 25 years after finishing my time in the army and married a German lady You are so right about them being bad at naming things! Flugzeug: Flying thing = Airplane Speilzeug: play thing = Toy werkzeug: Work thing = Tool Fahrzeug: Driving Thing = Take a guess?😆

[@erik_dk842]

Replace "thing" with "craft" and it's the same in English

[@FatManLeather]

I've wanted an R80/GS since I saw my first one in the mid 80's, just something about them, never found one I could buy though.

[@framolon3708]

The first GS prototype frame was build by Laverda Motorcycles in Italy

[@Derf1313]

If I remember correctly, these won the ISDT a few years running, & all that they upgraded was the front shocks. For a while it seemed like the only ones finishing the Paris-Dakar... At least in the 80's, lol!

[@feuerreiteroderso8655]

The ISDT bike were modified a ton. I am talking 130 kg wet (290 pounds).

[@jac2767]

Have you thought about doing one on the Honda Varadero 125 and the 1000 cc version As they have the same principles as the BMW 80 ?

[@mikestowe6136]

you need to do more on this channell its funny this channell started everything but has been left behind for bikes and beards as ive watched every video on both channels since the beggening its sad to leave this channell behind that started it all

[@rikoerlemans6715]

I had two. And although groundbreaking, they were heavy, the front forks were too weak, the brakes were insufficient and the riding position off road was far from ideal. Why did I have two then? Because build quality and legend; already then. I happily embraced Japanese offroad bikes later on, but I always have a sweet spot for the somewhat clumsy g/s.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

German tanks are named things like "Panther", and "Tiger". Oh, and this bike has been high on my list for many years, but I've never found one I can afford. You can straighten that front fender, man. You just need a heat gun, and a couple pair of really careful hands. One person to carefully warm the area of the fender where it bends in the wrong direction, and the other to hold the fender in the correct direction while it cools.

[@mullman]

Restored 12 /2s, put 21K on ‘22 GS and just picked up a ‘24 GS Adventure Trophy. To 100K and beyond! It’s brilliant.

[@vik2897]

Bmw dealer near me in the South of England has the first one off the production line . Bmw museum in germany has number 2

[@willmcclenaghan109]

The origal G/S rear swing arm is not paralever, its actually just monolever.

[@smarternu]

PULL back, not up to use the center stand. Harder to do when there is a box on the drivers side.

[@mysticmusic6045]

Well done, it’s not a Paralever which came later

[@Srkcycles]

oh shoot

[@timlubbers2884]

You need to go to a BMWRA rally … you can hang out in the airhead tent . Dozens of the coolest guys with airhead BMW’s …

[@martinandsharonwotherspoon4909]

Hey Sean, any chance after seeing you on the 80's GS you could do a review on the 80's Honda transalp

[@redr1150r]

Rock steady and supremely reliable.