Bmw R 80 G S Hpn
HPN (Halbfeld - Pepperl - Neher): Alfred Halbfeld and Klaus Pepperl are two Bavarian experts who worked on the official BMW Paris-Dakar bikes during the eighties. Their main business is preparing a special 1043cc engine and highly modified GS models upgraded suspension (Marzocchi or White-Power fork, and White-Power rear shock) and many other improvements for extreme use. Post Listing Update: AFter being relisted a couple of times, this GS did not meet reserve despite 20 bids up to $9,000.
This first generation GS has just 5,616 miles because the seller had two R80GS' and he barely rode this one! As a bonus, it also features a HPN exhaust. 21,864 examples of the R80GS were sold before BMW upped displacement to one liter and created the R100. The airhead 797.
To prepare their machines for the Paris Dakar, BMW turned to German company HPN, run by Alfred Halbfeld and Klaus Pepperl, who modified stock BMW G/S models for extreme use and abuse with Marzocchi or WP forks, WP rear shocks, tuned 1043cc engines, and many other upgrades. The R 80 G/S was developed for BMW by engineer Rüdiger Gutsche, a successful competitor in the International Six Days Trial on his specially adapted R75/5. [4] In 1981, Hubert Auriol, riding a R 80 G/S prepared by German company HPN Motorradtechnik, [5] won the Paris-Dakar Rally.
[6] He repeated his success on an 870 cc version of the R 80 G/S in 1983. [5] Gaston Rahier won the Dakar on a R. Home Motorcycle Main page BMW R80GS Links Introduction This page is dedicated to the transformation of my BMW R80GS into HPN 619.
On several occasions I had experienced that the fully loaded stock GS provides a "wobbly" riding experience on gravel and in deep sand, and I wanted to obtain a more stable chassis for quite a while. For a long time I had believed that it this effect could. BMW HPN R80 G/S (797cc) 1986 If bikes could talk, this one would surely have a story to tell.
More details to follow on this unique HPN built bike that's been around the world. Having been heavily modified and stamped by HPN the specification is far from standard. AWAITING PREPARATION.
Wheels: BMW GS serie or HPN Sport with rim for tube tyres Front tire: 90/90-21´´ different manufacturers Rear tire: 140/80-17´´ or 18´´ different manufacturers Other equipment: Head light: 160 mm H4 Cylinder protection guard: BMW GS serie Center stand: BMW GS with HPN modifications Footrests: BMW GS. BMW R 80 GS HPN SOLD First Registration: 16.03.1987 Frame Number: 62899931R80GS Mileage: 14.000 km KW (HP) ccm: 40 (54) 980 ccm General Information: The engine was overhauled. Mahle pistons are mounted.
Facilitating the coupling was installed. The frame has a HPN frame reinforcement. We have a german registration paper.
Technical Details: 2- cylinder, 4- stroke engine, Marzocchi front fork. The 1985 BMW R 80 G/S Paris-Dakar race bike was a specialised, factory-supported competition machine, developed primarily by HPN Motorradtechnik, that notably carried Gaston Rahier to victory in the Paris. BMW sold some 3,000 of this version is one of the most sought-after motorcycles today.
End of Production Production of the R80G/S, the granddaddy of the GS range came to a close in 1987. By July that year, BMW delivered 21,864 bikes which was a seven.