The BMW GS just might be the world's most versatile go-anywhere moto machine. So it makes perfect sense that if you're an Enduro riding instructor it's the sort. The BMW R 80 G/S is a motorcycle that was manufactured in Berlin, Germany, by BMW Motorrad from 1980 to 1987.
Production totalled 21,864 bikes. It was the first in the BMW GS family of specialised dual-sport bikes, of which over 500,000 have been produced, [1] and is often considered the world's first "Adventure Bike" able to be equally capable on and off-road. The designation G/S stands for.
BMW R 80 GS Enduro
Even one BMW engineer admitted he wasn't quite sure where the bike fit into the big picture. After a day's ride on the paved and graded dirt roads around Avignon, the R80 G/S started to make a little more sense. As a streetbike, it was agile and flickable, a genuine treat in tight twisties despite its semiknobby tires.
BMW R80GS Enduro / Scrambler by Meister Engineering The BMW R80G/S is the godfather of adventure bikes. Introduced in 1980, the G/S was the world's first large-displacement production multi-sport motorcycle. The designation G/S stands for Gelände/Straße, or offroad/road in German.
BMW R 80 GS Enduro
Says Silodrome. In 1980, BMW Motorrad launched the R80 G/S, one of the best BMW motorcycles ever made, and a bike that defined an entirely new segment: The dual. In 1991, BMW released the R 80 GS alongside the R 100 GS, two enduro motorcycles that received a comprehensive facelift.
Introduction: BMW R80 GS - The Salvation of BMW Motorrad - Though it may be hard to imagine today, BMW had been a company in grave danger of going under. Adventure Motorcycle Reviews by World Travellers. Here's a 30,000-mile review of the BMW R80 G/S by Crendon and Emma.
BMW R 80 GS - Enduro-Supermoto - Moto Center Winterthur
Brief encounter: 1980 BMW R80 G/S In 1980 a motorbike was introduced, the desendants of which would go on to change the face of motorcycling forever. It was called the BMW R80 G/S and not only was this 'adventure tourer' a radical new concept for two-wheels, its arrival was a pivotal moment in the survival of BMW Motorrad. The BMW factory officially got into the act in 1979 with a full team effort that netted the German Cross Country Championship, using the R80 as the basis.
Typically, the factory bikes were built at considerable expense, and although some of the wealthier enduro types expressed a desire to buy one, that didn't happen.
