This beautiful BMW R80 was seen in central Amsterdam. The BMW R80G/S is a motorcycle 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. The designation G/S is an acronym of the German words Gelände/Strasse, which mean offroad/road – highlighting the bike’s dual sport design.
This is NOT an R80. It is a 1973 R75/5; as witnessed by the front drum brake, and headlight nacelle (which was a hold over from the R69s series). The tubular chrome therefore fits either model. Following this model year the headlight diameter was increased to seven inches, and the nacelle was dropped.
THIS is an R80
http://motorcycles.ppblogs.com/files/2011/08/bmw-r80.jpg
This is NOT an R80. It is a 1973 R75/5; as witnessed by the front drum brake, and headlight nacelle (which was a hold over from the R69s series). The tubular chrome therefore fits either model. Following this model year the headlight diameter was increased to seven inches, and the nacelle was dropped.
THIS is an R80
http://motorcycles.ppblogs.com/files/2011/08/bmw-r80.jpg