1st year, low production number R80G/S... 131st of the line for the US market
Sorry for the stupidly long add here...
While I said I would never do this, things have changed and as I haven't ridden my G/S in 2019 it feels like it is time to hand it off to the next custodian who will RIDE the G/S. I hate to have bikes sit.
The real plan is wait until spring, bring out the G/S, detail it, service it, and put some miles on it then sell. This is the fall "take it as it is price". Yes, I know it is high, no I do not need to sell, and if you are offended by the price, no need to comment just look away. I would consider a part trade (trade?) for a /2 or /2 conversion or project... and a project would be better than a ready to go bike. If the /2 was white that would be ideal.
The buy it now, fall, as it sits, with all the spare price is $11,750 Once again, if you are offended, simply look away.
At the bottom there is a list of all the spares that are included as well - stock front end, stock exhaust, small tank in nice shape, etc., etc. etc.. Here is a link to the abbreviated sales listing gallery
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Here is a link to the complete picture gallery The Heinrich tank is long gone
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I'll be building a gallery that contains the relevant photos pretty soon, then will remove the link to the larger gallery with lots of photo you may not really have interest in.
Here's my much too long write up, below you can go to the thread detailing everything since the day I picked the G/S up.. just hit the link for "I sold my GS..."
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1981 R80G/S – Very early production, 131st US model built
Known history:
I first became aware of this particular G/S in early 2007 after sending out a “WTB-G/S” email out to my local BMW web ring. The bike was owed by a local (J.K.), who had it stored in his renal property’s garage in Bremerton, WA. He had purchased the bike in 1999 from the second owner in Denver CO, and ridden it home. He has a number of other bikes (including a supposedly San Jose built R90 based HPN Dakar racer copy) parked this one and did not put on many miles. After selling my R100GS, I purchased the bike February 21st, 2008.
The two most compelling reasons (to me at least) that I pursued this particular G/S were that is had been in a sense abandoned in that Bremerton garage, and that is had an indicated 19,019 miles. Subsequently I was able to track down the PPO (B.C.) who I spoke with and confirmed he had purchased the bike at ~14K miles from the original owner who had used it as a Forest Service road bike around Denver since buying it. He purchased is around 1995, rehabbed it and sold it (at a loss he said) to J.K. in 1999. I spoke with Denver BMW who was able to confirm B.C.’s ownership and provide a maintenance receipt.
One note about the mileage – When I took the cockpit/headlight enclosure apart to install the Eastern Beaver relay kit I noticed the Speedometer was marked in sharpie with the PPO’s last name… typically I have seen this done when speedometers are rebuilt. I called San Jose Speedometer who used to be the go-to guys to rebuild BMW instruments and they did not have any old records. This means that while the PO and PPO confirm the mileage is correct, I can’t say for certain that it is. Just thought you should know…
Here is a link (within tons of pictures) that document my ownership of this great early production R80G/S
Work and Upgrades Completed:
Brakes
· Stock Front End –
o Galfer Green organic pads
o Galfer custom SS brake line stock brake line included
o New Master cylinder (complete, not rebuilt) 12mm piston old MS included
· KTM Front – 1999 KTM 640 Adventure WP “Extreme” forks
o Custom 0.54 rate springs (Konflict Motorsports)
o Custom valving, new seals (04/2013 Same as above)
o New 300mm “Braking” rotor
o New Galfer “Green” pads
o New front wheel bearings
o New BMW steering head bearings
· Rear – Pads at high % of new, all pivot points removed, cleaned and re-greased
Suspension
· Front – OEM Suspension
o Steering head bearings serviced (cleaned and re-greased, 19K)
o Fork seals renewed (19K)
o Neoprene fork covers installed
o Race Tech “Gold Valves” Installed
o Unknown-brand springs installed (set for ~30% sag with a 175lb rider) – stock included
o 10wt fork oil @ 23K miles, w/ new crush washers on drain bolts
o Toaster Tan Billet top triple clamp
o San Jose Fork brace
· KTM Front – 1999 KTM 640 Adventure WP “Extreme” forks
o Custom 0.54 rate springs (Konflict Motorsports)
o Custom valving, new seals (04/2013 Same as above)
o New 300mm “Braking” rotor
o New Galfer “Green” pads
o New front wheel bearings
o New BMW steering head bearings
· Rear
o Ohlins shock – remote comp and damping, spring # installed, Rebuilt by Konflict at ~24,750 miles. stock shock included (worn out)
o Shockskinz neoprene cover installed (~$65, 20K)
MECHANICAL
· Ignition
o Electronic ignition replaced with rebuilt BMW OEM Points can (1979-1980 models) OEM electronic ignition system not included
o New points and condenser
o Coil replaced with Dyna coil to match Ohm requirement of points system
o Custom Aluminum coil bracket
o New plug wires – NGK caps, solid core wire, correct Ohm
· Drive line
o Final drive unit rebuilt & re-sealed – Monticristo-Moto , 20K) receipt, old parts included
o Driveline U-Joint replaced with circlipped & replaceable u-joint – Hendersen Precision ( 20K)
o Trans-to-swingarm boot replaced w/ OEM (20K)
o Swingarm bearings cleaned & re-greased with BMW Red grease
o Swing arm rust scraped clean and re-painted
· Transmission
o Complete rebuild by Ted Porter’s Beemer Shop ($1,038, 19K) – all bearings and seals plus new 5th gear (stock ratio), new helical cluster gear (HPN), new input gear – receipt & old parts included
· Engine
o Heads – rebuild completed at 20,600 miles
§ Valves – replaced with Swiss Intervalve parts
§ Guides – replaced with Swiss Intervalve “High temp” guides
§ Springs - replaced with OEM
§ Valve retainers – replaced with Swiss Intervalve parts
§ Valve seats – inspected and found to be well within tolerance
§ Machining completed by Hill Machine, Seattle WA that has been the machinist for Ride West BMW (formerly Buckingham BMW) for 25+ years
§ Rockers update to post 1985-on shim style OEM parts
§ Rocker re-shimmed to correct tolerances
o Pushrod seals, head and valve cover gaskets replaced with OEM at 20,600 miles
o Piston crowns and ring groves cleaned of carbon, rings retained
§ Compression ~150 lbs/in2 each side
o Timing chain, front cover seals and crank-nose bearing replaced 21,050 miles
o Carburetor
§ All seals/o-rings replaced with OEM 19K
§ Floats replaced at 21K
§ Carb to air tube / air tube to air filter rubbers replaced 19K
§ Air box lower half replaced with Euro spec part (no holes for emissions system)
§ Air filter replaced @ 21K
§ Fuel line replaced with OEM 19K
§ Float bowl leases installed
§ Needle jets and jet needles replaced @ 24K
o Breather cover gaskets replaced with OEM
§ Breather ported into airbox (not carbs) some stock parts included
o Rear main seal & oil pump housing o-ring replaced with OEM 22K
o Clutch friction disc measures well within spec (don’t have the number but my notes say “as new”)
o Flywheel timing marks re-painted white
o Oil pan gasket replace with OEM (pan and screen cleaned) 21K
· Exhaust System
o R100GS stainless steel muffler – acquired used
o Keihan stainless steel collector (purchased new, $200 at 21K miles)
Keihan stainless steel header pipes (purchased new. $250 at 21K miles)
o All new OEM exhaust gaskets installed
o Original mild-steel exhaust included, in need of major repairs to be functional again
· Electrical Systems
o Charging system - supplying >14 volts at 3K rpm at last check
o Aussie Bosch RE57 voltage regulator – about 100 total miles
o Eastern Beaver headlight relay kit (H4 single headlight kit)
o New OEM accessory socket installed @ 19K
o OEM heated grips installed w/ 2-position switch (not R80G/S grips, unsure of model)
o Instrument & indicator bulbs replaced as needed
o LED rear aux brake light flashers installed (Electropods)
o Flasher relay compatible with LED bulbs (prevents hyper-flash)
· Assorted Other Work
o All new cables, garage stored since installation (clutch, carbs & chokes)
o Front wheel bearings cleaned and re-greased using BMW red bearing grease @ 19K
o Odometer reset button rubber cover replaced with new HPMGuy part
§ Plastic threaded collar for speedo cable replaced with custom machined brass replacement, internals serviced by “Wirespokes” 03/12
o New brass bush installed in shifter, all rose joints cleaned and re-greased
o Rear frame reinforced with additional welds (done by a professional)
o Side stand reinforced to prevent breaking (done by the same shop as the subframe)
· Cool Parts and Accessories
o HPN fuel tank
§ HPN petcocks rebuilt
Garmin 276C, Touratech mount and wiring harness - batteries were new not that long ago
o Factory dual seat
o Siedenbrok repro solo seat and rear rack (nearly new condition)
o Touratech R100GSPD skid plate installed, stock R80G/S one included
o Original rear fender (black), white (rattle-can) painted new BMW fender installed now
o Happy Trails luggage system – racks and bags, bags retrofitted with locking closures)
o Fastway Footpegs – set in the lower of the two positions - original not included
o BMW factory tachometer – mounted and working well (new bulb)
§ Open and cleaned by “Wirespokes” Looks great again 03/12
o BMW factory voltmeter in pod, not installed and needs a little work
o Side covers – includes on circa 1981 BMW sticker celebrating BMW’s Paris-Dakar Rallye victory (I have been told this one had a BMW part number!) Good tabs all around
o Euro tank bag adapted to fit onto the HPN tank using the four bolt holes
o Schnieder side-stand fixer – prevents the side stand from retracting. Some hate these (not me!) and I will gladly keep this if you are one. Stock parts included
o Luftmeister exhaust header protectors
Dowco Guardian Weatherall Adventure Tourer cover
· Full Disclosure and things I would address section (read through my linked thread for all the details on everything…)
o While the compression is excellent, there is evidence that something rattled around in the left cylinder denting the head and damaging the cylinder lining to some extent. This hasn’t affected compression, I don’t see any tell-tale blue smoke upon startup or during operation and haven’t had to add oil between oil changes
§ Spare “B” sized pistons and barrels included
o When installing the Happy Trails panniers I inadvertently mounted the left box in the wrong position. When remounting I had to drill two new holes. The “spare” holes have been filled with JB Weld and have been no issue for the past few years
o Rear rim does have a slight bend, in the 4K+ miles I have put on this bike, I have not been able to detect any vibrations caused by the bend.
Included R80G/S Spares list
New VIN# sticker that can be used if you want to powdercoat or paint the frame, it would need to have the number punched into it
Clean title in my name
2 sets of keys
Printed copy of the factory service manual
Big stack of receipts from my ownership and one PO
Complete dual seal
Complete solo seat and rack – w/ factory rear thumb screws and mounts
Second dual seat pan, foam, black cover and orange cover
NEW main wiring harness
NEW Rear wiring harness
Locking HPN gas tank cap
Undrilled headlamp front housing
2 sets of Fork springs
Telltale
OEM rockers (4)
Master Cylinder – needs rebuild
Exhaust seals
Fastway foot peg screws and allen key
US air box bottom half
Front hard brake line (pipe)
Spare aluminum headlamp brackets
NEW factory locking fuel cap with keys for the small tank
Speedo cable
Front stainless steel brake line
Factory headlamp mounts
Factory front turn signals
Stock charging system
Stock shock
Stock side stand brackets – replaced with a “side stand fixer”
Stock skid plate
Stock top triple clamp plate
Spare 800cc cylinders and pistons
All the old parts from the head and transmission rebuild
ST muffler guard
New Ride Supply soft paniers – haven’t used these
Factory front end
Factory front wheel
Factory exhaust – will need some repairs
Original handlebars – replaced with heated grip handle bars
Spare KTM forks for parts
Could be other stuff as well
Happy to send the maintenance records I have (not totally complete), original sized photos, etc.
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