Hi all,

Looking for some advice...

For a couple for years I have been looking around for getting a travel bike and after reading lots of stuff, my choice stopped on the R 80 G/S which I find fantastic!

Yesterday, I found a guy selling his '84 R80G/S at 20 miles from my place. It has been modified:
- front a back wheel of an ST
- fork of the ST
So it is like a lowered G/S, closer to the road like the ST but with the riding position of an G/S, which is not bad for me as i am only 5'6 (1.73m).

Unfortunaletly I did not take pictures, but it is in very good state, 60'000km and he sells it 2700 euros (3'500$). Professional BMW mechanics have followed it and made the modifications.
The color is beautiful (metallic blue-grey) but although the guy told me it is the original color, I have never seen that before (any of you did?), unless it is the original blue that i did not recognise, but it looks much lighter.
For the same price, he gives the spare parts of the original GS (wheels and fork). The panniers are not the BMW ones but some Krauser. Haven't seen them on the bike, but they look nice.

Is there any incidence modifying the bike like that? Should I pay attention to something particular? What do you think of the price.

All your advices and remarks are welcome,

Thanks and perhaps soon some pictures with the new beast :-)

Kick