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For Owners, Riders And Those Interested In The BMW R80ST Motorcycle.

The R80ST was introduced in 1982 and production stopped in 1984 after just 5,963 were made. It was conceived of as a street version of the earlier released R80G/S and had a smaller front wheel and shorter suspension travel front and rear. The forks and instrument binacle were actually from the R65 of that time. It didn't sell well, due in part to the small, 19 litre, fuel tank which limited its range - many owners replace the original tank with a later, R100GS type tank for this reason. It is, however, claimed by many to be the best handling aircooled BMW motorcycle ever made and those who own them tend to keep them - it's light, agile and lots of fun to ride.

The R80ST Riders group is THE place to come if you want to find out anything about this motorcycle. Mailing List traffic is low-volume, R80ST-specific and has a strict NO-SPAM policy while the Website contains a wealth of ST information in the form of a searchable archive of past messages, files uploaded by members and useful links.