BMW R80G/S
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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 dua
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Gaston Rahier's 1985 Paris-Dakar winning R 80 G/S
Ed Culberson's "Amigo", the first vehicle to cross the Pan-American Highway completely by land.
Paris-Dakar 2000 winner Richard Sainct's BMW F650RR in the BMW Museum, Munich, Germany
Dakar Rally
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The Dakar Rally or simply "The Dakar", formerly known as the Paris–Dakar Rally, is an annual rally organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. It is a rally raid, an off-road endurance race, traversin
BMW R80G/S
…weight, longer suspension travel, and large 21 inch front wheel. The bike gained popularity with adventure-seeking travellers after having won the Paris–Dakar Rally several times. BMW offered numerous optional parts including a 32-litre (7.0 imp gal; 8.5 US gal) fuel tank with Gaston Rahier's signature, a solo seat…
Thierry Sabine, founder of the Dakar Rally, pictured in 1986
1981 Dakar competitor Rolls-Royce Corniche.
Tracks through the Sahara desert in Mauritania
Cars on display in 1992 in Paris