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#1 | 1981 BMW R80GS history and ride review datum

Sun Jul 10, 2022 3:01 pm

You might find this Revzilla article regarding the history of the original R80GS, which includes a review of an old 1981 R80GS, interesting: https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/re...981-bmw-r-80-gs

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#2 | RE: 1981 BMW R80GS history and ride review datum

Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:03 pm

Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #1
You might find this Revzilla article regarding the history of the original R80GS, which includes a review of an old 1981 R80GS, interesting: https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/re...981-bmw-r-80-gs

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