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LOT 248

1981 BMW 797cc R80RT Paramedic Motorcycle Registration no. OEW 249X Frame no. 6210753 Engine no. 6210753

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Lot 248

1981 BMW 797cc R80RT Paramedic Motorcycle
Registration no. OEW 249X Frame no. 6210753 Engine no. 6210753

1981 BMW 797cc R80RT Paramedic Motorcycle
Registration no. OEW 249X
Frame no. 6210753
Engine no. 6210753

BMW's first 'R80' (nominally 800cc) model was the R80/7 introduced in 1977 as replacement for the 750cc R75/7. Like its predecessor, the R80/7 was powered by BMW's traditional air-cooled flat-twin engine coupled to low-maintenance shaft final drive transmission. Following the introduction of the R80G/S enduro bike in 1980, the R80 family was extended further by the R80ST and R80RT, the latter being a long-distance tourer equipped with the capacious fairing first seen on the R100RT. New for 1982, the R80RT was updated for 1984, gaining the wheels, forks and 'Monolever' single-sided swinging arm of the K-Series. Engineered to BMW's customarily high standards, the revised R80RT was far from cheap and cost approximately 50% more than Kawasaki's similarly shaft-driven Z750GT tourer.

Adapted for use as a paramedic motorcycle, this BMW R80RT currently displays a total of 18,968 miles on the odometer and is presented in original condition. Acquired by the Museum in December 2013, the machine is offered with a V5C document.

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