
BMW R80G/S
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Search complete. 3 mentions across 2 episodes found for "BMW R80G/S".
Sep 11, 2026
Airhead 247 Podcast: Gage Wagoner
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10:50Gage WagonerGUEST
I tried to buy it from them about 10 years later, and I couldn't afford it.
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10:55Gage WagonerGUEST
And so in 2020, I finally decided I'd have my fun with my R80GS, and I had another R100S, and I decided to go all in and sell all those bikes.
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11:08Gage WagonerGUEST
And I wanted to find a Dover white R 60 slash two with patina, uh, to be a keeper.
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11:16Gage WagonerGUEST
And I went out and I checked every channel that I could to find one.
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48:46Gage WagonerGUEST
And while I always enjoyed the airhead that I had, or the one Guzzi, maybe Eric maybe enjoys too much for that.
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48:54Gage WagonerGUEST
But I always had my eye on something different.
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48:58Gage WagonerGUEST
And You know, first it was an R100GS, and I got that, and then I got my R80GS, and then I had several R100RSs.
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49:08Gage WagonerGUEST
I got this great local owner, one owner, R65LS, which was just a champ of a bike.
Motorcycles That Aged Well: Once Overlooked, Now Admired
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17:02Niels MeersschaertHOST
But it was thought of as it was going to be a complete flop by journalists when it was first announced.
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17:07Niels MeersschaertHOST
We also covered some category busters like the original BMW R80 GS, the Honda Goldwing, and even the Ducati Monster.
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17:15Niels MeersschaertHOST
We looked at resurrections of old models like the Triumph Bonneville that failed in its first iteration and actually took the whole company down with it, but has since become one of the major driving models for a global brand.
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17:26Niels MeersschaertHOST
We also covered risque styling efforts like the Honda Pacific Coast, the BMW K1, the Hayabusa, and the Honda Rune.