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HP2 in Limpopo during start of winter  :)

Good day Everyone My buddy is selling his R80 PD.  It's in mint condition, I can vouch for it. (for what it's worth on the internet and being a newbie on this forum..)  ;D He has been the only owner and being a pedantic German specialist, you can rest assured his bike was looked after better...

Last but not least, a tool bag had to be made in the colour scheme of the bike. All tools and spares were individually selected to ensure a complete and comprehensive set. Tools were wrapped in heat shrink to stop jingling on corrugated roads... and chaffing within the bag. Luggage tie downs...

Add: Scott's steering stabiliser Touratech panniers with water bottle holders and 4L water container Africa Queens long range tanks with custom colours (I decided to use the standard HP2 design and had it done in Joburg) 2x extra power plugs; one through the CANBUS, one directly off the...

Almost finished

Yes, old and new, you can see the difference in colour. The old one had a worn notch.

A new seat was made with a little more sponge than the standard seat. Narrowed at the front for extra comfort whilst standing, and a slightly larger seat whilst sitting. Sponge was wrapped in plastic and a non slip grey cover in the event that water is splashed onto the seat. The rear section...

And now time for the best part....Lego for big kids...building it all up again  :laughing4:

The final drive was given a new life; new bearings and new seals. All gears were still immaculate.

The powder coaters returned the frame and it was a success!  :thumleft:

A steel luggage rack was ordered to replace the BMW aluminium one. In hindsight I do not think it was necessary as I do not have a top box. The part was brought in from Italy and required more time to modify to make it fit, than expected. The factory one fitted 100%, the new one was a nightmare...

The bottom triple clamp needed replacement, so I had it made...

To handle the stresses of bad roads and a packed bike, the frame needed to be modified. The rear section of the rear frame is not strong enough for touring. Then it was time to select a new colour scheme for the bike and send to the powder coaters. some ideas were developed in Photoshop, but...

I believe it was about 30,000km's.

Time for the swingarm and driveshaft. New bearings, cleanup and inspection...all in good order..

Next was the engine. New valve seals, valves were resurfaced, throttle bodies were rejuvenated, new timing chain sprocket and airbox thoroughly washed out with the pressure cleaner. Valve stems were within specified limits and so were the valve springs.

The bike spent a good deal of its life in the sand and mud, this needed removal before work began  :thumleft:

Gearbox was stripped and all bearings and seals replaced with new ones. All measurement values were within BMW's limits so it was reassembled

Your wish is my command!  I have started a thread under the restorations group..

Although this renovation was completed 2 years ago, I have only put on less than 10,000km's since its completion. BigDom has been bugging me to post the pics for a while, finally I get around to it. I decided to build an adventure bike, but it could not be as heavy as a GSA, equipped for...