LIKE MATT, I HAVE A REAL AFFECTION FOR BMW airhead twins, having owned a few and covered many miles on them. But although I’ve had lots in the workshop, I’ve not owned one for about 10 years. That recently changed when an R80ST, a bike I have known and coveted for many years, found its way into my possession.
The BM had stood a little while and needed a bit of a light cosmetic work all over, but the plastics seemed good, and after a carb clean and some fresh petrol it started and ran nicely. The
