When I got this bike I found the left side cover, but not the right. Bud Provin of The Nickwackett Garage offered to supply me a new right side cover at no cost in support of my project goal to auction this bike and donate all the proceeds to the Motorcycle Relief Project.

I wasn’t able to get an ST muffler, so I installed an R80 G/S muffler from Keihan Systems in the UK. They provide an adapter kit to mount the ST heat shield on the G/S muffler.

I also had to repair the original left side cover tabs as several were broken.

Here is the link to the documentation and the summary video of how I did this work.

• 46 BMW R80ST Install Side Covers & Muffler Heat Shield

VIDEO: 1983 BMW R80ST Install Side Covers & Muffler Heat Shield

Folks,

Daren Dortin posted a podcast on his Type 247 podcast site about this project today. You can listen to it on either of these links. You can hear more about the charity, Motorcycle Relief Project, that I am going to contribute the proceeds of the auction of this bike to.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airhead-247-podcast-brook-reams-r80st-motorcyclerelief/id1612340502i=1000618880353

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wlHuxQ7zOPLQgRnnsI5y7

I completed the first engine start and a 10 mile break-in ride. You can see the details here.

• 11 BMW R80ST First Engine Start

VIDEO: 1983 BMW R80ST First Engine Start