This video shows how Joe Broxterman of Speedway Graphics applies the pinstripes. Joe was gracious and donated the pinstripes in support of my charity auction of the bike for the Motorcycle Relief Project.
VIDEO: 1983 BMW R80ST Paint Pinstripes
This “project bike” came with it’s original gas tank. There was a small dent in the tank near the front and scraps and gashes in the paint. The inside red tank lining was in good condition. I had it repaired and repainted. I refurbished the gas cap, put on new BMW roundels, replaced the rear bracket that secures the tank to the spine tube and installed new fuel lines.
Here are some before and after pictures of the gas tank.
Original Gas Tank Condition
Original Gas Tank Condition
Original Gas Tank Condition
Dent In Front Of Original Gas Tank
R80ST Painted Gas Tank
R80ST Painted Gas Tank
R80ST Inside Gas Tank
Here it is installed on the bike.
Gas Tank Installed
Gas Tank Installed
This is a link to the documentation of how I did this work and a summary video of the procedure.
VIDEO: 1983 BMW R80ST Assemble & Install Gas Tank
The 1983 R80ST “project bike” came with a rear fender but no front fender. A friend of mine donated a front fender for this charity rebuild project. It took awhile to get the parts back from the painter. Unlike the fenders on many other airhead models, the R80ST fenders do not have pinstripes. Here are pictures of what I started with and what the newly painted parts look like.
Donated Front Fender
Donated Front Fender
R80ST Painted Front Fender
Original Rear Fender
Original Rear Fender
R80ST Painted Rear Fender
Here is a link to the documentation of how I did the work, and a summary video.
VIDEO: 1983 BMW R80ST Install Fenders
This R80ST came with no right exhaust header or collector box. I decided to replace the entire exhaust system as the rear muffler and left header had a fair amount of rust.
Left Header Pipe Mounted Wrong And Rear Muffler
Corrosion On Muffler
Right Side Missing Exhaust Header
Here is the new exhaust system installed. I’ll install the muffler heat shield when I get the side panels back from the painter.
All Done
All Done
All Done
This is a link to the documentation and a short YouTube video summary of how I do this work.
VIDEO: 1983 BMW R80ST Install Exhaust System
The left side crash bar on the R80ST includes a bracket for the side stand. So I start by installing the crash bars, then the side stand. Then I put the bike on the side stand and install the center stand.
Here is how I removed all those parts.
Here is the documentation and short summary video showing the installation.
VIDEO: 1983 BMW R80ST Install Crash Bars, Side And Center Stands