[QUOTE="Intact Kneeslider"] Or was there ever really a factory adventure-tourer with the inline triple motor? (genuine question; I have only a moderate grasp of what BMW got up in the 80's) [/QUOTE] I saw one and all the parts came from the BMW factory, yes. Clem [who discovered at the Karuah rally that BMWs are the original "Mister Potato Head" vehicals!]