Sandia BMW has announced a wild birthday party celebrating 30 years of the iconic BMW G/S and GS model motorcycles. Known for their durability and choice by long distance motorcycle riders and adventurists, the famed GS series is now the leader in the line offered by the famed Bavarian motorcycle manufacturer.

American adventurer Danny Liska rode BMW motorcycles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina in the 1960’s, and similar adventuring eventually contributed to the design of the famed “G/S” series, BMW models engineered specifically for gravel and paved roads.

According to a media release by BMW MOTORRAD USA, May 10, 2010:

“It has been 30 years since BMW Motorrad founded the segment of large touring enduro motorcycles with the launch of the BMW R 80 G/S. Featuring the world’s first single swing-arm rear suspension, the G/S - - the “G” stands for “Gelande” (terrain), and the “S” stands for “Strasse” (road) – earned victories in the Paris-Dakar races of the 1980’s under Hubert Auriol and Gaston Rahier, and quickly became the mount of choice for world adventurers like Dr. Gregory Frazier, Helge Pederson and film star Ewan McGregor.”

The GS Birthday party at Sandia BMW will run from 12:00 Noon until 6:00 PM September 18. Special guest with be the Dr. Gregory Frazier, well-known moto-journalist, author, and adventurist. Known as “America’s #1 extreme adventure rider,” Frazier has circumnavigated the globe FIVE times on motorcycles and has literally ridden to the ends of the earth. At 3:00 PM he will present his multi-media show “RIDING THE WORLD” and will be available throughout the afternoon to autograph books, trade tall tales and share travel tips from his over 1,000,000 miles circling the globe. He will also have available his new book and DVD about the first motorcyclist to “girdle the globe” in 1912-1913, Carl Stearns Clancy. Frazier has additionally promised to bring a “secret personality” to lend her perspective on global motorcycle travel and adventure.

Frazier is famous for his characteristic saying after his book about motorcycles and their relation to Freudian psychology was published: “I hate adventure that has anything to do with snakes or sharks.”