After the International Bicycle and Motorcycle Show (IFMA) in 1988, BMW supplied a new Paris-Dakar Kit as a professional touring conversion kit for the R 80 GS and R 100 GS. The response was good but this was not converted into corresponding sales figures. The demand for the conversion elements only started to rise in 1989, when BMW included the R 100 GS Paris-Dakar equipped with the complete kit installed at the factory as an independent model in the product range. The R 100 GS Paris-Dakar produced at the factory was later designated merely by the letters "PD" and quickly became the darling of Enduro touring fans because of its versatility.