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WVMSFKRS · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject: K 1

What is a K 1, and why is it rare? Saw one for sale at Chicago BMW.
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Flying Duck · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject:

It's a K100RS 4 Valve with ugly body work and paint job. Pegs are set back and can't be moved forward. Has no luggage capacity. I think it's what happens when BMW engineers eat bad mushrooms.

It's rare becuse nobody in their right mind would buy one. Who wants a bike with a yellow drive train and wheels?

Aside from normal K bike foibles, it has the added feature that the front fender plastic breaks.

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Ted · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject:

On top of that, seeing an extraordinarily blond woman in very tight leather riding on the back of a brand new Blue K1 c. 1990 or so up Wisconsin Avenue was what made me swear that I would own a BMW motorcycle one day Smile

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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

But some owners have done wonders with theirs.....

This one looks much better than the garish color schemes from the factory. I believe that it lives in Texas.
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rydor · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

I loved my K1...

Flying Duck · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject:

That black one is one of the better looking ones I've seen. Very Happy

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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject:

Of course there are the ones that still carry the stock colors- YUCK!

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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject:

abreeze · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject:

the black is a stock color scheem for the last year.

Id trade my 907 for a K1........

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject:

drmalacarne · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject:

I like the blue/yellow combination.
If I'm not wrong, the K1 was the most advanced bike in ther time.
And a King never losts his majesty.
Guilherme.

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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject:

Flying Duck · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject:

It's most likely a K100RS4V or K1100RS fornt fender - like I said, the K! front fenders were notorious for breaking if you looked at them crosswise.

The bags are defintiely a rework of the rear.
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rydor · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject:

Found a pic. Don't care if it was fugly, I loved it.

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject:

rydor · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject:

Sold it, with regrets, although even then I wanted K11RS. At that point (1999), the price for a K11 was a little too high.

Off the grid · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:

(Insert Capt Kirk voice here)

Cant.......seem.........to.......break free......of................the..........fenders...................gravitational..........pull

That blue one looks cool tho!
(Sorry sean)
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Geoff · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject:

I like the K1, especially the black one pictured above. While the styling is a subjective call, the K1 is truly a unique ride.
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RJTrucker · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:17 am Post subject: K1 Foot peg position

I had a set of K1 foot plates on my K75. It was like having rear sets on it. I still have them. I put the bike back to stock when I sold it. I really likes the rear set effect. I was going to use them on my K100 Turbo but instedI will use the set of Baumiester Rear sets I just got. Anyone want a set of K1 Foot Peg Mounts???
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