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Ted
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 Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject: OK, it's not a K11, but it is a BMW |
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Hi Folks,
I am going to look at a bike Saturday morning with $4k burning a hole in my pocket 
What do you all think?
http://www.verrill.com/hunt/k-1/
It isn't a K11 but I had one before and it seemed like a good place to start (again!)
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rydor
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Damn that's a clean one 
Go for it, Ted!!! |
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owrstrich
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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thats yummy ted...
the bmw rally would be a good shakedown ride for the cross country hungree dungee in 5 weeks...
j o
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Stoked Steve
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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If you don't snatch up, I might! (just kidding) I'd love to get a K75(s) to add to the stable. Seems about as nice as they come, but $4k? Seems a bit steep, more like $3k.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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Ted,
The K75S (that is the designation, right?) has always looked clean and light to me. If I was to do another non-current BMW- it would be THAT bike.
I have been eyeing several others for sale just like that one. Great lines, great looks- a better ride for 1-up, curvy road fun.
Good luck!
John
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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The K75s were known to be very smooth. If it's in as good of shape as it looks, that'll be a fine steed, Ted.
It'd be good to have you back on a brick.
Back on a Brick. Isn't that an AC/DC song?
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Great looking triple!
It has even handguards!
I liked.
Guilherme.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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I'd hit it. 
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet lookin bike there Ted,
Good luck with it.
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Ted:
It does look a little faded though. I used to have a yellow 1979 RX-7 (great car even if it was yellow) and I'd use color restorer on it every year which kept it looking very nice.
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pledge is yellow...
pledge will make that yellow motobrick pop...
im addicted to pledge like im addicted to the 100 horsepower at the pennies to maintain helical cut drive...
j o
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| owrstrich wrote: | pledge is yellow...
im addicted to pledge like im addicted to the 100 horsepower at the pennies to maintain helical cut drive...
j o |
What in the hell are you talking about?
Nice looking K. by the way. The value of a bike is what it is worth to you. I just picked up a Triumph Tiger and I believe it was a bit high but it was local and what I wanted so I got it. If I had found one cheaper elsewhere it would have cost me more to go get it and bring it home.
Now I'm no official here (after re-reading the thread it seems that you are) but I tend to think of this site as more of a K site and not K1100 ... but I could be wrong; I await my walking papers.
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| Milton wrote: | | owrstrich wrote: | pledge is yellow...
im addicted to pledge like im addicted to the 100 horsepower at the pennies to maintain helical cut drive...
j o |
What in the hell are you talking about? |
Glad someone else has that confused look on their face.........
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:55 am Post subject: |
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| Milton wrote: | | owrstrich wrote: | pledge is yellow...
im addicted to pledge like im addicted to the 100 horsepower at the pennies to maintain helical cut drive...
j o |
What in the hell are you talking about?
MIlton S. |
I use pledge on my bike, lemon pledge.
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| Quote: | Now I'm no official here (after re-reading the thread it seems that you are) but I tend to think of this site as more of a K site and not K1100 ... but I could be wrong; I await my walking papers.
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I think of it that way too. All the K's (K1100LT, K1100RS, and K75's and even the K100's) are so closely related and so many parts are the same, that info about one often applies to all of them.
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Ted
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I tend to think of this site as more of a K site |
You got that right Lots of folks here came with K11s and moved to other K bikes. Since the K11s are so similar to the K75 and K100s much of the tech translates, and everyone should feel right at home.
I know the price is about $500 too high, and I wish it had a recent clutch-back spline lube and the touring bags instead of the strap-handle bags - but I have been looking for a while and this seems to be the best that has come along.
Plus, if I can find a set of decent K75 "C" bars cut for heated grips I can do the swap and ride it down to the National I actually have a set of stock K1100RS bars, maybe someone would want to swap???
I am out of town next week so I will only have literally one day to do it and any maintenance needed - that would be a busy day!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Milton wrote: | Now I'm no official here (after re-reading the thread it seems that you are) but I tend to think of this site as more of a K site and not K1100 ... but I could be wrong; I await my walking papers.
MIlton S. |
The 4V K100RS has more in common with the K1100s than it does with 2 valve bikes so you're better off here than you are anywhere else.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:19 pm Post subject: K75 |
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Clean & low miles, but just as important, seems like the PO CARED about it.
Makes all the diff. You may get a better deal, but if ya got da scratch, and
the ride checks out, I don't think you can go wrong.
Get it and RIDE IT!!
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Ted:
Good luck finding C bars without going new. Those are pretty hard to come by. I had a local guy convert an S to RT bars so that's another option to consider. You'll be very upright though but it's probably even better than C bars for long distance touring.
And barbacks are another option.
And you don't need to have the bars drilled for heated grips. I'd recommend using the Symtecs and wire them to an OEM switch. I've done that on several Ks and even crazy Johnny went that way when his OEM HGs went out.
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Ted
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | And barbacks are another option. |
I looked at the A&S Cycle barbacks:
But at 1.5" up and 1.5" back it seems a bit much. Is anyone aware of anyone that makes a little less lift, so it more closely resembles the "C" bar?
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