1 1985 K100 standard with 20,202 original miles! Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:55 pm
Two Wheels Better
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It started immediately on its new Westco AGM battery, has year old Pirelli Sport Demon tyres, but needs all the fluids flushed - it has a binding rear master cylinder and the front brake fluid reservoir was filled with brown stuff resembling treacle.
The Corbin seat has a split in it at the side and will be either re-skinned or replaced. I let it idle until the fan cycled three times. The engine oil is fairly clean, the fork boots are perishing, the rear main seal and water pump showed no sign of leakage as told by the weep holes..
The bike has Type III pannier locks with a 'brand new' BMW touring 'screen (they had recently ordered it through the workshop which is how I learnt about the bike and their desire to sell it), and a Corbin backrest.
It came with a new weather-proof cover, has all of the original paperwork and owner's manual. He paid $6647 for it new in May of 1985. Included was a receipt for a BMW helmet for $189.95! What a difference thirty years can make.
I am NOT going to strip it to the bones and spray it matte black, nope, nuh, no way. It's gunna get lovingly returned to the road as it is in as clean a condition as it could be for a thirty year old motorbike which was owned by one person.
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