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kraftwerk · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:02 am Post subject: K1 found

Having spent the last few days trawling Europe from the comfort of my sofa, I've found six K1s for sale.

One is on Pistonheads, looks nice, and having spoken to the mature owner I've no reason to doubt it's a decent bike, but it's a repaired Cat 'D' write-off with very little history, so we walk away.

There are two on eBay.it - one with zero miles, from a private collection, but starting price is 10k euro. Another with only 31k km, but it's overpriced at 6.2k euro.

On eBay.de there are also two - an all-black one with 92k kms. Looks nice, but a bit leggy. Another, in black and yellow, looks really good in the pics, but has 90k kms and the seller is asking 12k euro! Ha! I emailed him to say '12k, not 1200? Are you sure?' No response as yet...

Saturday I spent some time Googling 'classic motorcycles for sale'; 'classic bikes for sale'; 'classic BMW bikes' etc and after a while came up with this on an hilariously obscure website...

It's an 89, two-owner bike with 19k on the clock and every receipt, MOT and service record from new. Current owner is an elderly gentleman with whom I had a long chat on Saturday. He emailed me some pictures, I responded with half-a-dozen questions, which he answered almost over-comprehensively. The level of detail in to which he went was pretty staggering. He's a BMW and BSA enthusiast - indeed, his email address is bantam175@***.com.

I've booked a flight to Dundee next Monday and he's picking me up at the airport. Ooh, I'm excited.
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Martin · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:59 am Post subject:

All done in your usual swift style!!

I hope it lives up to expectations, it does sound like you have found a well looked after gem.
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simonp · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:51 am Post subject:

Looks in very good nick. Will you be looking for the graphics now?

kraftwerk · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:56 am Post subject:

simonp · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:22 am Post subject:

How about a copy of everyone's favourite magazine with a road test in it?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-K1-v-Z1...a-Dedra-mag_W0QQitemZ310099045451

Not cheap, though!

kraftwerk · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I've seen that. The bike vendor has a file of articles, road tests and features about the bike, one of which may be the Z1 v K1 piece.
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: K1 found

Martin · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:03 pm Post subject:

It certainly will be! I hope the weather clears up a bit, it could be rather too exciting if it doesn't!
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Rodge · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:02 pm Post subject:

Nice bike Kraft. I look forward to the write up.
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Pkh72 · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:22 pm Post subject:

Fantastic. looks really special in those pics.
Like others have said i look forward to a report after you've seen it/bought it.
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Rodge · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

Any news Kraft?
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kraftwerk · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:38 am Post subject:

Actually, yes...

http://tinyurl.com/bt4jsy
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Rodge · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject:

Sorry to hear that. Pity it didn't work out. Bit of a holiday fling in the end?
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kraftwerk · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:29 pm Post subject:

Thanks Rodge. The bike is, I'm convinced, one of the best of its model available, but I just don't like riding it. Pity indeed, but I have plans...
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Matt · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject:

The archetype for how all ebay adverts should be written. A credit to you Pocket Calculator.

It looks lovely with the full K1 decals.
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Pkh72 · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject:

Shame it didn't work out, it's better to have loved and lost rather than never loved at all, or something.......................

kraftwerk · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject:

Humphrey The Pug · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:57 am Post subject:

I must be gutting to find out that something that you really wanted to own and use, such as the K1, in fact isnt all that great and a bit of a dissapointment.
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kraftwerk · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:01 am Post subject:

It is a bit, but thankfully it's not going to be too painful, pocket-wise. And as I said elsewhere, I have a plan... Hurr, hurr, hurr.
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BeN · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:07 pm Post subject:

Pocket Calculator. Hehehe.

Oh. Shame about the bike.
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