Aargh !
I know it's difficult to believe, yet I am going to pass on the bimmer.
It is a -P model which means any number of differences from a civilian model.
There is a solo seat, and the entire rear storage assembly would be lost if installing a normal tandem seat.
It is a very heavy mc. and also, very tall, when swinging your leg over. Perhaps like a cloud at 70+, but horrid lower speeds.
At 42k, it would be very important to know if the 40k service to the trans shaft has been done, which requires removal of the trans.
(There are no records available. It was a auction bike.)
Both batteries dead/MIA. Starter defective. Seller declared it would not bump start.
Both tires almost showing the wear bars. Not acceptable on a powerful mc !
This mc was used it's entire 42k miles for one single purpose, inner city acceleration and pursuit, by an operator with that goal as primary focus.
After watching youtube channel by 'Chris Harris' on BMW Service I decided it wise not to invest Any $'s for the opportunity to pay back taxes on expired tags and current fees + insurance on top of the parts I could identify as mandatory, before I could even test ride.
All of a sudden there seem to be a lot of these bimmers available from auctions. Craig is loaded with them from $2500 to $4k in running condition so they may be test ridden.
That money is still burning a hole in my pocket !
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