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New bike ....
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:31 pm
by slparry
I appear to have successfully bid on a new bike

Will collect next week hopefully
Nice to realise there's ohlins installed too

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Re: New bike ....
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:16 am
by Paul
Very nice

Re: New bike ....
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:41 am
by exoticices
Great!
There're a couple of good groups on facebook and BSK Speedworks do some special stuff for them.
The pannier lids have a reputation for coming loose on the move apparently so put a bit of tape on them temporarily until you can secure them properly.
Re: New bike ....
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:31 pm
by boxerscott
I think it looks err weird, but... i recognise it is collectable and therefore a sound purchase. Enjoy Steve
Chris
Re: New bike ....
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 12:20 pm
by simon
No, not weird, ... interestingly different
Loving the yellow bits of course!!
Re: New bike ....
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 6:45 pm
by nab 301
Steve , let us know what you think of it if you ever get around to riding it!
Re: New bike ....
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:27 pm
by andy griff
Steve, that's from Peacehaven, near me. He also sold a K100RS that went for a bargain price !
My mate has bought 2 x K1, one in the red and one in the blue. you got this at a good price

Re: New bike ....
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 9:32 pm
by boxerscott
The side stand can double up as a workshop roll holder!! or a hoopla peg if one is getting bored of polishing it.
The k2 will be an extremely hard portfolio.
chris
Re: New bike ....
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 9:54 pm
by Blackal
Not for me, but that’s why they make - chocolate
and vanilla..............
(And custard

)
Should draw a crowd - at the Ponderosa ....... for sure.
Enjoy!

Re: New bike ....
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:35 pm
by R1100S
Absolutely gorgeous... but I would say that
I was 10 in 1989 and my parents had a subscription to Radio Times. That year, Radio Times had a double page K1 advert in the centre-fold. I un-picked the staples and that went straight on the bedroom wall as
the motorbike I was going to own. My dad b*llocked me because he lost that evenings TV schedule on the reverse!
30 years later and I still look at them in awe.
Enjoy!
(Although I prefer my Marakesh Red

)
Re: New bike ....
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:43 pm
by slparry
Well after a l-o-n-g trek down to Brighton from north Wales and back in a day the K1 is now in the garage.
Speedo isn't working

…. have a spare one, so some diagnostics and fiddling required. I expected some on a 30 year old bike.
Put my sat nav on it tonight as a speedo and went for a trial ride out. Goes very well, the 16v engine is less grunty down the bottom end than my 8v was but there's a noticeable powerband at about 4.5rpm when it veritably launches itself … I'm suspecting it's been chipped to match its Ohlins suspension
Surprised at how good the brakes are too.
Looking forward to working on it, so far I've put a new battery as the old one was maxing out at 6v
Handles well, brand new tyres

Re: New bike ....
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:02 pm
by Mitch1100
Just saw this on fb

Re: New bike ....
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 9:11 pm
by slparry
there was a guy taking pics at the horseshoe pass the other evening so I "had" to buy a photo

Re: New bike ....
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:38 pm
by Taz
Very nice - good purchase
Re: New bike ....
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 12:31 pm
by johnny 5
Steve your on the wrong side of the road
