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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 :D

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Re: New bike ....

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:16 am
by Paul
Very nice :thumbleft:

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 :wink:
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 :D

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. :wink:

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.............. :shock:

(And custard :lol: )

Should draw a crowd - at the Ponderosa ....... for sure.

Enjoy! :thumbleft:

Re: New bike ....

Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:35 pm
by R1100S
Absolutely gorgeous... but I would say that :wink:

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 :wink: )

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 :D

Handles well, brand new tyres

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Re: New bike ....

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:02 pm
by Mitch1100
Just saw this on fb :D

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 :D

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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 :D