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MOTOBRICK.COM => Welcome To Motobrick.Com => Topic started by: sci on July 21, 2017, 04:21:38 PM
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Greetings from Northeast Nebraska. After hearing all the good stuff about a K75, I began looking to buy for one with under 50K miles. To my surprise, one would come up all the time on Craigslist. I have come across many with fewer than 10k and even under 5K miles. Am I missing something here? How could there be that many 25 year old bikes with that low of miles?
Thanks for reading my first post,
Sci.
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Hi sci,
Hmmm,many idle bricks.You have plenty of choice.Are they cheap as well?
All the best.
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Just remember at 25yrs old, the fewer the miles, the potential for more repair $$ for them to be road worthy.
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Hi sci,
Hmmm,many idle bricks.You have plenty of choice.Are they cheap as well?
All the best.
I'm looking at a '89 for $2,100.00 with 48K miles. What do you think?
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Welcome to the asylum from the land of OZ. Bricks do not like sitting, rubber parts deteriorate, electrical connectors corrode. Old ethanol laced fuel can turn the fuel pump damper into Vegemite (black goo). A lot depends on how and where it was stored.
Regards Martin.
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Without seeing the bike I would guess that for that year and price it should start readily, idle and run through the gears up to highway speeds smoothly. At that price you are paying for a properly running bike in good condition with no issues. I would expect it to have a current registration or last year at worst. Does Nebraska have annual safety inspections? If so, when was the last one done?
Can you link to the ad?
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Without seeing the bike I would guess that for that year and price it should start readily, idle and run through the gears up to highway speeds smoothly.
+1How could there be that many 25 year old bikes with that low of miles?
Miles of flat roads ridden on quiet and smooth-running bikes bore people.
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Thanks Scott, Martin and Laitch. I am going to take a look and give an update. Here is the link:
https://columbiamo.craigslist.org/mcy/d/bmw/6227520311.html
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I see in the picture that it has a "low seat" option, I hope you aren't too tall.......
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Ad says service records. If they aren't too out of date that is a good point. Also, the photos look like it might be in daily use. If the registration is current that is a good sign as well.
If the bike starts easily and runs well, I would think it would be a good purchase. 50k miles on a properly maintained bike isn't a lot, it just means it is fully broken in.
If you are tall, the low seat might be uncomfortable, but there is a good market for them, so you should have no problem replacing it.
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The motorcycle looks maintained, records are nice, and the price is normal for bike. My bike has "few" miles...I bought it that way (low miles) and will keep it in pristine condition now that I am mature enough not to flog it like I did when I was 25 and had an r60/5 :bmwsmile . The reality is that most of the original buyers of these motorcycles were buying a "nice" machine and treated them as such.
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Back to your first posting....the road to Hell is paved with good intentions! Many people in North America, it seems, buy bikes as toys, revere them, polish the shit out of them, keep them out of the weather and before you know it the novelty of riding is over and they "have no time to ride". I see this all the time! Plus, many of us are restricted by weather. Others start out riding and then, for a variety of reasons (fear, lack of skill, age) stop using these things. They get parked in the back of garages and forgotten about. The rest of the world use bikes as bona fide transportation, often, and rack up all kinds of mileage.
I would say don't be afraid. Due your due diligence, be prepared to spend some money changing out the decayed parts, and then get ready to smile as you bring your Brick back to an operating life! They aren't perfect, but Heinz puts a smile on my face every time I climb on....she is a highway queen!
Good luck.
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but Heinz puts a smile on my face every time I climb on....she is a highway queen!
Kris you have a male name on a bike you refer to as a highway queen??? :hehehe :nono :dunno
Regards Martin.
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Kris you have a male name on a bike you refer to as a highway queen??? :hehehe :nono :dunno
Welcome to the 21st Century, Martin. :wave:
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I'm going back to my cave, the one with the palm tree out the front.
Regards a confused Martin.
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Welcome to the forum Sci. Don't be afraid of considering a low mileage bike or a high mileage bike. Either one can be well maintained or poorly maintained. You just have to consider the specific bike, price, how well it runs and drives, and inspect it carefully. I took a chance on a low mileage machine that was not running and put about $500 into it and now it is an awesome bike that just so happens to have low mileage.
:bmwsmile :2thumbup: