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Title: Mecum Las Vegas Moto Auction
Post by: The Mighty Gryphon on January 30, 2022, 08:21:49 AM
Watched a bunch of the Mecum Motorcycle Auction from Las Vegas.  Some of the sales I noted:

1987 K75S, 64,770 miles, good used condition. Red paint with no readily visible rash.  Sargent seat, Parabellum screen.  Crash bars, aftermarket shock(Progressive?).  Lots of "patina" on exhaust headers.  $2200

https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0122-488850/1987-bmw-k75s/

1991 K1, 18,559 miles, almost showroom condition.  Black with the discrete graphics.  Stock with no visible modifications.  $7700

https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0122-489213/1991-bmw-k1000/

1989 K100RS SE, 23,448 miles, excellent used condition.  Blue grips, and Bungie Buddies on white side cases, otherwise looks stock.  Paint in excellent condition, some "patina" on the headers, and some very light wear on footpeg plates.  $6600

https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0122-489212/1989-bmw-k1000rss-special-edition/

1989 K75RT, 242,951 miles, non-running.  Blue with lots of "patina", battery cover missing, crash bars, gaiters, LT "gauge console" above instrument cluster.  $110

https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0122-488729/1989-bmw-k75/

There were a number of R bikes that seemed to go for about what they list on Craig's List for.  Lots of very nice antique machines going back as far as 1902.  Honda CBX's going for $20K+ and Kawasaki 500 triples in high teens.  Strange, there were a handful of choppers that got nice money, but not one cafe custom.
Title: Re: Mecum Las Vegas Moto Auction
Post by: milq on February 03, 2022, 03:07:51 PM
I didn't get to watch any of the auction but had noted the K75S on the sale bill was missing the lower chin fairing/belly pan.
Title: Re: Mecum Las Vegas Moto Auction
Post by: The Mighty Gryphon on February 03, 2022, 04:55:30 PM
I suspect it was removed to allow the mounting of crash bars.  While is looks cool, that engine spoiler is a royal pain in the a$$ to reinstall after an oil change.
Title: Re: Mecum Las Vegas Moto Auction
Post by: frankenduck on February 03, 2022, 06:04:49 PM
Quote from: The Mighty Gryphon on February 03, 2022, 04:55:30 PM
I suspect it was removed to allow the mounting of crash bars.  While is looks cool, that engine spoiler is a royal pain in the a$$ to reinstall after an oil change.

It is possible to run the belly pan with engine bars if you make some mods to the belly pan. I've never done it but here's an example:

(https://mikep.smugmug.com/Other/K75S/i-bRqbxZG/0/M/K75S-138-M.jpg)