BMW K1200RS Sports Touring

Hi and welcome to this auction for my 1997 BMW K1200RS. I've owned this for the last 17 months and it's ran pretty much perfectly. Used every day through all weathers to commute to work as well as some Scottish touring and some longer regular rides to keep everything smooth. First owner was a Lord so it shows how much a class act this bike is. Lots of service history and lots of receipts. had a new engine under warranty from BMW at 14k and a new speedo at 8k so bike mileage is actually 55K but engine is only 33K however the speedo says 47K. confusing I know but all documented in the service history booklet!V5 in my name. MOT until next June so no worries there although under the new rules you will have to tax the bike which is ??80. 00 per year. Comes with BMW panniers which are as expected. a perfect fit and take quite a lot of stuff. also has the BMW luggage rack fitted if you wanted to fit a top box as well.  Has had a new matched Avon front tyre 2 months ago so pretty much as new. rear has lots of mileage left and of course no chain to worry about. Incidently BMW have been very clever with the design by slightly off setting the rear wheel so eliminating any torque steer from the shaft drive. I forget I'm riding a shaft drive sometimes and indeed this bike continues to surprise me by simply getting on with things. Whether you're setting off to work or a monumental distance it just goes. and goes very rapidly indeed if you so desire! I'm an advanced rider so never break the speed limit officer! It can feel heavy at first (it's a 1200 after all) but the centre of gravity is low down so it's quite manageable. easy enough to filter and feet up u-turns are a doddle. Foot pegs. bars (heated). screen and seat are all adjustable. I'm 6'2" and I fit fine. friends much shorter have found it comfy as well. Bike is as standard from BMW with the exception of ABS which was  de-activated when I bought the bike. never really missed it as I've not tried the bike with it. good brakes anyway with new rear pads fitted at last service in August. front pads last year. Comes with all manuals from BMW and Datatool as well as a BMW workshop manual on CD. Overall a nice shiny. clean and honest bike that I've loved riding. Typical mileage for one of these and has been very well looked after. see photo of documentation. Bodywork and paint is good (BMW quality here) but it fell against a wall last week on the right hand side which slightly cracked the fairing (see photo) have repaired it but you may want to respray it better than me. it certainly doesn't affect the riding. Oh and the front indicator pods are a daft design so they're not as solid as I would like although apparently they are all like that. Bike comes with a Datatool alarm. working perfectly with 2 remote fobs. There are 2 main keys which work the ignition and panniers as well. In my time of ownership. it has only let me down twice. Once when the battery died. now replaced with a new gel one and secondly when the alarm fob battery died. both fob batteries now replaced!  Also I have had a small split in the stainless exhaust expertly welded up. other than that as said before. pretty good. Reason for sale is a change of job in which I need a car so the bike unfortunately has to go otherwise it would be staying! Also means I can get my cafe racer finished but don't tell the missus!

Now important bit.

Any problems or questions please ask. I would recommend you come and see the bike. cash in my hand and proof of insurance will get you a test ride. I've been honest in this description but we're all human I may have forgotten something. Please bear in mind this is a 17 year old bike so is not like new. However BMW build quality is legendary.

Payment is deposit of ??100 via paypal. balance in cash on collection please.

Please oh please only bid if you actually want the item. Zero feedback bidders have to start somewhere. just not with us and no overseas bidders thank you.

Please read our previous feedback. we are genuine sellers.

Thanks. David and Sarah.

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