09-04-2023, 02:55 AM
My Dad, at 73, just bought himself a bike he has been wanting for a long time now. It is a pretty rough (was stored outside for a long while by a previous owner and has some chrome plating issues) 98 BMW R1200C.
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A little cleaned up.
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It has some rusty bits here and there that we'll be looking at replacing, and basically try and get it mechanically sound so he can decide if riding again is a good fit for him or not, and then if riding this is a good fit or not. He ended up scoring it for $3k so we both think that even if he sells it, he wont loose any money on it. We're getting it road worthy today, the front brake lines are split and leaking, and those are all getting replaced with a braided set.
I ended up grabbing a steal on this new to me beauty. a 1998 Shadow ACE 1100 Tourer. It has Cobra floorboards, Mustang seats, and a Vance and Hines Exhaust. 57k miles on her and a rebuilt title for causes unknown. But this bike rides and runs pretty flawlessly.
It does have a little bit of a sputter/miss when rolling in to the throttle hard (mid RPM or so) at first I was thinking carb issue, but upon cleaning it up and taking the seat off, I found a mouse made a home in the air box and ended up chewing a small hole in the engine side of the air box. So probably was running a touch lean. New parts are ordered for it and should show up next week. Other then that and some small scratches here and there I think I got a pretty good deal at only $1800.
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I know a lot of people here dabble in other bikes. Does someone have experience with one of those BMW R1200C?
A little cleaned up.
It has some rusty bits here and there that we'll be looking at replacing, and basically try and get it mechanically sound so he can decide if riding again is a good fit for him or not, and then if riding this is a good fit or not. He ended up scoring it for $3k so we both think that even if he sells it, he wont loose any money on it. We're getting it road worthy today, the front brake lines are split and leaking, and those are all getting replaced with a braided set.
I ended up grabbing a steal on this new to me beauty. a 1998 Shadow ACE 1100 Tourer. It has Cobra floorboards, Mustang seats, and a Vance and Hines Exhaust. 57k miles on her and a rebuilt title for causes unknown. But this bike rides and runs pretty flawlessly.
It does have a little bit of a sputter/miss when rolling in to the throttle hard (mid RPM or so) at first I was thinking carb issue, but upon cleaning it up and taking the seat off, I found a mouse made a home in the air box and ended up chewing a small hole in the engine side of the air box. So probably was running a touch lean. New parts are ordered for it and should show up next week. Other then that and some small scratches here and there I think I got a pretty good deal at only $1800.
I know a lot of people here dabble in other bikes. Does someone have experience with one of those BMW R1200C?