The Motorbikerist Thread

[jamcg]

That’s not a bike, that’s an engine with wheels!

[240PP]

The bike’s cool an’ all but is that a very large RC plane on the left???

It is.

[dinny_g]

Any details ???

[Marv]

Any details ???

That's probably one for the "The Modelaircrafterist Thread" thread.

[Barry]

Any details ???

That's probably one for the "The Modelaircrafterist Thread" thread.

yeah, its a little plane for this thread..

[tim]

So I finished Will's KTM RC 125 a couple of weeks ago. I spent way too much on it really but hey ho what you gonna do for your kid eh? He's absolutely loving life on it.



I really enjoyed working on it. So much that I've been looking for another project bike, and tonight I put in a cheeky bid with 20 seconds to go on eBay on this, and won it by £3 from a guy who was in a bidding war with someone else all day I bet he's pissed.



It's a 1997 BMW R1100 RT with 71k on it. The oil-cooled version everyone in the know raves about. It has some kind of fueling issue, but for £613.27p it's worth a punt as a fix n flip project. I've not seen it in person, but the MOT history is long and fail/advisory free all the way back as far as it goes.

I've no idea how it's going to fit in my garage and it's incompatible with my Abba SkyLift. You only live once tho right...

[Zonda_]

Bloody hell, surely wortth that in parts?!

[mik]

So I finished Will's KTM RC 125 a couple of weeks ago.

For a 125 that looks fabulous

My older cousins were bikers and both had big twin boxer BMW’s when I was a youngster (older models than your one obvs) so I have a soft spot for them. Amazing for the price.

[Rich B]

The question is will it be as much fun when you’re doing it for yourself rather than the reward of a happy son - but £650 is a cheap way to find out!

[tim]

Exactly Rich. I just paid for it and the guy says it has a heap of paperwork and bills etc with it, so I'm hoping it's not a major fix up and just needs some tidying other than whatever the running issue is. These old boxers are lovely, but I'd quite like to flip it for a profit and then do something else.

If it's fucked, it's probably worth more than that parting it out anyway like Zonda said.