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From: TOG on 11 Jun 2010 07:57
Difficult decision, but since my job relocation I'm just not using it
(and other bikes) as much as before, and I'm contemplating downsizing
the Chateau's fleet.

The Duke is going to Number One Son. I may flog the K and the Street
Trip and replace them with one brand new single bike (guess what?) or
keep the Trip and replace the K with, er, an older BMW.

Anyway, it’s a 1993 dark blue LT with 40k on the clock. Brilliant
service history, and everything’s been properly done, including the
splines, brake fluid and disc bobbins. It’s been 100% reliable in the
several years and 18,000 miles I’ve had it. Plenty of ukrm-ers have
seen it in action.

It’s in damn good nick. Some scrapes on the mirror edges (my
clumsiness and that of Twatty on the M25) and the panniers (ditto). It
still wears the proper three-piece colour-matched luggage, although
the right-hand pannier has a different key to the rest following a K/
rubbish truck interface in Dover Port recently. Ahem.

Everything works. Electric screen, ABS, clock, digital gear indicator,
instrument illuminations, you name it. New front brake pads. Will need
an oil service in 2,000 miles or so, and new tyres not long after
that. It’s got 10 months’ T&T. Had a major service courtesy of Brian
Giles 4,000 miles ago, so won’t need another major one for a long
while. I think it’ll need a new battery come winter: it got through
this winter OK, though. Brian’s tagged it as “A good LT” which in
Brian-speak is high praise.

Useful spares: lots, as I tend to buy them when they come up cheap and
just squirrel them away. So spare screen, a pannier (not colour
matched), pannier locks, headlight, front wheel, front mudguard (wrong
colour), rear disc and pannier inner bags. It’s still got the original
BMW toolkit, plus handbook, and a puncture kit.

It’s a brilliant tourer, still. Economical, too: high-40s mpg average,
mid-40s tonking it, over 50mpg if you keep to 75 and below. Range
170-200 miles, depending. Fabulously comfy solo or two-up, and the
weather protection is probably only beaten by the bike I’m
contemplating as a replacement. Handles OK on smooth roads: definitely
gets a bit bouncy on twisty bumpy back lanes, mind you.

£2000 firm, including everything listed. SW London area.

Be warned I may change my mind...
From: SteveH on 11 Jun 2010 15:56
TOG(a)Toil <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> �2000 firm, including everything listed. SW London area.

<tempted>

<looks at full garage>

Anyone want an R100RT?
--
SteveH
From: ts on 14 Jun 2010 17:14
TOG(a)Toil <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:


> . . or keep the Trip and replace the K with, er, an older BMW.
>
> Anyway, it's a 1993 dark blue LT . . .
>
> . . . Economical, too: high-40s mpg average,
> mid-40s tonking it, over 50mpg if you keep to 75 and below. Range
> 170-200 miles, depending. Fabulously comfy solo or two-up, and the
> weather protection is probably only beaten by the bike I'm
> contemplating as a replacement.

Curious about what the potential replacement for the LorryTruck might
be. Have you ever owned a K75RS?

--
ts // scrap vehicle to send e-mail
80/7, 750SS, K-RS 6v
From: The Older Gentleman on 15 Jun 2010 02:09
ts <exbn-ppin(a)deaVOLVO.spamcon.org> wrote:

> TOG(a)Toil <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> > . . or keep the Trip and replace the K with, er, an older BMW.
> >
> > Anyway, it's a 1993 dark blue LT . . .
> >
> > . . . Economical, too: high-40s mpg average,
> > mid-40s tonking it, over 50mpg if you keep to 75 and below. Range
> > 170-200 miles, depending. Fabulously comfy solo or two-up, and the
> > weather protection is probably only beaten by the bike I'm
> > contemplating as a replacement.
>
> Curious about what the potential replacement for the LorryTruck might
> be. Have you ever owned a K75RS?

Well, I was contemplating Timo's Krauser RS, but decided against t. So
that leaves Plan A. Sell Street Trip and the K and replace with a single
bike.


--
BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple
Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Switters on 15 Jun 2010 04:28
On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:09:05 GMT, The Older Gentleman wrote:

> Sell Street Trip and the K and replace with a single bike.

OK, who are you? And what have you done with the real TOG?
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