Good deal on a used R1, but...

[Pebbles167]

So my BMW K1200R is up for sale to clear a little money for a mortgage.

In the meantime i have been looking for something cheaper, around £2k to go on the occasional trackday and ride out. I've been mainly looking at older 600's, but yesterday a friend offered me his 2005 R1 (under seat exhaust model) with 18k miles for around £2k, a bargain right?

Only catch is, that it's been sat idle for 3-4 years without starting, albeit under a cover in a garage. Therefore it hasn't got an MOT although i know it's history and know it's mostly sound, and that's not so bad.

What bothers me is returning it to use after such a time. What am i looking at? Fuel drain, tank clean, battery change, tyre change, etc. Anything else i should take into account?

Is this still sounding a good deal?

Thanks in advance

Edited by Pebbles167 on Saturday 1st August 09:46

[Pebbles167]

Cheers for the heads up, I'll try find the thread.

And yeah its a hell of a deal, if i don't buy it, I'll give you a PM as he wants to shift it as he's buying up land.

Of course, i need to shift the BMW first. A week on the bay, and only one guy offering me an old Yam TDM in exchange

[Pebbles167]

Cheers for the advice everyone. My bike has not yet sold, so I don't have the R1 currently. But as soon as it does it'll be a done deal.

I'll post up a few shots when I get it.

[Pebbles167]

Still haven't bought it yet guys, not a huge amount of interest in the BMW it would seem. Dropped the price to £4750 which has gained another watcher, but not much else.