I answered an ad in craigslist and made an appointment to go see this thing on August 10, 2007 according to the dates on the pictures that I took then. The craigslist pictures were really small and not very detailed so I was a little surprised when I first saw this thing. I laughed. A 1974 BMW R75/6 750cc motorcycle that has the frame painted Barney purple and the tank and fenders painted Big Bird yellow with stickers and lettering all over it. The engine and running gear were painted black. To make matters worse, the tank was from a /7 model and the seat was from an R65. The exhaust was a MAC 2-1 and loud. The gauges were missing entirely, it had straight drag bars, the headlight was on some after market stays and an aftermarket copy of an 'S' fairing was floppying loosely on the front.
The story that I got was that this was a certain Danny King's bike and that he had died of cancer a few years ago. His widow was selling off his bikes, apperently there were a few others out there for sale, and the individual that I was buying this from was kinda brokering that (?).
I was able to take a short scarey test drive. It seemed to have enough strength and shifted well. The front wheel bearing was shot, the brakes and clutch were hard to manage because of some bad cables and I wasn't sure about some of the switches and stuff. Yet the running gear seemed stout and that is what matters because everything else need to be replaced with out a doubt.
If I remember right the asking price was $1400. If I made my offer there or did I call back later I don't remember but I offered him $900 and left it at that. No deal.
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