
Signature
Hog
'03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400
> Well yes, for an 83bhp 907ie engine that can barely crack 110.
My 750SS cracks 125mph on about 15bhp less.....
> The K1200
> should make it feel like a moped. Nice handling though in an old fashioned
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> issues as the 916, or both. The alternator was uprated on the last bikes. A
> 3 phase replacement is something under £200 plus the rectifier/regulator.
I think it's the reg/rec. But they upgraded the unit in (IIRC) 1997-98,
so it should be OK.
> As Tog says though it is plenty cheap, about a grand less than an ST4, but
> that is about all they fetch (very few buyers). You can sell almost anything
> clean and running for a grand.
Which is my point. I can't think of a better way of spending £1000, or
in this case, £1250.
What else does that buy you? A slightly dodgy 600 Bandit. A decent 750
Zephyr. A nice Honda CB500 twin.

Signature
BMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 CB125 SL125
GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3
BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....