Found this old Beauty

Wanna talk BMW K bikes? Here's your home.
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boxertwinjeff
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Found this old Beauty

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Immaculate '88 LT with only 36,000 original kms on the clock... Any idea if the original factory
pinstriping was done before clear coating, or after? the bike is missing pinstripes which leads me
to believe its had a respray, but it would be nice to re do them.

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LT 1 by boxertwinjeff, on Flickr
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LT 2 by boxertwinjeff, on Flickr
1973 R1000/5 LWB
1976 R90S Silver Smoke
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grant81rs
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Gidday Fellas,

TBH I have never really seen pinstripes on any "K" model bikes, but in saying that I have never really paid any great attention to the detail of them when looking at them either over the years.

Pinstriping on them would look silly as they are not curvy and rounded like the old "R" bikes..

Love the colour to BTW, very nice and the low mileage is a big bonus...
Cheers, Grant
Gippsland - Australia

1978 R100RS
1981 R100RS
1994 K1100RS
2005 R1150gsa
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boxertwinjeff
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Well i just found out I own a Silly LT Grant as it does have the original pinstriping.. lol!
some hi rez photos came through today and their there alright.
1973 R1000/5 LWB
1976 R90S Silver Smoke
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Gidday,

Like I said I have not paid much attention in the past to the K's, always the R100's back then, and now I still do to tell ya the truth and my K1100 has no pin-striping at all.

Righto then!, now we can chat LT' bullshit and get the "K" section of this site rolling along a little more often than it has been.

Talk to ya soon! - must go and cook some tea
Cheers, Grant
Gippsland - Australia

1978 R100RS
1981 R100RS
1994 K1100RS
2005 R1150gsa
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boxertwinjeff
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Ross bike 001 by boxertwinjeff, on Flickr
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Ross bike 002 by boxertwinjeff, on Flickr
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Ross bike 006 by boxertwinjeff, on Flickr
Tidiest Original old K100 I've come across so far,... will these ever be looked at as Classics?
1973 R1000/5 LWB
1976 R90S Silver Smoke
Major Softie
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boxertwinjeff wrote: Tidiest Original old K100 I've come across so far,... will these ever be looked at as Classics?
Yes, eventually everything is.

The question is: when?

The answer is: I have no idea.
MS - out
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