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RE: [ST] Ultra low mileage STs



My Beemer F650 was like that.

I bought it three years old with 2500 kms on the clock (1560 miles).

It had been standing so long the battery was dead, and we had to flush the carbs, change the brake fluid and oil. It took almost 500 kms before it would idle properly and pull cleanly.

Apparently the owner bought it new, did a few short rides, then dropped it on himself in the garage (no damage to the bike except a cracked indicator lens cover) and then lost interest in it.

I cleaned it up, did some decent mileage, dropped it a few times off road and sold it a year later for more than I paid for it.

It was a very capable bike, esp. on gravel roads, but somehow I never got to love the bike - it just didn't have much character. I even have pics of me taking it on a track day, complete with full knobblies off road tires.


cheers


marc
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