1998 BMW R-Series

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I'M SELLING MY 1998 BMW R1200C I HAVE TRIED TO FIX UP THIS MOTORCYCLE MYSELF AND HAVE FAILED MISERABLY SO IT IS TIME FOR IT TO GO TO A NEW OWNER THAT CAN MAKE IT WONDERFUL AGAIN. IT HAS 11587 TRUE MILES ON IT . HERE'S THE STORY. THE BIKE WORKED JUST FINE AND I RODE IT WITH PLEASURE FOR THE SUMMER DURING THE WINTER SLOWDOWN, I DECIDED TO ADD HANDLEBAR RISERS AS I HAD TO LEAN TOO FAR FORWARD WHILE RIDING. THE RISERS FORCED ME TO BUY NEW BRAKE LINES AS THE FACTORY LINES WERE TOO SHORT. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET THE CONNECTION TO QUIT LEAKING! ALSO.WHEN I DECIDED TO HAVE A REAL MECHANIC FIX THE BRAKE LINE, THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT START. WHILE TRYING TO FIX IT ENOUGH TO TAKE TO A MECHANIC, I BUSTED OFF A BOLT ON THE GAS TANK AND FOUND THE FUEL PUMP WAS SHOT. SO I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT TANK. I TOOK THE RIGHT HAND INJECTOR APART TO CLEAN IT, COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO CLEAN IT AND LEFT IT HANGING. THE PARTS TO REATTACH IT WILL COME WITH THE BIKE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE DESIRE/WILL POWER TO GO THRU WITH THE RESTORATION. MY LOSS IS YOUR GAIN! THE GOOD NEWS IS ALL THE PARTS YOU SEE IN THE PHOTOS COME WITH THE BIKE; THE BIKE IS LOW MILEAGE ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR SIX YEARS; IT HAS HEATED GRIPS, AFTERMARKET WINDSHIELD, LOTS OF LIFE LEFT IN THE BIKE UNDER THE RIGHT CARE. SO HERE'S WHAT IS BAD: THE CHROME IS FLAKING ON THE WHEELS, MIRRORS, FOOT LEVERS, MUFFLER, EXHAUST PIPE & PEGS. THERE ARE RUST STAINS ON MANY OF THE SAME AREAS; THE BLACK TANK HAS A BUSTED FUEL PUMP STUD AND IS DENTED AND PROBABLY NOT SALVAGABE; THE 2 REAR TURN SIGNAL STALKS ARE BROKEN; THE BATTERY IS PROBABLY BAD; THE ENGINE RAN FINE IN 2004 BUT HAS NOT RUN SINCE 2005 AND WAS CRANKED THE LAST TIME IN 2009; THE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM IS CLOGGED WITH GAS SLUDGE; THE FRONT HYDRAULIC BRAKES LEAK.