2005 BMW K-Series

UPDATE: Thanks for all of your inquiries and questions. I have lowered the buy it now price to $9,500.00; this is the NADA and KBB value on it. There have been some question about mileage; BMW's that are well kept can run 10 times this mileage and be reliable. I would be reticent to buy a 5 year old bike that has not been ridden; engines are designed to run rather than sit there with fluid in them. Options Include on this Bike: Anti-theft warning system, heated handgrips, low-profile seat, ABS Brakes, hard-side saddle bags, BMW expandable tank bag. The hard side bags are expandable and also come with breakaway waterproof interior bags. Accessories: Carbon fiber trims on computer, yoke and battery cover. Clear Alternative turn signal lenses. Verholen handlebar risers, Verholen foot-peg lowering kit, an MRA smoked windscreen and fairing extensions that offer the rider greater wind protection. The Pipe: This Spectrum Power stainless steel exhaust was custom made for this motorcycle. It was a $2,900.00 option that lowers the weight of the bike by over 10 pounds, and provides 9 additional horsepower at the rear wheel. The stainless steel construction means that this pipe will outlast the bike itself. The icing on the cake is that it gives this machine a deeper and more satisfying growl than the stock or other aftermarket pipes. It is a work of art. Summary: I am the second owner of this motorcycle. It was originally purchased and serviced at South Sound BMW in Fife, Washington. It has never been down and there are no scratches, chips or wear points anywhere on the bike. This motorcycle has all available manufacturer options for the 2005 year as well as an additional $4,000.00 in modifications and accessories. The front tire is 90% and the rear has about 1500 miles remaining. This motorcycle is versatile enough to ride on long trips in exquisite comfort, run the mountain roads with sheer confidence, or to ride around town. It is well mannered and it can blur the landscape with breath-taking acceleration. It is wonderfully stable on the highway and nimble for getting around. Book value for a motorcycle like this is in the $8000 to $10,500 range. The images posted do not lie about this bike; it is flawless. If you are in the Seattle area and have a valid motorcycle endorsement, you are welcome to come by and ride it. If you would live from between Montana, Seattle and northern California (and anywhere in between) I will deliver the bike to your doorstep for $350 and a ride to the local airport. For more information visit www.facethepower.com or www.bmwk1200s.com About the 2005 BMW K1200S With the 2005 K1200S, BMW unleashed a most unexpected performance vehicle into the hands of sporting enthusiasts the world over. The new 2005 K 1200 S synthesizes of everything BMW has learned from decades of motorsport success and detailed motorcycle development. It is a sport model without precedent or compromise. The K 1200 S exists to define maximum performance with unprecedented sophistication and technology-enhanced safety measures. It accelerates aggressively enough to take your breath away with a torque-rich 167 horsepower-but also embodies everything BMW has learned about rider comfort and safety. Such a philosophy ensures that the motorcycle is highly maneuverable and yet remains completely stable and composed even while traversing rough roads. Furthermore, a low center of gravity makes the motorcycle more comfortable for riders with shorter inseams. Take two motorcycles of equal weight, and the one with the lower center of gravity will feel, subjectively, much lighter and confidence inspiring. The liquid-cooled four-cylinder power plant is aligned across the frame-a significant departure from the K-Series standard of a longitudinally biased configuration. Not only has the new engine been designed to be as compact as possible, but in an effort to optimize the motorcycle's overall center of mass and fore/aft weight distribution, the cylinder bank is leaned forward 55 degrees from vertical. By canting the cylinder block forward, the four-valve-per-cylinder head rides much lower in the chassis, moving the engine's center of mass forward and down, which helps improve steering response and front-wheel traction on such a powerful motorcycle. Twin Balance Shafts for Ultimate Smoothness Inline-four-cylinder engines have characteristic vibration but the K 1200 S power plant uses a technology also explored in the new R 1200 Boxer engines to make it inherently smooth. Twin balance shafts are gear driven by the crankshaft at twice the crankshaft speed and employ rubber bushings to reduce transmission of noise and vibration. These balance shafts reduce transmission of second-order vibration from the engine to the chassis and, therefore, to the rider, who will experience four-cylinder serenity as never before. The K 1200 S's four-valve-per-cylinder head uses modern Formula 1 architecture, with a narrow valve angle - 10 degrees for the intake valves and 11 degrees for the exhaust valves, from vertical - to ensure a flat, efficient combustion chamber. This fast-burning chamber can then support a high compression ratio - 13.0:1, compared to 11.5:1 for the K 1200 RS - that not only maximizes power but helps reduce emissions and improve overall thermal efficiency. In this case, you can have power and low emissions in one package. Uncommon Partners: Shaft Final Drive, Cassette-Style Gearbox Transferring power from the crankshaft to the rear wheel is a new-design six-speed transmission using stacked gears in a "cassette" configuration, installed into the cases from the side. This racing-inspired technology is not only lighter than conventional layouts but considerably more compact. The straight-cut gears are stronger than other types so they can be kept slender, for an overall reduction in width. The K 1200 S uses an updated version of BMW's highly regarded Paralever system, which employs a simple spur gear from the transmission output shaft. Although there are inherent efficiency losses with a dual-gear shaft system - one gear is used between the engine and the front of the shaft and another at the rear wheel - BMW has found from studying the real-world effects of chain deterioration and lack of maintenance that the actual losses are extremely small. Compared to previous shaft-drive systems, the K 1200 S's is far lighter and more compact. And A Radical New Suspension System The modern BMW Duolover system employs two longitudinal arms in parallelogram arrangement. A rectangular pivot made up of two almost parallel longitudinal arms turning within the frame allows free wheel motion. A bearing is housed in a light alloy casting and is connected to the longitudinal arms by two ball bearings. In this way, it can convey steering forces through an assembly resembling a pair of scissors. A central spring/damper assembly on the lower longitudinal arm provides the suspension and damping effect required. The primary advantages of the Duolever design is that wheel stroke follows an almost straight line, with the bike's overall steering rake (castor) and wheelbase changing only minutely regardless of wheel travel. This consistent chassis geometry allows optimum stability while retaining agility. In addition, the low friction of the longitudinal arms means that wheel response remains smooth and consistent even under high lateral forces or when subject to severe bumps. The Duolever system also provides effective anti-dive action when braking. Because of the Duolever's geometry, forces acting on the front wheel when applying the brakes cause virtually no compression of the spring, so the chassis attitude remains predictably flat. However, the dynamic distribution of wheel load gives the rider important feedback on braking effort similar to that of a conventional fork. Electronic Suspension The K 1200 S utilizes high-quality gas-pressure shocks and coil-over springs front and rear. This K bike was ordered with the ESA option -- Electronic Suspension Adjustment. It allows the rider to simply press a button on the handlebar and affect a change in spring and damping rates front and rear. The rider sets the load configuration - solo, solo with luggage, or rider with passenger and luggage - and the system determines the appropriate spring settings automatically. In addition, the rider can choose three riding modes - comfort, normal or sports - and the ESA will adjust the damping rates to suit. The damping modes can be changed on the fly, while the spring settings must be made with the bike at a standstill. The inherent benefit of the K 1200 S's ESA is that the damping rates are adjusted equally and suitably for the riding style. Impressive Brakes With Adaptive Anti-Lock Control BMW's acclaimed EVO brake system is standard on the K 1200 S. Integral ABS is available as an option. Disc diameters in front are 320mm with a single 265mm disc at the rear. The K 1200 S includes BMW's Partial-Integral adaptive braking system. Both brakes -- front and rear -- are activated whenever the rider pulls the handlebar-mounted lever, but only the rear brake is activated by the foot pedal. These powerful brakes work through new-design wheels that are light yet strong. They carry traditional sportbike-sized Dunlop Sportmaxx tires - a 120/70ZR17 in front and a large-footprint 190/50ZR17 at the rear.