K1100RS turned down by BAT

[Mophead]

Interesting... sounds like you covered my possible obstacle. Maybe they have a simple algorithm into which they feed certain data. I could be wrong, but I don't think the resident bike guy/gal is that broadly knowledgeable. I used to frequently catch mistakes in their descriptions despite the copywriter supposedly getting the details from the seller before posting the listing.

Respectfully, assuming you provided the photos, how was your image-based curb appeal? No offense intended, but the image you imbedded above was a bit mundane for that bike. I've only sold one high end vehicle on BaT at a time there were a lot of them in the used market, and my reserve was a bit on the high side as a reflection of low mileage and condition, but they accepted it immediately and listed it faster than normal. I did make sure to provide very nice photos of the car, and I made sure they were better than that of the photographer they were intending to send over. Not sure if this would make a difference for you, but based on their reply, I disagree with the validity of their rejection (not that it matters).

Probably not the best pic. I just grabbed one out of the pile of 85 photos submitted. Multiple pics with and without luggage, tire codes, all serial numbers, frame, motor, cold start video, riding video, the works. Thought I learned a lot from my first listing with them. I don't have to sell the bike but could use the extra room. Have owned six of these K/RS bikes over the years with 250K miles on them. Did my Bun Burner Gold on a 1986 model so have a soft spot for these bikes. This is far and away the nicest of the bunch. That riding position is not as comfy as it once was when I was a younger pup.
Previous bike I sold on BAT was in front of the same building for pics. I also included some pics of it at the Cadillac Ranch. Maybe I need to add graffiti pics and they will accept.
Apparently I need more curation for acceptance, whatever that is.

 

[DesmoRonin]

Probably not the best pic. I just grabbed one out of the pile of 85 photos submitted. Multiple pics with and without luggage, tire codes, all serial numbers, frame, motor, cold start video, riding video, the works. Thought I learned a lot from my first listing with them. I don't have to sell the bike but could use the extra room. Have owned six of these K/RS bikes over the years with 250K miles on them. Did my Bun Burner Gold on a 1986 model so have a soft spot for these bikes. This is far and away the nicest of the bunch. That riding position is not as comfy as it once was when I was a younger pup.
Previous bike I sold on BAT was in front of the same building for pics. I also included some pics of it at the Cadillac Ranch. Maybe I need to add graffiti pics and they will accept.
Apparently I need more curation for acceptance, whatever that is.

I like the bike for sure, but did not have a great start with K-bikes. The dealership where I worked in the 80's picked up BMW, and we got some of the first K bikes in the area, including the K1. The first K100 we sold came back with issues and required valve guide replacement. Our BMW clientele (K-bike in particular) were well-to-do snobby elitists who talked down to us kids until we'd run into them in the twisties and our hooligan punkass ego's blew them into the weeds on our cheap bikes, lol. I didn't gain an appreciation for them until a few years later in the Santa Monica mountains when a very accomplished rider returned the favor on a K100.

I do find it a bit odd, that the past sales seem to reflect only one other K1100RS. I don't know how many were produced, but I almost never see them here in Southern California. In any case, BaT's loss, and congrats to the lucky buyer.

 

[Mophead]

You will not meet yourself on the road with one of these K bikes. They did not make that many worldwide and the numbers that ended up here was even less so the chance of seeing another on the road is very rare indeed.