1984 BMW MKM1000 Krauser – $40,000
SELLER SAYS: 1984 BMW MKM1000 Krauser, complete with the Krauser 4-valve heads. This bike is an Australian delivered bike and comes with matching engine, gearbox, drive train and frame number as delivered from the factory. The bike is in excellent condition complete with original paint and stickers. The motor has been completely rebuilt by Paul Rooney and has recently been back to Paul for a minor service. The bike runs and rides as it should and inspection will not disappoint. These bikes are extremely rare especially in this condition. I have a full manifest on the bike including receipts for all work performed on the bike, the original books from Krauser, all service details and records of previous owners. This bike is truly a collectors item for the BMW enthusiast. Contact Jeff on 0438 668 165 (Ballina, NSW).
EDITOR TERLICK SAYS: A rare and exotic beast, this one. Mike Krauser, best known for his slick motorcycle luggage, chose the BMW R100S as the base for his high-end high-performance road bike because he knew it was going to be expensive and he figured only BMW riders were likely to be able to afford one. And so it was that, in 1980 when Mr Krauser and BMW launched the MKM1000, it came with a ticket price of $15,000. At the Honda dealership next door, you could pick up a new CB750 for $2,750. Wow. The MKM (that’s Mike Krauser Motorcycles, if you hadn’t figured it out) was like nothing BMW had ever produced. It was a pure performance bike, designed for those ultra-speeds that were legal (and a hell of a lot of fun) on Germany’s autobahns. A motorcycle you could use to dice with Porsche 928s in the fast lane. The four-valve heads, hot cams and other go-fastery delivered a 220km-plus top speed, while the frame was built from the ground-up to be solid and flex-free, with less suspension travel than Beemers of the day because this one was built for speed, not comfort. Fewer than 250 of the bikes were made, ensuring their exclusivity and rarity 45 years ago. Today, they’re like unicorn poo. This bike of Jeff’s looks like a superb example. Magnificent.
