BMW K Series: The Complete Story international these bikes are increasingly coveted

these bikes are increasingly coveted by collectors and enthusiasts

celebrates them as rolling works of art and technology

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they can offer reliable transport on modern roads if restored correctly

BMW K Series: The Complete Story international these bikes are increasingly covetedWhile BMW motorcycles are rightly synonymous with the 'R series' boxer twins that are at the core of its history and heritage, it's the German firm's alternative K series, its high tech, multi cylinder motorcycles, that are just as significant in its recent history. First launched in 1983 with the ultra modern K100, a liquid cooled and fuel injected 4 cylinder that was radically laid 'flat', BMW's new direction quickly spawned a whole family of hi