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BMW K1200 Police bike

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I recently picked up a used 2003 K1200 that had lots of troubles. Big dents in both rims and the servo brake/ABS unit broken.
The wheels were easily found and replaced, but the ABS unit is about $2500 new, so that's not a viable option to repair this bike.
Picture:
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look at the huge dent in the rear wheel, the tyre wouldnt even stay inflated !

These bikes have electric power assisted brakes. This vid will show how that works and why it wasnt a very good idea ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xZMewBazMI

I followed the advice in the vid, but kept all the electronics from the ABS unit, so now I have proper brakes the old fashioned way, without ABS, but with a functioning speedy and brake lights.
The result is a pretty usable bike, very allround. My wife tried is and she was surprised it was easy to ride ! Here's some more vids and the pictures:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYsRPm__X1c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAQK4EEGOeE

The ABS/servo unit:
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Brake lines everywhere!
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Operating the unit, separating the electronics still needed on the bike:
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Ready for first test without plastics:
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