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    LEATHERMAN

    Oct 07, 2020 5 minutes
    WORDS GEOFF SEDDON
    PHOTOS
    JOHN DOWNS
    “I DECIDED TO EMBARK ON MY FIRST BIKE BUILD LATE IN LIFE AT THE AGE OF 60”

    VIC SUMMERS got into K100 BMWs through his daughter Laura, who was looking to upgrade her 250cc Braap Mercury for something a bit more serious on securing her full motorcycle licence.

    “That’s when she showed me photos of K100s that had been customised,” Vic says. “From that point I became a bit hooked on them. I read about them and decided to embark on my first bike build late in life at the age of 60. I bought the ’86 bike (the one featured here) for $2250 then two days later I was looking on Gumtree and saw a 1985 model for sale for $1500. I realised that they would soon become scarce so decided to buy it also. The

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