Hi,
Mine was left parked and neglected for a little over a year. stuck a new battery on her and she fired up first time.
The only issue I had was a stuck rear brake - see thread here -
http://www.bmwlt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37801
I also took a little time to check the front brakes, they were OK. Jobs I'll be doing in the next couple of weeks.
Replace - Engine, Trans, FD Oil and Coolant with some help first time round from Cookie (I'll PM ya Cookie)
Then gonna get the local shop to replace Brake and Clutch Oil, not keen on trying to tackle that one, and I think the general advice here is have the shop do it.
Once these jobs have been done and I've put a few local miles on her, I'll think about new plugs (might do that sooner) and then look to the various other bits like Valves. I'm due 24K services, and rode through the 18K while touring, and just never got round to it. I have a copy of the Clymer, and am going to buy the Vids (Paul Sayeng) might be a misspelling coz I didn't look it up, but from all accounts the Clymer and Vids will enable you to tackle most jobs as long as you have the tools.