Vintage K Bike Luv - Page 9

crampfan · 01-18-2013, 02:41 PM

I just had to.....

steveWFL · 01-18-2013, 02:49 PM

This thread delivers

ricochetrider · 03-08-2013, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveWFL

This thread delivers

No new postings here lately, thought I'd see if I could scare anything up...
Anyone?

Hellracer.nl · 03-09-2013, 12:32 AM

Yep, I've got 2 K-bikes. A '86 K100RS and an '94 K1100RS.

I ride my 1100 every day and it has approx. 180000km (112.500 miles) and I still love it. It gets a bit boring sometimes but when doing 200km/h (130mph) for an hour without getting tired I remember why I bought this bike. It is just brilliant.

My K100 is a different story, I got it for free in parts. The guy I got it from took it apart after he burnt the clutch. He didn't have the skills or nerve to rebuilt it so it stayed in his garage for a year before his wife started nagging. He did hear me talking about my 1100 and offered me the bike under 1 condition: I had to rebuild it and not sell it in parts.
So I picked it up and rebuild it. I found a very rare original BMW sportsseat which looks very good on the bike.
I'm currently building a hack to fit to this black beauty.

K1100

K100

Damifino · 03-09-2013, 09:49 AM

I loved my 85 K100RS, I bought it as a project bike at Bob's BMW, I think a paid $1200 for it, the dash was non functional, needed tires and the battery was dead.

I fixed the dash gremlins by soldering the bad ground and tensioning the pin sockets.

New tires and a battery and I was cruising on my first BMW!

I loved that bike and the way it could be ridden with so little shifting, grunt from idle all the way up and great engine braking. 3 or 4 gear on the twisty back roads with no shifting or brakes, roll on roll off!

I grew tired of the heat roasting my nuts in the summer and after I broke my neck riding enduros, I could not ride it comfortably with those low handlebars.

By that time I rode my friends GS and I was hooked, I sold the k to buy my 02 GS 1150.

Great bikes, mine was silver with the BMW system cases, I have to dig and find some pictures to post

neil p · 03-10-2013, 12:59 AM

Pevey · 03-10-2013, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by neil p

I may have to give up my K-card but I like that better than the factory K-RS. I always liked the boxer RT and RS fairings. Wonder how the boxer RT would look on my K100.

ricochetrider · 03-11-2013, 11:48 AM

The Boxer RS fairing looks good on the classic K, BUT I have a 93 R100RS- and the fairing is so loud, I wonder about deliberately putting one... anywhere really? I even have a Laminar Lip on mine and it's still quite noisy.

Hellracer.nl · 04-08-2013, 06:21 AM

I finished the hack on my K100rs:

ricochetrider · 04-17-2013, 07:42 AM

I was trying to sell my 88 K100RS last year, and had little or no interest, in spite of what I thought was basically a give-away price on a bullet proof ride.
Guess I'll keep it after all.

norton73 · 04-17-2013, 07:56 AM

I picked up a '85 K100RS about 1998 for $2400 with 29K miles on it. I rode it as my daily rider, commuter, and fast tourer for about 8 years and sold it with 115K miles to another inmate here for $2200.
I used Dunlop D205 radial tires on it. Transformed the handling

Also installed bars from a K1, wider and lower, the additional leverage helped, especially in tight stuff.

It was a great Maryland/Virginia/West Virginia bike, but made way too much heat to be very useful when I moved to Alabama. I'd buy another again in a heartbeat if I moved north again.

Wansfel · 04-17-2013, 09:11 AM

Our first touring bike. I've had mostly dirt oriented bikes over the years including two current KLRs. Only road worthy bike was a Vulcan 1500 crusier. This was a great buy at $3,500 and 40K miles, pristine condition from the original owner.

If I want to take the wife and/or just eat up pavement, this is the way to go!

Zodiac · 04-17-2013, 04:47 PM

My 92 K

Tripletreat · 04-19-2013, 07:28 PM

Very pretty!

Dessert Storm · 04-23-2013, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blaine.hale

BH (if you're still looking into this thread), do you know what that screen is - or does anyone else know please?

01-18-2013, 02:49 PM	#122
steveWFL Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Oddometer: 252	This thread delivers __________________ '10 Concours14 with >70,000 miles and ticking' '99 ZX9R Ninja - rolling retro style

03-09-2013, 12:32 AM	#124
Hellracer.nl What the hack??? Joined: Aug 2012 Location: Netherlands Oddometer: 102	Yep, I've got 2 K-bikes. A '86 K100RS and an '94 K1100RS. I ride my 1100 every day and it has approx. 180000km (112.500 miles) and I still love it. It gets a bit boring sometimes but when doing 200km/h (130mph) for an hour without getting tired I remember why I bought this bike. It is just brilliant. My K100 is a different story, I got it for free in parts. The guy I got it from took it apart after he burnt the clutch. He didn't have the skills or nerve to rebuilt it so it stayed in his garage for a year before his wife started nagging. He did hear me talking about my 1100 and offered me the bike under 1 condition: I had to rebuild it and not sell it in parts. So I picked it up and rebuild it. I found a very rare original BMW sportsseat which looks very good on the bike. I'm currently building a hack to fit to this black beauty. K1100 K100 __________________ To beer or not to beer, that's no question.

03-09-2013, 09:49 AM	#125
Damifino Damn if I know Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Oddometer: 547	I loved my 85 K100RS, I bought it as a project bike at Bob's BMW, I think a paid $1200 for it, the dash was non functional, needed tires and the battery was dead. I fixed the dash gremlins by soldering the bad ground and tensioning the pin sockets. New tires and a battery and I was cruising on my first BMW! I loved that bike and the way it could be ridden with so little shifting, grunt from idle all the way up and great engine braking. 3 or 4 gear on the twisty back roads with no shifting or brakes, roll on roll off! I grew tired of the heat roasting my nuts in the summer and after I broke my neck riding enduros, I could not ride it comfortably with those low handlebars. By that time I rode my friends GS and I was hooked, I sold the k to buy my 02 GS 1150. Great bikes, mine was silver with the BMW system cases, I have to dig and find some pictures to post __________________ 07 KTM 950 SE 99 KDX200 79 Yamaha RD400 76 BMW R76/6 06 Vespa Granturismo 200L

03-11-2013, 11:48 AM	#128
ricochetrider ^OP a certain something Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Out There Somewhere Oddometer: 1,451	The Boxer RS fairing looks good on the classic K, BUT I have a 93 R100RS- and the fairing is so loud, I wonder about deliberately putting one... anywhere really? I even have a Laminar Lip on mine and it's still quite noisy. __________________ http://ricochetrider.tumblr.com/

04-08-2013, 06:21 AM	#129
Hellracer.nl What the hack??? Joined: Aug 2012 Location: Netherlands Oddometer: 102	I finished the hack on my K100rs: __________________ To beer or not to beer, that's no question.

01-18-2013, 02:41 PM	#121
crampfan not really a nOOb Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Ozone, arkansas Oddometer: 1,574	I just had to.....

03-10-2013, 12:59 AM	#126
neil p Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: La Alpujarra,Andalucia. Oddometer: 39

04-17-2013, 07:42 AM	#130
ricochetrider ^OP a certain something Joined: Sep 2011 Location: Out There Somewhere Oddometer: 1,451	Cool Hack. I was trying to sell my 88 K100RS last year, and had little or no interest, in spite of what I thought was basically a give-away price on a bullet proof ride. Guess I'll keep it after all. __________________ http://ricochetrider.tumblr.com/

04-17-2013, 07:56 AM	#131
norton73 drinkin' Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Beautiful Downtown Springville, Alabama Oddometer: 8,074	I picked up a '85 K100RS about 1998 for $2400 with 29K miles on it. I rode it as my daily rider, commuter, and fast tourer for about 8 years and sold it with 115K miles to another inmate here for $2200. I used Dunlop D205 radial tires on it. Transformed the handling Also installed bars from a K1, wider and lower, the additional leverage helped, especially in tight stuff. It was a great Maryland/Virginia/West Virginia bike, but made way too much heat to be very useful when I moved to Alabama. I'd buy another again in a heartbeat if I moved north again. __________________ Loose nut holding the handlebars He’s one of those who knows that life is just a leap of faith. Spread your arms and hold your breath, always trust your cape. Guy Clark "The Cape"

04-17-2013, 09:11 AM	#132
Wansfel 49 yrs on 2 wheels Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Bitterroot Valley Oddometer: 315	'91 k100lt Our first touring bike. I've had mostly dirt oriented bikes over the years including two current KLRs. Only road worthy bike was a Vulcan 1500 crusier. This was a great buy at $3,500 and 40K miles, pristine condition from the original owner. If I want to take the wife and/or just eat up pavement, this is the way to go! __________________ I'm not lost...it's the rest of the world that is occasionally missplaced! 2000 KLR, 2002 KLR, 1993 BMW K100LT KLR/Mikuni VM38 Report New projects: '68 Bultaco El Bandido restore and Combat Wombat

04-17-2013, 04:47 PM	#133
Zodiac loosely portrayed Joined: Aug 2001 Location: Brooklyn Oddometer: 29,949	My 92 K __________________ ........................................... Black shadow of the Vincent Falls on a Triumph line I got my motorcycle jacket But I'm walking all the time

04-19-2013, 07:28 PM	#134
Tripletreat Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Boise, Idaho Oddometer: 408	Very pretty! __________________ .................................................. ................ For all we know, this may all be just a dream; we come, we go like the ripples in a stream.

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