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G'Day from Australia, Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:27 am
Snowy Mountains Mick
New member
I have been riding BMWs for about 6 years now (50 years in the saddle with an 18 year gap in the middle on other brands) before picking up a trio of K100s recently.
A K100RS Frankenstien bike (my mate bought it with a tired motor and leaky gas tank for not much money, swapped out the motor and gearbox for low km units and swapped the tank. This one is road registered and was his regular ride.
The deal also included a fairing less K100RS (complete with leaky tank) as a parts bike and a K100RT sans seat and running rough, which is on historical plates (thirty years old min in this State for club plates) which is going to another mate. Also a few boxes of parts and bits and pieces.
My only previous exerience with K bikes was a test ride of a second hand K100RS in the late 80s where I forgot about the two new tyres on the bike and promptly dropped it a few blocks into the test, whoops! Throttle response was way different to my Jap four and I stalled it whilst leaning over negotiating a corner at low speed. No biggie for the Suzuki, but the BMW hesitated, hiccuped and down we went.
I live in a country town 200kms (120miles) from the big smoke so the RS will see a lot of twisty and sweeping country roads around here soon.
Looking forward to performing preventative maintenance so that the RS can be trusted for long distance and speed.
it is a faded gun metal coloured with a white tank with a red and blue stripe at the moment. I sort of fancy a wild Orange colour, maybe the R1150GS Mandarin colour or something brighter. Whether or not I actually get around to painting it remains to be seen.
My main interests in motorcycling are touring and I am a member of the BMW Touring Club of NSW.
A K100RS Frankenstien bike (my mate bought it with a tired motor and leaky gas tank for not much money, swapped out the motor and gearbox for low km units and swapped the tank. This one is road registered and was his regular ride.
The deal also included a fairing less K100RS (complete with leaky tank) as a parts bike and a K100RT sans seat and running rough, which is on historical plates (thirty years old min in this State for club plates) which is going to another mate. Also a few boxes of parts and bits and pieces.
My only previous exerience with K bikes was a test ride of a second hand K100RS in the late 80s where I forgot about the two new tyres on the bike and promptly dropped it a few blocks into the test, whoops! Throttle response was way different to my Jap four and I stalled it whilst leaning over negotiating a corner at low speed. No biggie for the Suzuki, but the BMW hesitated, hiccuped and down we went.
I live in a country town 200kms (120miles) from the big smoke so the RS will see a lot of twisty and sweeping country roads around here soon.
Looking forward to performing preventative maintenance so that the RS can be trusted for long distance and speed.
it is a faded gun metal coloured with a white tank with a red and blue stripe at the moment. I sort of fancy a wild Orange colour, maybe the R1150GS Mandarin colour or something brighter. Whether or not I actually get around to painting it remains to be seen.
My main interests in motorcycling are touring and I am a member of the BMW Touring Club of NSW.
ROB the Red Old Bike 
