BMW K bikes (Bricks)


You are not connected. Please login or register

View previous topic View next topic Go down  Message [Page 1 of 1]


sidecar paul

sidecar paul
Life time member
Life time member
Between 1972 and 1986, I spent many a weekend competing at road race events organised by the Vincent Owners Club, the Vintage MCC, the MCC and any 'modern' race meetings that had a class for older bikes.

All the bikes I rode were actually converted road bikes, so they never left the factory as racing motorcycles, even though they looked the part.

This Vincent Series 'A' Comet Special came close as it was the road version of their TT Replica with a bronze head, Amal TT carb and 5X cam. 

   New toy: it's an '87 RS, but not as we know it! Img_0010

I also had a lot of fun on my friend's Vincent Grey Flash replica. (the great John Surtees rode a genuine Grey Flash early in his career.)

New toy: it's an '87 RS, but not as we know it! Img_0011

As a diversion from Vincents, I built this OHC Norton from bits, starting with a 1937 engine that I bought for £2; ah, those were the days!

New toy: it's an '87 RS, but not as we know it! Img_2011

Sometime in the early '80's, a friend of mine bought a 125 water cooled racing Bultaco and I had the opportunity of riding it at a practice day at Donnington Park. What a delightful little bike to ride, being as flat as a BSA Bantam until it hit it's power band and then it flew. I was sorry when he sold it, but at least I had ridden a genuine racing motorcycle.

Over the last couple of years, I thought that, as two strokes seem to be disappearing from the racing scene, there must be some racing 125's on the market and, last August, I went to see a Honda RS125R for sale in Kent. A ride around a car park convinced me that I had to have one of these.
That particular one wasn't precisely what I was after, but I eventually found one for sale in Japan  cheers. In December I collected it from the importers in Bristol and, for a 29 year old bike, it's in fantastic condition.....I don't think it ever saw rain until I loaded it onto my trailer! It's a 1987 RS 125 R NF4.

New toy: it's an '87 RS, but not as we know it! Sam_1210

I wasn't sure about posting all this, but, as you all want some sort of K connection, well, here it is:-
New toy: it's an '87 RS, but not as we know it! Sam_1211

Well, I do like the idea of having a 125 with a 130mph potential made for one purpose only and these Hondas were ridden by such riders as Danny Pedrosa, Tony Elias, Joey Dunlop and Neil Hodgeson to name but a few. I just love it.

Paul.


__________________________________________________
'84 K100RS (0014643) (owned since '85), 86 K100RS (0018891) with Martello sidecar (built as an outfit in '88),
'51 Vincent (since '67),'72 Montesa Cota (from new), '87 Honda RS125R NF4 (bought 2015) 
....No CARS never ever!
    

brickrider2

brickrider2
Life time member
Life time member
I'm bowled over, Paul.  Welcome to the forum, you lucky man!

    

Holister

Holister
Life time member
Life time member
Paul, you are truly one of the gems of this forum. Great to read your story and see the pics. I'm sure we would all love to hear more stories, in detail, from your motorcycling past.
I'm blown away with the rig you have.
Enjoy the RS125R mate.
Cheers


__________________________________________________

1989 K100RT     VIN  0097367 (naked)  
1996 K1100RS   VIN  0451808
 New toy: it's an '87 RS, but not as we know it! Austra12    Fuel:  95 Octane
Engine Oil: Nulon Full Synthetic 15W50
Gear Box Oil:  Nulon Synthetic 75W90
    

charlie99

charlie99
VIP
VIP
wow paul  ! 
amazing stuff

thanks for sharing


__________________________________________________
cheezy grin whilst riding, kinda bloke ....oh the joy !!!! ...... ( brick aviator )

'86 K100 RT..#0090401 ..."Gerty" ( Gertrude Von Clickandshift ) --------O%O
'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

rawdonball

rawdonball
Gold member
Gold member
Great reading 'mr sidecar'!
I like - particularly - the photo showing the temporary connection to the K...


__________________________________________________
'88 K100RT, '86 K75C, '05 Yamaha TTR250
    

Ed

Ed
Life time member
Life time member
you must get quite a few looks with that setup Paul . People are usually astounded when they see anything attached to a bike .
Great to see you using the durability of the K to haul your toys around , they can certainly do the job .
thanks for sharing .
Cheers Ed.


__________________________________________________
1993 K1100RS  0194321         Colour #690 Silk Blue  aka " Smurfette"
2018 Kart upgrade.
New toy: it's an '87 RS, but not as we know it! 10_x_110
    

Reg

Reg
Silver member
Silver member
here's my K11rs with a quite unassuming MZ TS250 supa 5 ( actually there are 2 in the picture). I love when others look down at the bike ( "that's a nice old thing") then have them smelling my 2 stroke trying to keep up. New toy: it's an '87 RS, but not as we know it! Icon_coolAh power bands, the good auld days.... been to a few race meetings, especially the amature races, and i've come to the conclusion that yer all mad..

https://servimg.com/view/18973945/4" target="_blank" >https://i.servimg.com/u/f39/18/97/39/45/theshe10.jpg" border="0" alt="" />

    

92KK 84WW Olaf

avatar
Life time member
Life time member
Reg I think Bjorn might be along soon......I wont wind him up by mentioning CZs MZs. I keep having to remember that.
The sound of them is something that never leaves. I always remember guys looking down at them, especially from ye olde DS7 and R5 Yamahas but they always had an ability to reliably keep up with anything on a trip out.


__________________________________________________
1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
    

Sponsored content


    

View previous topic View next topic Back to top  Message [Page 1 of 1]

Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum