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1Back to top Go down   Greetings from Switzerland ! Empty Greetings from Switzerland ! Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:41 pm

AmaiaUSC

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Hi Guys !

My name is Amaia from Switzerland and I bought a BMW K100 RS from 1985 in April 2015 with the aim to learn motorbikes mechanics. So I first started to evaluate the "health" of the bike and once I replaced different parts I started to do some cosmetic modification. I will say that "its almost done" but I do still have some electrical problems to finish it...

So and the end I will like to build kind of Mad Max / Cafe racer bike.

I believe that this forum will be very helpful for fixing some issues, great exchange pool,...

I'm also a happy owner of a Triumph Bonneville from 2014. But that's another story...

Cheers.

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2Back to top Go down   Greetings from Switzerland ! Empty Re: Greetings from Switzerland ! Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:51 pm

Chocolate

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Welcome Amaia!

Nice bike on the picture, have a good time here in the forum.
Enjoy your ride neighbor :-)

Cheers


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K75 BA/1992 ABS, K75 BA/1991 noABS, Ducati, Mobylette M1/1973
    

3Back to top Go down   Greetings from Switzerland ! Empty Re: Greetings from Switzerland ! Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:55 pm

TacKler

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Hello Amaia, 

Welcome from the warm part of the globe.  I was briefly in Switzerland last year and always enjoy the beauty of the place, especially from the seat of a K. 

Fond memories of Luzern, although bike maintenance meant I stayed there longer than necessary.  Laughing 

Cheers, Dave.


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4Back to top Go down   Greetings from Switzerland ! Empty Re: Greetings from Switzerland ! Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:14 am

AmaiaUSC

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Thank you chocolate! I am trying to replace the huge cluster in the bike now Smile

TacKler so you came from Australia to Switzerland with your K ? I am sure that's a great adventure! Do you have a blog or something similar ?

Happy to be in the forum!

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5Back to top Go down   Greetings from Switzerland ! Empty Re: Greetings from Switzerland ! Mon Mar 07, 2016 6:01 am

indian036

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Welcome, Amaia from another Aussie. 

I've made a couple of visits to Switzerland, but both in 4 wheels. Most recent was last March. 

I'd love to ride there on a K, but not sure I'll get the opportunity. 

Bill


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1985 K100RT  VIN 0028991  My original Very Happy ROB the Red Old Bike   (Historic rego)
1985 K100RT  VIN 0029036  BOB the Blue Old Bike  (Historic rego)
1990 K100LT  VIN 0190452  Work in progress
1984 K100RT  VIN 0023022  Work needing lots of progress

1986 K100RT  VIN 0090542  Work needing lots and lots of progress
1993 K1100LT  VIN 0183046  Work in progress
1993 K75S  VIN 0213045  Tom the Triple (now on Historic rego too.)
    

6Back to top Go down   Greetings from Switzerland ! Empty Re: Greetings from Switzerland ! Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:23 am

Brad-Man

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Welcome Amaia!

Glad you got a 'K'.

I have a Swiss 'K' - a K31.

I just admire precision engineering...


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7Back to top Go down   Greetings from Switzerland ! Empty Thanks ! Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:07 pm

AmaiaUSC

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Thank you guys ! I am really happy to become part of the K community Smile

I've been in Australia once and I will definitely love to ride once the Great Ocean Road by motorbike ! I spent 3 weeks and visited Melbourne and Victoria's greats parks, the red center and rented a van and went from Brisbane to Sydney. What a great country ! And Aussie's are really friendly !

Yes, Switzerland have great mountain roads and beautiful landscapes but we do have a long and cold winter... Can't wait to start the season ! But I need to fix some electrical issues before... 

I am sorry Brad-Man but I am not a big fans of rifles... sorry. But I am a mechanical engineer and it's true that in Switzerland we do know how to produce precisions parts Smile

Best,

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8Back to top Go down   Greetings from Switzerland ! Empty Re: Greetings from Switzerland ! Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:10 am

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Welcome to the Forum AmaiaUSC. Beautiful part of the world you're in for Bikeing. Hope Spring comes early in the High Country for you!


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Greetings from Switzerland ! Ir-log1188....May contain nuts!Greetings from Switzerland ! Ir-log11

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

9Back to top Go down   Greetings from Switzerland ! Empty Re: Greetings from Switzerland ! Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:17 am

TacKler

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Sorry Amaia, no blog from the trip.  Lots of photos and just memories of the wet and cold weather during this one. But the Furka Pass was open this time and one day I managed six passes above 2,000m. 

I was fortunate in that Will generously loaned me his K75 from Ireland and I better stop here or I will have to start a blog. 

Speaking of Swiss made rifles I do have a photo on my '91 trip on my K75S parked out the front of the Hammerli factory.  I had a guided tour courtesy of the deputy manager (sorry Gaz).  Growing up I remember the Marklin trains that my father had.


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