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Bikesmith

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Hi everyone!
    My name is Jon and I'm the baffled and frustrated new owner of a 1985 K100rs. Hopefully, soon I'll be able to say that I ride a K100, but not yet. Not until it's running.
    My wife got me the bike for my birthday (Yes, she is the best wife ever). The previous owner assured me that the only thing it needed was a new hall sensor. Don't worry, I didn't believe him. So I wasn't surprised to find a LOT wrong with the bike. That's fine. I like a challenge. I'm a professional bicycle mechanic. I own a bicycle repair and custom fabrication shop. I've collected and restored antique vehicles for more than ten years. I've rebuilt engines, fabricated suspension parts. I've rebuilt /rejetted carburetors so many times I could do it in my sleep.
    But here's the thing: The K100 is 43 years newer than my next youngest vehicle. I have no clue how to deal with the electronics. My main motorcycle is 1940 Royal Enfield WD/CO (WWII British army motorcycle). The extent of electrical parts on that thing is magneto->points->spark plug. I expect getting the electrics sorted on the K100 will require spending a lot of time asking stupid questions in the electrical forum. That's okay. I actually kind of like feeling like a complete fool in something new. That's when you learn the most, right? So thank you all in advance for putting up with my questions.

    Here's my K:
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Here's my Enfield:
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This is my 1942 Chevy:
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And, lastly, here's a bike I'm making for a customer:
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-Jon

    

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Beamer_Bill

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Welcome to the world of K.  With that attention to detail shown in the other vehicles I' m sure you will get your 'new' K running soon !

    

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Rick G

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Hi there Jon welcome to the forum. That sure is one hell of a Injun.


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Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


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Bikesmith

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It's not actually an Indian. Reproduction tank, NOS WWII vintage Norton fork, BSA transmission, pump engine from an oil rig. And I made the frame.


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Jon
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1985 BMW K100RS
1959 BMW R60
1942 Chevrolet 3/4-ton Special
1940 Royal Enfield WD/CO
1975 Porsche 911S
    

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Brad-Man

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Welcome to the forum!

You will be adding to your skills which already appear to be impressive...

Looking forward to your future posts/troubleshooting.


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Point-Seven-five

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Welcome to the forum.  I hope you are being very good to your wife.  You will never find another like her. 

How many miles on your brick?  How long since the last time it ran?  Mechanically, these machines are good for a couple hundred thousand miles, but they don't take kindly to long periods of idleness.  The members here have helped get quite a few old bikes running, and the odds are very good that you'll have your brick running before summer.  Hope you enjoy your new ride.


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Present: 1991 K100RS "Moby Brick Too"
 
Past:
1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
1977 Honda XL125
1974 Honda XL125
1972 OSSA Pioneer 250
1968 Kawasaki 175
    

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Bikesmith

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The odometer says 145,000. But the previous owner says that's because he replaced the speedo. He figures it's about 75,000. It's been sitting for about a year. He got a 1996 K and hadn't ridden the 85 since then.


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Jon
Mechanically competent, electrically perplexed
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1985 BMW K100RS
1959 BMW R60
1942 Chevrolet 3/4-ton Special
1940 Royal Enfield WD/CO
1975 Porsche 911S
    

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Bikesmith wrote:
    My wife got me the bike for my birthday (Yes, she is the best wife ever). 

She's a keeper....and so is the wife  New member 723598!

Enjoy the forum, you'll get it sorted, no doubt


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"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.
    

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charlie99

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welcome jon ...
have fun with the fettling
cheers


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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 )
    

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Chocolate

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Hello!
Nice place you are living, great for mountain biking.
I like your Chevy!
Enjoy your rides.

Cheers


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