1 Aussie K1100LT wannabe planning first tour Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:10 am
glennji
active member
Hi all,
So I consider myself a biker, but as it sit here and do the maths I realise I haven't had a bike for some 15 years. Too long. As luck would have it, I have a reunion this year - good excuse for a road trip (Sydney to Melbourne) and for buying a bike for touring.
A little research has me looking for a 90s era K1100LT. Comfortable for the 878km trip, bulletproof, well priced - and after the trip (October) I can look at stripping the fairing and kitting out as a hipster inner city cafe/scrambler/muscle racer. Because, you know, we have a LOT of custom builds around here (Gasoline, Deus Ex).
I've wanted to do some road trip touring for a long time now, so I'm hoping this is just the beginning. To be continued...
So I consider myself a biker, but as it sit here and do the maths I realise I haven't had a bike for some 15 years. Too long. As luck would have it, I have a reunion this year - good excuse for a road trip (Sydney to Melbourne) and for buying a bike for touring.
A little research has me looking for a 90s era K1100LT. Comfortable for the 878km trip, bulletproof, well priced - and after the trip (October) I can look at stripping the fairing and kitting out as a hipster inner city cafe/scrambler/muscle racer. Because, you know, we have a LOT of custom builds around here (Gasoline, Deus Ex).
I've wanted to do some road trip touring for a long time now, so I'm hoping this is just the beginning. To be continued...