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1Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty 1985 Bmw K100FF Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:07 am

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What's up everybody. My name's Drew and I'm in the process of building a custom kbike. The upgrades I've done so far include new cold air intake, new exhaust (Remus), larger injectors. I've bobbed the tail and powdercoated most of the bike. I tore the bike down to make sure everything was still in spec. MaxBmw is in my hometown so luckily it's a short trip and I have become a regular there.. I've spent an arm and a leg on oem parts for this bike from rebuilding the water pump to rebuilding the fuel pump and all associated gaskets to wheel bearings. I've updated the clutch push rod and alternator, and the list goes on. I fitted an Ohlins rear shock to the rear and have mounted 2008 gsxr 1000 front forks, fitting the gsxr forks and brakes to the bmw wheel took a ton of work.

Ill keep you guys updated with pics when I can.. I need to wire the bike, make rearsets and a tail section and it should be ready to rip.

    

2Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:28 am

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Pics as soon as possible please Drew.  I admire folk who take the route less travelled; fitting those GSXR must have been very involved.  Your bike sounds interesting, and for sure when it is finished you will know every inch of it.


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3Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:25 am

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FFC wrote:...I fitted an Ohlins rear shock to the rear and have mounted 2008 gsxr 1000 front forks, fitting the gsxr forks and brakes to the bmw wheel took a ton of work.
 Welcome to the forum, Drew.  I'd be especially interested in seeing how you adapted the GSXR1000 forks to the K100 frame.  Did you draw inspiration from the other guy who did the same adaption to a K75?  A pictorial of how you accomplished this would be most helpful for others.


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4Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Clutch push rod Sat Aug 10, 2013 11:33 am

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I'm un-educated about the clutch push rod.

rom what I remember here, the K75 pushrod has to come out from the front while the K100 push rod comes out from the back.

When my trans was out, I tried to give my clutch rod a gentle tug.....can't remember much about it really......
 Is there an actual post on the details of how to service the push rod, the related seal(s) and the "release bearing"?

I had an old Moto-Guzzi once that had to come home on a tow truck because the "Torrington" style release bearing failed causing the debris from the bearing cage to jamb the clutch operation into the free wheeling position.

Any chance of a similar failure on the K100?   Do I need to get in there & check tis mechanism?
Regards, Ibj...

    

5Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:29 pm

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robmack wrote:
FFC wrote:...I fitted an Ohlins rear shock to the rear and have mounted 2008 gsxr 1000 front forks, fitting the gsxr forks and brakes to the bmw wheel took a ton of work.
 Welcome to the forum, Drew.  I'd be especially interested in seeing how you adapted the GSXR1000 forks to the K100 frame.  Did you draw inspiration from the other guy who did the same adaption to a K75?  A pictorial of how you accomplished this would be most helpful for others.
 The GSXR swap was relatively painless however I had to machine adapters for the gsxr rotors to work with the bmw wheel, that was a little involved. I'm also in the process of cutting a new top tripple clamp because the one from the gsxr doesn't look right. Sorry for the slow reply, I've been swamped at work and any free time has been spent with a wrench in hand. It breaks my heart a little to see that another guy has done an inverted fork swap because I hadn't seen one yet. Either way he did a a nice job with his and when I figure how to load pictures from my phone, I hope you'll feel the same about mine.

As far as the clutch push rod goes, the k bike I have is a 1985 which had a seperate bearing and puck design they updated that I believe the year after to a integrated composite design and mine seemed to have issues so I bought the updated setup. You're right about removing the push rod from the rear of the k100.

    

6Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:57 pm

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7Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:54 pm

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FFC wrote:1985 Bmw K100FF Imagejpeg
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Oh, go on, tell us what you really feel.  Smile


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8Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:07 am

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Sounds great. I've been thinking of powder coating sometime in the distant future and would like to see how yours has turned out. 

Was down to Max's last month, and it's truly a big shop. Poked my nose into the shop area, and simply could not at a glance count the number of bikes back there.

Looking forward to pics, and hope to see you out on the road. sunny

    

9Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:10 am

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This is my most recent photo.. I'm stuck wiring this beast at the moment.

    

10Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:24 am

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Am I the only one who isn't seeing any pictures of the bike posted in this particular thread? I've not changed any settings... just wondering.


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11Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:27 am

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It shows it posting and then I go to look at it again and it's not there. I'm working on it.

    

12Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:00 pm

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Ditto TWB, just little crosses in squares that won't open.

Paul.

And now they have all disappeared ???



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13Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:38 pm

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This bike is still a work in progress... But I really like the way it's going.

Sorry for the delay in pics.

    

14Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:26 am

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Some of our international friends would remark about our vehicle inspection process here in New Hampshire.

Do the turn signals work? OK.
Does the brake light work? OK.
Gimie $20 and here's your inspection sticker! Shocked

    

15Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:59 am

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We have to pay $75 for a roadworthy and it's about as good and there are even some people so deluded that they think that if a car or bike passes a saftey inspection it's safe to ride/drive:laugh:


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16Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:58 pm

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AJ.Valente wrote:Some of our international friends would remark about our vehicle inspection process here in New Hampshire.

Do the turn signals work? OK.
Does the brake light work? OK.
Gimie $20 and here's your inspection sticker! Shocked
Not to mention our license process that allows anyone to get a permit for answering a couple questions.

    

17Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:27 pm

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Then you would all love the French annual safety test for motorbikes - it does not exist! Cars every two years, but bikes not at all.
When I think about it microlights/ultralights don't have a safety test either.

    

18Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:30 pm

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bikerboy wrote:Then you would all love the French annual safety test for motorbikes - it does not exist! Cars every two years, but bikes not at all.
Same in Canada.


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19Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Sat May 21, 2016 1:21 pm

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I wonder what became of this interesting project.....


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20Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:23 pm

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What model did you use? I see there’s one for a k1100 so I assume that will bolt right on.


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21Back to top Go down   1985 Bmw K100FF Empty Re: 1985 Bmw K100FF Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:35 am

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Mike not sure what you meant by what model used but if referring to exhaust I just put a full Remus on the K1100 and it went straight on. Very happy with fit and was easy considering it didn't come with instructions. Very nice sound.

I don't notice any change in running and wasn't looking for or expecting any. It was to replace the cracked BMW pipes.


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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

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