1 Hello from Woodville New Zealand Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:09 am
robinm
Silver member
After posting here a number of times, I realized that I have not got around to this, so here we go. Names Robin and I hail from Woodville New Zealand. I am coming up 50 and have been riding since the tender age of about 13. Started with old British junk, James captains, francis barnet cruisers, bsa bantams, triumph tigeress's etc, back when they were worth nothing and any Japanese was fairly new and out of my reach. Soon progressed onto Japanese bikes, with a Kawasaki 90SSS, then a near new Suzuki MX90. had various bike ( read many) over the years, TS Suzuki's GT Suzuki's (380's and 750,s.) Progressed thru to a GL1000 in about 1979.
Had a flirtation with road racing in the early 80's, on a Suzuki TR500 a Yamaha TZ250 and a Kawasaki H2B 750, fun days.
Had a brief break from bikes in the late 80's, marriage and mortgage etc, but within a few years got the bug again and bought a GS850.
I then found my dream bike. a Honda CX500 Turbo, loved that one, wish I still had it.
Sold the Turbo in the early 90's and a while later I picked up my first K series, a '84 K100RT, that had had the farings removed and converted to a naked.
This one lasted till the kids started arriving, forcing another break from road bikes, had a couple of trailies but no road bikes for a few years.
In 2005, I got a job in a local Motorcycle dealer and started playing around with road bikes again, buying a Yamaha XS850, then a Suzuki GSX750SE Katana, then a procession of GSXR 750's and 1100's. ( Still got a GSXR750 tucked away).
It was in 2008 I stumbled across my current ride, a 1985 K100RS, belonged to the father in law of a work mate.
I bought it and the more I rode it the more I liked it.
Then back in Sept '09 while on the RS, not a mile from my house, I was tee boned by a car, resulting in a written off K and badly broken leg for me.
I did a deal with the insurance co on the K, accepting a lower pay out and retaining the bike. Once my leg healed enough to enable me to walk, I started to look at repairing the K.
I hunted around the country and found 2 wrecks in Auckland that together would provide me with all the parts I required to repair mine, so these were bought with the insurance monies.
The bike was now back on the road. Did a few thousand KM's on it, but was not happy with it mechanically, It had the old rattly rivet noise.
So I decided then to rebuild one of the other motors I had, but before I had completed it, I came across yet another written off K100RS, this one only had done 27000 km's, so rather than finish the engine rebuild I just fitted this motor.
So now I have a mint '85 K100 with a real good low mileage motor. And enough spares to last me 2 life times!!
With all the work I have done on the K since owning it I have learned a heck of a lot about then and now find myself in the position of being able to offer other owners help with their bikes.
I actually enjoy working on them and have procured or made a lot of specialized tools along the way to enable me to do most jobs on them.
That's enough rambling about me.
Had a flirtation with road racing in the early 80's, on a Suzuki TR500 a Yamaha TZ250 and a Kawasaki H2B 750, fun days.
Had a brief break from bikes in the late 80's, marriage and mortgage etc, but within a few years got the bug again and bought a GS850.
I then found my dream bike. a Honda CX500 Turbo, loved that one, wish I still had it.
Sold the Turbo in the early 90's and a while later I picked up my first K series, a '84 K100RT, that had had the farings removed and converted to a naked.
This one lasted till the kids started arriving, forcing another break from road bikes, had a couple of trailies but no road bikes for a few years.
In 2005, I got a job in a local Motorcycle dealer and started playing around with road bikes again, buying a Yamaha XS850, then a Suzuki GSX750SE Katana, then a procession of GSXR 750's and 1100's. ( Still got a GSXR750 tucked away).
It was in 2008 I stumbled across my current ride, a 1985 K100RS, belonged to the father in law of a work mate.
I bought it and the more I rode it the more I liked it.
Then back in Sept '09 while on the RS, not a mile from my house, I was tee boned by a car, resulting in a written off K and badly broken leg for me.
I did a deal with the insurance co on the K, accepting a lower pay out and retaining the bike. Once my leg healed enough to enable me to walk, I started to look at repairing the K.
I hunted around the country and found 2 wrecks in Auckland that together would provide me with all the parts I required to repair mine, so these were bought with the insurance monies.
The bike was now back on the road. Did a few thousand KM's on it, but was not happy with it mechanically, It had the old rattly rivet noise.
So I decided then to rebuild one of the other motors I had, but before I had completed it, I came across yet another written off K100RS, this one only had done 27000 km's, so rather than finish the engine rebuild I just fitted this motor.
So now I have a mint '85 K100 with a real good low mileage motor. And enough spares to last me 2 life times!!
With all the work I have done on the K since owning it I have learned a heck of a lot about then and now find myself in the position of being able to offer other owners help with their bikes.
I actually enjoy working on them and have procured or made a lot of specialized tools along the way to enable me to do most jobs on them.
That's enough rambling about me.