1 Hello everybody Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:25 pm
Leon
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Hello everyone
I thought that I would introduce myself first before posting anywhere else on the forum.
Hi, Im Leon and live in West Yorkshire and I have aquired a K100 LT 1988 (beige) in August. The bike was given to me in a will from a very close friend who lost his fight with cancer. It was a very big suprise when I was told of what my friend had given me. Paul (my friend) wanted to tell me about the bike just before he passed away so he could see my face but decided to let his wife tell me later on. I know now what B.M.W. stands for ( best mate's wheel's ).
About twenty years ago I purchased a clean second hand R100RS in a lovely mid blue and added a pair of black panniers. It was a really nice bike but had to sell it when I went self employed for a small number of years. Over the following years one by one I sold my other 5 bikes of different types from MZ to Kawasaki.... I came out of motorcycling and freedom to start a family (40's)
It feels nice to be re-united with a motorcycle which I have enthusiasm for. At present the LT needs a little TLC which it is getting at the moment. I had to buy a second hand fuel tank as the original started leaking on the left hand side due to corrosion. I also got a chrome heat shield and toolkit at a good price from a very clean RS with bent front forks!!
No doubt I will be asking for advice when I come to give the bike a service etc.....
Regards
Leon
I thought that I would introduce myself first before posting anywhere else on the forum.
Hi, Im Leon and live in West Yorkshire and I have aquired a K100 LT 1988 (beige) in August. The bike was given to me in a will from a very close friend who lost his fight with cancer. It was a very big suprise when I was told of what my friend had given me. Paul (my friend) wanted to tell me about the bike just before he passed away so he could see my face but decided to let his wife tell me later on. I know now what B.M.W. stands for ( best mate's wheel's ).
About twenty years ago I purchased a clean second hand R100RS in a lovely mid blue and added a pair of black panniers. It was a really nice bike but had to sell it when I went self employed for a small number of years. Over the following years one by one I sold my other 5 bikes of different types from MZ to Kawasaki.... I came out of motorcycling and freedom to start a family (40's)
It feels nice to be re-united with a motorcycle which I have enthusiasm for. At present the LT needs a little TLC which it is getting at the moment. I had to buy a second hand fuel tank as the original started leaking on the left hand side due to corrosion. I also got a chrome heat shield and toolkit at a good price from a very clean RS with bent front forks!!
No doubt I will be asking for advice when I come to give the bike a service etc.....
Regards
Leon