92KK 84WW Olaf
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roach374 wrote: 92KK 84WW Olaf wrote:Round one on 16v engines, square on 2v engines.
Not to derail the thread or anything, but I see this term (2V, 16V, 4V) thrown around a lot, and no idea what it means. Is it referring to number of valves? Or something else?
Yes, all K100 naked, all K100RT, all K100LT, all K75 are 2 valve per cylinder engines so too are K100RS up to 89 including SE models, and looking at the bolts on the cam cover they are zig zag pattern. These have 4 side exhausts and K75 has triangular exhaust.
K100RS after 89, all K1 and all K1100 are 16 valve or 4 valves per cylinder and all have round exhausts. The valve covers on these have bolts vertically above each other. These have one piece systems and are round and being one piece there are cracking issues. Some of us change them to Remus and so on. K1 owners though like to keep their bikes original. Just saying like.
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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
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
Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500