92KK 84WW Olaf
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Shep wrote:As a start of the informaion flow, be aware that some changes were made where certain 1985 parts are not interchangeable with 1986, 1987 parts.
Shep
Having various K bikes from 83 to 97 a quick clue is if your K has the pillion grab handles bolted to the seat, petrol tank bolted at the rear and 2 fuel lights on the clocks, orange 7 litre and red 4 litre. These are early up to 85.
Single 5 litre fuel light, grab handles part of the rear moulding, these are the later 85 on.
Lots of other differences and just to annoy you, very early are different again in minor but tricky matters, 83 and early 84 have push button fuel caps, the apparently identical brake calipers are different from later 84 and you need R bike parts for them, My 83 and 84 K are different.
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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