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Hello from Massachusetts! 1985 K100 RT (or LT - not fully certain) Sun Nov 26, 2023 12:29 pm
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My dad bought this '85 K100 RT sometime in the late 90s...he crashed it (wasn't hurt thankfully) then did a rebuild - mainly only changing the color from Blue to Black - the fuel tank repair may have been a bit janky.
In 2001 he decided this brick was not what he wanted and upgraded to a Triumph Sprint ST. He parked the BMW and then sadly passed away a few months later. I eventually inherited the bike, got it registered and rode it for a few years before garaging it after my first child was born. The bike has been parked for 18 years - only started it a couple of times since - probably last ran about 10 years ago. I didn't do proper storage since is thought I would pay more attention to it over the years.
My brother and I always dreamed about getting it back on the road - and maybe getting it to look less like a Goldwing and more like a scrambler or cafe bike. This past weekend we finally tried to get it started (it didn't) - and I realized how much I love the design of the engine and drive train of this bike.
My aim now is to get it back into running shape - and from there maybe upgrade/mod a few aspects to make it look cooler. Looking forward to learning from the community!
In 2001 he decided this brick was not what he wanted and upgraded to a Triumph Sprint ST. He parked the BMW and then sadly passed away a few months later. I eventually inherited the bike, got it registered and rode it for a few years before garaging it after my first child was born. The bike has been parked for 18 years - only started it a couple of times since - probably last ran about 10 years ago. I didn't do proper storage since is thought I would pay more attention to it over the years.
My brother and I always dreamed about getting it back on the road - and maybe getting it to look less like a Goldwing and more like a scrambler or cafe bike. This past weekend we finally tried to get it started (it didn't) - and I realized how much I love the design of the engine and drive train of this bike.
My aim now is to get it back into running shape - and from there maybe upgrade/mod a few aspects to make it look cooler. Looking forward to learning from the community!