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Reintroduction Sat 11 Jun 2011, 06:14
walker
Silver member
After looking back at my initial intro & reading a bit more of the FAQ & postings by Bert, I thought I should do this.
I am from Savannah Georgia USA.
I want to give a huge Thank You to Bert and the forum as a whole. This has been my go to for what knowledge I have regarding my K100RS.
Also KBike I see that I did not respond to your question in my original intro. Sorry.
I purchased my K from the widow of a friend who was like a brother to me. It had been spirited away by a relative, abused then left out in the weather for about a year. My buddy had taken out a mailbox using a combo of his head and the left mirror. The bike was dirty,dead and had about a gallon of extra oil in the motor and a few dozen other issues.
I spent about 40 hours cleaning connections, doing the fluids, straightening the tail etc. & then gave my first post here. I didn't know where to start before finding this forum and all the great info here.
I have owned bikes since I was 12, had a 12 year hiatus from riding then started back with old HD's in the mid 90's. I've owned a lot of very different bikes and spent the 3 years prior to buying my K doing only closed circuit riding.
Being prone to giving TMI or ramblings that only have meaning to myself, I refrain from posting often (besides that my typing skills would make a chimpanzee proud)
Anyway this bike has been a mixed experience for me. It feels great at 85 on an interstate and handles very nicely when it is right. It is the heaviest bike I've owned and has given me problems in maintenence that I've never run into before. Most have been worked out though and she seems like a tank, tough and heavy.
I ride it to work on most days unless I know there is rain or I have to carry materials to a job. I was on the way into work in the pitch dark when a black pig appeared out of the shadow heading straight at my front wheel at a dead run. A K bike Will do a stoppy.lol ABS isn't functional. I am still chipping away at repairs but haven't wanted to stopped riding right now with gas cost for the suburban.
A couple of things learned are that K1100 parts through 96 are mostly interchangeable. Exhaust, front forks, peg brackets and valve cover swap directly.
Sorry for the long narrative and Thanks again for all the help this forum has been.
Harry
I am from Savannah Georgia USA.
I want to give a huge Thank You to Bert and the forum as a whole. This has been my go to for what knowledge I have regarding my K100RS.
Also KBike I see that I did not respond to your question in my original intro. Sorry.
I purchased my K from the widow of a friend who was like a brother to me. It had been spirited away by a relative, abused then left out in the weather for about a year. My buddy had taken out a mailbox using a combo of his head and the left mirror. The bike was dirty,dead and had about a gallon of extra oil in the motor and a few dozen other issues.
I spent about 40 hours cleaning connections, doing the fluids, straightening the tail etc. & then gave my first post here. I didn't know where to start before finding this forum and all the great info here.
I have owned bikes since I was 12, had a 12 year hiatus from riding then started back with old HD's in the mid 90's. I've owned a lot of very different bikes and spent the 3 years prior to buying my K doing only closed circuit riding.
Being prone to giving TMI or ramblings that only have meaning to myself, I refrain from posting often (besides that my typing skills would make a chimpanzee proud)
Anyway this bike has been a mixed experience for me. It feels great at 85 on an interstate and handles very nicely when it is right. It is the heaviest bike I've owned and has given me problems in maintenence that I've never run into before. Most have been worked out though and she seems like a tank, tough and heavy.
I ride it to work on most days unless I know there is rain or I have to carry materials to a job. I was on the way into work in the pitch dark when a black pig appeared out of the shadow heading straight at my front wheel at a dead run. A K bike Will do a stoppy.lol ABS isn't functional. I am still chipping away at repairs but haven't wanted to stopped riding right now with gas cost for the suburban.
A couple of things learned are that K1100 parts through 96 are mostly interchangeable. Exhaust, front forks, peg brackets and valve cover swap directly.
Sorry for the long narrative and Thanks again for all the help this forum has been.
Harry
