1 Hello from North Idaho Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:24 am
deerslayer
active member
hi fellow k fans, just purchased 1985 k100 rt, she is in a bit of a sad state for now due to the previous owner connecting with nature, ( ie hitting a deer at about 45mph, hence the "deerslayer" bit ). Anyway i was fortunate enough to stumble upon this incredible forum while doing a search on the bike. Thank you all who have contributed so many incredible tech articles which have already come in handy. The bike sustained only cosmetic damage from the collision, the fairing and cowl and such cracked and heavily scratched. Already disassembled all of the body/ trim parts, and plan to convert from and rt style to the more naked k100c or standard,(pardon my ignorance, still learning about these incredible bricks) im also planning on blending the look of the lt as well, with the black motor with polished fins. But for now im working on all things mechanical, the bike was parked six years ago after the fateful crash, so the gas was completely trashed(straight varnish) removed tank and drained, replaced with fresh fuel and seafoam, changed oil and filter,(old was sparkly clean much to my delight) hooked up battery leads and she started without too much trouble!! completely blew me away after sitting for that long. Ran a bit rough which is not surprising for the conidtion of the old fuel, also all the vacuum caps were all cracked, along with the crankcase vent. Now im replacing all the rubber bits which have deteriorated. I apologize for the long post.. as you can tell I am etremely excited to own such an incredible machine, and look forward to wrenching on her, and of course riding. I look forward to hearing from you and perhaps riding with some of you if there are any in the Coeur d' Alene area.