1 Greetings from north yorkshire! Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:26 pm
artie86
active member
Hi all,greetings from north Yorkshire,I'm back looking under the cover at my k100RiT(or something like that!)it's an ex police bike on an '86 plate and it's been languishing in my back yard for the last 2 or 3 years since I got. You know how things go,there's always something else that needs your time and money!.
Anyways, she was in a bit of a state when I bought her cosmetically.Got 76k on the clock but it could be a hell of a lot more,heard these police bikes have the clocks changed after decomissioning but whether it's true or not I don't know.
She'd had some engine work done on her in the right places and the price was so good!. I remember sitting on this bike at the NEC when they first came out as a spotty teenager and asking the sales guy where the fuel tap was!.
The top fairing had a pretty poor repair on it and having looked the bike that top fairing was only held on with 2 bolts,no wonder most of it was shaking!.
Having checked about on the web turned out the fairing was off a later model and the rest of the body panels were in similar poor state so have been picking up some correct(hopefully)bodywork over the last couple of years.
So,like I said she's been pretty much unloved for while which has lead me to this awesome forum because my beemer is not so happy as she was when I got her!.
Recently bought a MOTOBATT 32amp for her which it says is ideal for bikes that are stored up and hardly used so ideal for my situation!.
Last week I put some fresh fuel in her and she fired right up!,totally amazed at that!,got an ABS issue and tickover is a little lumpy but I know I'll get some great advice on here,already had some useful info from some of the guys on here so it doesn't feel as daunting anymore!.
Anyways, she was in a bit of a state when I bought her cosmetically.Got 76k on the clock but it could be a hell of a lot more,heard these police bikes have the clocks changed after decomissioning but whether it's true or not I don't know.
She'd had some engine work done on her in the right places and the price was so good!. I remember sitting on this bike at the NEC when they first came out as a spotty teenager and asking the sales guy where the fuel tap was!.
The top fairing had a pretty poor repair on it and having looked the bike that top fairing was only held on with 2 bolts,no wonder most of it was shaking!.
Having checked about on the web turned out the fairing was off a later model and the rest of the body panels were in similar poor state so have been picking up some correct(hopefully)bodywork over the last couple of years.
So,like I said she's been pretty much unloved for while which has lead me to this awesome forum because my beemer is not so happy as she was when I got her!.
Recently bought a MOTOBATT 32amp for her which it says is ideal for bikes that are stored up and hardly used so ideal for my situation!.
Last week I put some fresh fuel in her and she fired right up!,totally amazed at that!,got an ABS issue and tickover is a little lumpy but I know I'll get some great advice on here,already had some useful info from some of the guys on here so it doesn't feel as daunting anymore!.