1 And yet another one Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:20 am
CanRob
New member
Hi All,
Thought I might introduce myself, with a bit of background.
I have had an ex-police 1991 K100LT (minus the radio etc so I call it an RT) for about 13 years or so. It was getting a bit ratty, and a few years ago so I decided to get rid of it and by a new bike.
Got myself a new F800GS, a fun toy!(still don't like chain drive!). However I could not bring myself to dump the old K. I found I was too attached to it. Kind of odd, with it being a lump of metal and plastic. But I think those here know what I mean.
So I stuck it on the bike lift in a corner of the shed, and stripped it down with the intent to restore the beast. Did a few things, cam chain, rebuilt the starter motor and alternator. Funny thing with the alternator, no auto elec would touch it as the front bearing was not good, and a bit loose in the casting. All too hard to fix mate!, buy a new one!. Stuff that! said I, so I got new bearings and other bits from Motobins, found they fitted more tightly than the old, so a bit of Loctite liquid steel to lock it in and all good, better than new. Did the bearings, brushes on the starter and gee! it cranked over so much easier. Then life got in it the way and there she sat for 2 years.
I have occasionally browsed this forum reading about all the K diehards and their beasts. And it has finally got me motivated to resurrect the old girl, finish the job and put another antique back on the road.
So far I have done the throttle body intakes top and bottom. Put the throttle body through the parts washer for a cleanup. Replaced the ignition leads. Still need to get a new battery, strip clean and replace the seals in the forks. The fuel pump seems ok, as the tank has had a 1/4 load of fuel in it since it was parked, and it runs. I did get it to start ok which wasn't too bad considering, so some fresh fuel will help. And I think new disc rotors are required as well. So it could be an expensive exercise. I seem to recall that's what made me buy a new bike in the first place. I just didn't have time to spend on the spanners. Still I think it's worth it now if I can find the parts secondhand or cheaply enough. Plus it's fun to spend time in the shed with the toys.
Now to decide what colour I should paint the wheels to make it stand out. Maybe bright canary yellow....
Cheers,
Rob from Canberra
Thought I might introduce myself, with a bit of background.
I have had an ex-police 1991 K100LT (minus the radio etc so I call it an RT) for about 13 years or so. It was getting a bit ratty, and a few years ago so I decided to get rid of it and by a new bike.
Got myself a new F800GS, a fun toy!(still don't like chain drive!). However I could not bring myself to dump the old K. I found I was too attached to it. Kind of odd, with it being a lump of metal and plastic. But I think those here know what I mean.
So I stuck it on the bike lift in a corner of the shed, and stripped it down with the intent to restore the beast. Did a few things, cam chain, rebuilt the starter motor and alternator. Funny thing with the alternator, no auto elec would touch it as the front bearing was not good, and a bit loose in the casting. All too hard to fix mate!, buy a new one!. Stuff that! said I, so I got new bearings and other bits from Motobins, found they fitted more tightly than the old, so a bit of Loctite liquid steel to lock it in and all good, better than new. Did the bearings, brushes on the starter and gee! it cranked over so much easier. Then life got in it the way and there she sat for 2 years.
I have occasionally browsed this forum reading about all the K diehards and their beasts. And it has finally got me motivated to resurrect the old girl, finish the job and put another antique back on the road.
So far I have done the throttle body intakes top and bottom. Put the throttle body through the parts washer for a cleanup. Replaced the ignition leads. Still need to get a new battery, strip clean and replace the seals in the forks. The fuel pump seems ok, as the tank has had a 1/4 load of fuel in it since it was parked, and it runs. I did get it to start ok which wasn't too bad considering, so some fresh fuel will help. And I think new disc rotors are required as well. So it could be an expensive exercise. I seem to recall that's what made me buy a new bike in the first place. I just didn't have time to spend on the spanners. Still I think it's worth it now if I can find the parts secondhand or cheaply enough. Plus it's fun to spend time in the shed with the toys.
Now to decide what colour I should paint the wheels to make it stand out. Maybe bright canary yellow....
Cheers,
Rob from Canberra