1 Yep. I'm new. Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:35 pm
ianburgess
active member
Greetings from Brisbane area Australia.
I'm trying the idea of getting back into riding after a 25 year break.
Previously I used a Honda 400 twin for commuting.
I purchased a K100RT '87 off Aus Ebay sight unseen and untested yesterday, now I want to try it out to see what it is like.
The big problem is that I have a service/repair manual, but no owners manual.
I have seen that after 3 posts, and an invitation, I can download a manual from this site, but in the meantime, I have a bunch of switches that I don't know what they are for.
Is there a limited access to the relevant pages of a manual that would help?
The other little problems appear to b , no neutral light, and no working tacho.
The bike was allegedly unused for a "few months" although serviced and had a roadworthy for registration transfer. The neutral light supposedly worked, but not the tacho.
The main unknown switches are the four black rocker switches below the ignition key. The left one looks fixed, but the other three have remnants of diagrams that are unreadable.
Also, what is the little window in the tacho, and the two windows in the bottom of the speedo?
I want to go for a ride, but not without knowing what the hell I'm doing and better weather, I'm holding off..
I hope to be a contributing member of this site when I actually get something to write about, but in the meantime, happy riding and a pre thanks for any help with the queries.
Cheers
Ian
I'm trying the idea of getting back into riding after a 25 year break.
Previously I used a Honda 400 twin for commuting.
I purchased a K100RT '87 off Aus Ebay sight unseen and untested yesterday, now I want to try it out to see what it is like.
The big problem is that I have a service/repair manual, but no owners manual.
I have seen that after 3 posts, and an invitation, I can download a manual from this site, but in the meantime, I have a bunch of switches that I don't know what they are for.
Is there a limited access to the relevant pages of a manual that would help?
The other little problems appear to b , no neutral light, and no working tacho.
The bike was allegedly unused for a "few months" although serviced and had a roadworthy for registration transfer. The neutral light supposedly worked, but not the tacho.
The main unknown switches are the four black rocker switches below the ignition key. The left one looks fixed, but the other three have remnants of diagrams that are unreadable.
Also, what is the little window in the tacho, and the two windows in the bottom of the speedo?
I want to go for a ride, but not without knowing what the hell I'm doing and better weather, I'm holding off..
I hope to be a contributing member of this site when I actually get something to write about, but in the meantime, happy riding and a pre thanks for any help with the queries.
Cheers
Ian