1 New K11 owner in Suffolk Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:24 pm
Fifth Horseman
active member
HI all, thought it was about time I posted an intro after lurking here for some time. I returned to bikes about a year ago after a fairly long break, bought an ex-police 1999 K1100 as a non-runner thinking (hoping) that it would be reasonably easy and cheap to get roadworthy - how wrong was I …
Initially getting it running was simple, just needed the battery connecting correctly, new fork seals to stop them leaking, new front wheel bearings and a few other things - mainly cosmetic. Took the bike for its MOT (it passed) and found a couple of oil leaks, the easy one was loose oil pan bolts, the other was a stripped thread on one of the crankshaft cover bolts, while fixing this I found a destroyed big end bearing. A new (ebay) crank and bearing shells and all seemed good - until the clutch started slipping Pulled the transmission and final drive complete and replaced the complete clutch and seals, fixed a few other problems as well. Just passed second MOT and hoping the worst is behind me..
As you may guess, I try to do all my own spannering and electrical work.
Signing off for now
Nigel
Initially getting it running was simple, just needed the battery connecting correctly, new fork seals to stop them leaking, new front wheel bearings and a few other things - mainly cosmetic. Took the bike for its MOT (it passed) and found a couple of oil leaks, the easy one was loose oil pan bolts, the other was a stripped thread on one of the crankshaft cover bolts, while fixing this I found a destroyed big end bearing. A new (ebay) crank and bearing shells and all seemed good - until the clutch started slipping Pulled the transmission and final drive complete and replaced the complete clutch and seals, fixed a few other problems as well. Just passed second MOT and hoping the worst is behind me..
As you may guess, I try to do all my own spannering and electrical work.
Signing off for now
Nigel