1 The Bug is Back! Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:51 am
tintock
Silver member
My 1984 K100RT failed its MOT in 2006 and, since then, it's been languishing in my garage virtually untouched due to a variety of issues.
I don't suppose the weather here in the central belt of Scotland has encouraged me much to get the bike back on the road as our summers seem to be getting wetter every year, but like a bolt from the blue, my enthusiasm to get two wheels back on the road has suddenly returned!
I came across this web community quite by accident while searching the internet for inspiration and it looks like a real gold mine for someone as ham-fisted as me who, as one of my mates puts it, "...couldnae put a nut in a monkey's mooth..."!
I think my bike will need a full strip-down and rebuild and the task fills me with trepidation, but I hope I'll be able to get the job done without having to hire a mini-skip and chucking out bits of BMW at the end of it!
The first thing I need to do is to find the keys! They've mysteriously disappeared and, although I've managed to find a spare ignition key, my tank cap needs the original key to get it open. And my battery's knackered. And...
Well, between now and getting the bike back on the road, I'll hopefully be able to contribute a little back into the forums, but it's going to be a steep learning curve!
I don't suppose the weather here in the central belt of Scotland has encouraged me much to get the bike back on the road as our summers seem to be getting wetter every year, but like a bolt from the blue, my enthusiasm to get two wheels back on the road has suddenly returned!
I came across this web community quite by accident while searching the internet for inspiration and it looks like a real gold mine for someone as ham-fisted as me who, as one of my mates puts it, "...couldnae put a nut in a monkey's mooth..."!
I think my bike will need a full strip-down and rebuild and the task fills me with trepidation, but I hope I'll be able to get the job done without having to hire a mini-skip and chucking out bits of BMW at the end of it!
The first thing I need to do is to find the keys! They've mysteriously disappeared and, although I've managed to find a spare ignition key, my tank cap needs the original key to get it open. And my battery's knackered. And...
Well, between now and getting the bike back on the road, I'll hopefully be able to contribute a little back into the forums, but it's going to be a steep learning curve!