Hello Everyone



I just wanted to give you all a quick introduction. I am a newer street bike rider (previously only dirtbikes) and the proud new owner of a 1985 K100RS. I am currently a full-time student with very limited funds so any help with repair advice will be greatly appreciated. My bike has been modified into a sort of custom cafe racer and I completely love the way it looks this way. I should be able to get some pictures up soon!

Colorado K100RS

Congratulations and welcome to the forum!

I think you'll find the K100RS to be a fun and reliable bike (with maintenance, of course). And smiles-per-mile - it's also cheap!

There's lots of information here, particularly about maintenance. Read carefully, and take heed from the advice of others.

Keep us posted with your experiences. That's what it's all about!

Welcome Colorado
they are a nice bike and you will be surprised how much of your own work you can do with help here.
You are not alone in not having a big budget, but that's part of the fun.
I guess it's cooling down there for you, we are about to hit peak riding season so settle in for the winter and read what the crazy southerners get up to.
Cheers RT

Welcome you'll find all the frendily help here that you ever need for that K.

Welcome to the forum. Don't panic, we try and find the most economical way of doing things to our bikes.

Welcome to the forum.

Lots of help here.

And we like photos.

rossco

welcome aboard colarado ...good riding to you !

Welcome aboard lots of good advice from really nice people here.

Ok Colarado first thing to remember on street bike v dirt bike is standing on the pegs looks silly coz the handlebars are too far down It's a long time since I was a student but I'm still on limited funds, my kids see to that! So you need never worry about looking for the most economical repair and the guys on the forum will help you distinguish when you can and can't compromise on parts etc.

Good to have you along. Enjoy the bike and post a pic as soon as you can (you have to be registered for a week & see stick in general forum on how to). We like them!

88

Thanks everyone for the warm reception!

88KE You are hilarious! But to tell the truth it has been a bit of a transition! My new bike is waaaaay heavier!



colorado K100RS

88KE wrote:It's a long time since I was a student but I'm still on limited funds, my kids see to that!
88

Amen. When I'm faced with some application that asks for my Occupation... I put down:

"ATM machine for my children."

Welcome to the forums colorado - everything you might need to know to keep your new ride running well can be found here somewhere. If not, all you have to do is ask

Welcome Colorado.

As more and more people from the US/Canada registered, soon, we will be able to have a North American K100 gathering.
You just registered to the right forum. Our goal is to keep the K100s on the road and we are always trying to help newbies (or inexperienced people).
We have a lot of experienced people ready to help.

Cheers,

CF

Hi Colorado,
Great to have you with us, dirt bike riding is a great start to road riding as it tunes your reflexes and gives a level of understanding of how bikes behave that is not often experienced on the road.
Regards,
K-BIKE

Welcome to the board Colorado. Looking forward to a few pics!

OG

Welcome to the forum! Dying to see how the bike has been modified into some Cafe Racer type bike.