Hi team.Just a quick intro.I'm a 49 year old broken down old rugby player from Invercargill New Zealand.A mate bought a very tidy 1983 k100 from Christchurch about 600km away.We drove up to get it and he rode from Christchurch to Timaru about 160km.I hopped on and wouldn't get off and rode it the rest of the way stopping just once to gas up.
Hence i now own a 1990 k100rs low seat model with 57000 km on it.I bought it sight unseen and was expecting some issues and sure enough yep.The after market indicators shorted out and having a 15 amp fuse cooked a bit of wiring.Replaced the burn't wires,fitted the original indicators and put the correct 7.5 fuse in.One fork seal was leaking and the other fork was jammed and thanks to you guys i managed to fix that up.Next was the ignition switch and once again thanks to you guys i sorted that out.Just a pesky dash light to sort now.The code points to a problem with the abs relay.Wanted to check in there anyway after the indicator drama.
Went to Bluff today to try out some rough weather riding.Wet windy and about 8 degrees celcius.Brrr!Struggled with visibility but good learning.So a big thank you to everyone.Been very helpful and highly entertaining at times. Greg

good onya greg ...

yep they are a great bike to ride ....lets hope your issues are small ones

happy riding mate

Thanks charlie and don't be shy and send some of that fabulous sunshine you blokes get over my way.

G'day Jandalboy and welcome.
Hope you're not wearing them on the bike!

Sean.

Hi Sean.Nah mate.Using my hunting boots for now ti i sort out some riding boots.That's an awesome rig you got and a neat dog.

I only met one other person from Timaru and he rode bikes too, Dirt bikes, apparently it's good country for that! Anyway good luck with the bike - may all your troubles be little ones!
88

Your well and truely on your way to being the master of fault repairs to your bike good one and keep it up, if you want to do some restoration on the old girl look up the resto section.

Halo

Welcome to the forums jandalboy - always good to hear of another K bike on the roads of the world

Did you say New Zealand!?! Wow! I love this place! Welcome!

Hi team.Thanks for the support.You are more help than my Clymer manual.I love looking at the photos.When i sort it out i will start posting some too.Hopefully be able to get some footage when they have the Bert Munro Challenge down here.

Jandalboy - I just had a thought ....If you were an Aussie would that make you Thongboy ? , (which in the south of France would be something very different again!)

Oh how we abuse language
88

Heehe Like that one.

love the sound of the burt munro challenge

we have discussed making the trip one day as nz is a place i want to explore more ...especially on 2 wheels,, even had the thought of purchasing a "group bike " k100 of corse and renting it out to each other (at super cheap prices ) housing it around aukland some where ...was just a thougth .

if you can post up some pics mate ...it would certainly be appreciated

mind you i have a commitment to do tasmania first ....we have discussed "tassi in 2013 " and may still happen







88 would that make it "flip flop boy" in the americas .....grin

Hi Greg,
Welcome aboard and greetings from Auckland it is great to have someone from the deep south with us.
Regards,
K-BIKE

Haha i knew i should of used k-force for a name but nah i like my jandals.As for getting a team bike they do come up on trade me at not bad prices.There's an 88 lt that looks quite tidy with a high milage 107000km for under $3000.A special edition 94 lt1100 with all the bits and pieces,59000km just sold for $6500.Might be better to get one of the boys to buy one then sell it again later.Might not be too bad with the Aussie dollar but you would probably fall in love with it and want to take it home!
Hi K Bike.Might get up your way one day.Keen to get to Hawksbay next year.

Hi Greg welcome to the forum. Might even get over there one day, brother has a R80 nakid that he stores in Aukland that I can use.

Hi Rick.If you ever make it here and need a place to say just sing out.

Thanks for the offer, and of course the same applies here for any of the forum members.

Hi Greg welcome to the forum from another broken down old rugby player



BIG D

Hi D.I was hoping to make the field at 50 but a shoulder let go at the gym at 42 at that was finally it.Taken me this long to click on to the k100.Young again!

A meet in the Hawkes Bay would be quite doable and fun.
Regards,
K-BIKE

K Bike.That would be neat.I will try to make it happen.