1 Howdy from Texas Thu May 09, 2013 1:13 am
hotpuppy
active member
Howdy,
I picked up a 1986 K100 this past weekend. She has 100,114 miles on her and has been around the block a couple of times. The person I bought her from traded into her but decided not to keep her. The owner prior did a bunch of work including the routine maintenance. It's one of the reasons I chose the bike over other options on the market. I was lucky enough to have two K100's on the market in Houston when I was looking. Unfortunately, the less expensive one had no maintenance done for the last 5 years, making it a really risky proposition.
At any rate, this is my second bike, but I have not ridden in 15 years. My last bike was a Kawasaki KH-250A5 (2cycle, triple carb). Fun bike, lots of get up and get gone. I'm taking my BRC this weekend so I can get my motorcycle license (finally ). I wanted a bike that I could grow into that had a good maintenance reputation and that didn't look like something from Junkyard Wars.
The K100 fits that bill nicely and the wealth of knowledge on this forum and motobrick is sincerely appreciated.
Things I am actively looking for:
PDF of the owner's manual
PDF of the service manual.
Recommendations on a good loud aftermarket horn.
The horns I have appear to be stock. They sound like a cross between a duck and a cat. Mwaaaaah Mwaaaaah. They are barely audible over the sound of the engine idling. I need something that will cut through glass, interrupt iPhones, and penetrate the sanctity of a Lexus as it's trying to kill me. My selection so far is a PIAAA model 85115 Amazon $52 YouTube Audio Demo Runner up is a Wolo 619 Big Bad Max Amazon $45.91 YouTube Audio - 2:20 into the video.
I think the PIAAA is louder.. but I want to find out what others are using.....
One other note, the horns appear to have blown a fuse.... I replaced it tonight and wasn't able to make it blow again... but it's one of those things I'm sure I'll be tracking down sooner then later.
What the bike looks like right now:
Alternate Fairing that a previous owner had on it a couple of months ago - but a nice picture of the bike.
I picked up a 1986 K100 this past weekend. She has 100,114 miles on her and has been around the block a couple of times. The person I bought her from traded into her but decided not to keep her. The owner prior did a bunch of work including the routine maintenance. It's one of the reasons I chose the bike over other options on the market. I was lucky enough to have two K100's on the market in Houston when I was looking. Unfortunately, the less expensive one had no maintenance done for the last 5 years, making it a really risky proposition.
At any rate, this is my second bike, but I have not ridden in 15 years. My last bike was a Kawasaki KH-250A5 (2cycle, triple carb). Fun bike, lots of get up and get gone. I'm taking my BRC this weekend so I can get my motorcycle license (finally ). I wanted a bike that I could grow into that had a good maintenance reputation and that didn't look like something from Junkyard Wars.
The K100 fits that bill nicely and the wealth of knowledge on this forum and motobrick is sincerely appreciated.
Things I am actively looking for:
PDF of the owner's manual
PDF of the service manual.
Recommendations on a good loud aftermarket horn.
The horns I have appear to be stock. They sound like a cross between a duck and a cat. Mwaaaaah Mwaaaaah. They are barely audible over the sound of the engine idling. I need something that will cut through glass, interrupt iPhones, and penetrate the sanctity of a Lexus as it's trying to kill me. My selection so far is a PIAAA model 85115 Amazon $52 YouTube Audio Demo Runner up is a Wolo 619 Big Bad Max Amazon $45.91 YouTube Audio - 2:20 into the video.
I think the PIAAA is louder.. but I want to find out what others are using.....
One other note, the horns appear to have blown a fuse.... I replaced it tonight and wasn't able to make it blow again... but it's one of those things I'm sure I'll be tracking down sooner then later.
What the bike looks like right now:
Alternate Fairing that a previous owner had on it a couple of months ago - but a nice picture of the bike.