1 Hello from Houston - Wulf Gerstenmaier K100 Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:43 am
BlueWater
active member
Hello everyone. I am the proud new owner of a 1985 K100 Wulf Gerstenmaier special. In my research of the bike pre purchase I saw that the PO posted on here a year or two ago briefly; some of you may remember.
Sort of a sad story actually about the purchase. I had been searching for a K100RS special edition for awhile and came across this bike for sale in California. Talked to the owner for about 30 minutes one Thursday night and he sent me a couple of emails on all he could find out about the bike. Had been thinking about it and two days later Saturday morning I get this email from him:
Russell- My husband, *****, passed away yesterday of a heart attack. It was sudden and unexpected, and I'm not exactly together right now. If you are still interested in the K100, his son will be here tomorrow and I can have him help me with the pics if he has time.
Let me know of your interest.
Wow. I emailed her back and said that yes I was still interested but this obviously wasn't the right time and that when it was to let me know. Long story short a couple of weeks later we reached a deal and the bike made it here last week safe and sound. Replaced all fluids and am awaiting tires. Also need to replace front brake switch, headlight switch assembly and replace battery. Bike runs great; I won't take it out until the 15 year old tires are replaced which should be early next week. I'm going with Pirelli Sport Demons in 130/90/17 rear and 100/90/18 front. I could also go with a 130/80 (or 70)/17. Any advantage/disadvantage to doing so?
Looking forward to being a member here. This is my first BMW but I have wanted one for quite some time; I am mostly into 70's/80's Japanese bikes specifically the Suzuki GS line. I own a '78 GS750 and '78 GS1000 both highly modified and a '82 Katana currently getting the full resto-mod treatment.
Sort of a sad story actually about the purchase. I had been searching for a K100RS special edition for awhile and came across this bike for sale in California. Talked to the owner for about 30 minutes one Thursday night and he sent me a couple of emails on all he could find out about the bike. Had been thinking about it and two days later Saturday morning I get this email from him:
Russell- My husband, *****, passed away yesterday of a heart attack. It was sudden and unexpected, and I'm not exactly together right now. If you are still interested in the K100, his son will be here tomorrow and I can have him help me with the pics if he has time.
Let me know of your interest.
Wow. I emailed her back and said that yes I was still interested but this obviously wasn't the right time and that when it was to let me know. Long story short a couple of weeks later we reached a deal and the bike made it here last week safe and sound. Replaced all fluids and am awaiting tires. Also need to replace front brake switch, headlight switch assembly and replace battery. Bike runs great; I won't take it out until the 15 year old tires are replaced which should be early next week. I'm going with Pirelli Sport Demons in 130/90/17 rear and 100/90/18 front. I could also go with a 130/80 (or 70)/17. Any advantage/disadvantage to doing so?
Looking forward to being a member here. This is my first BMW but I have wanted one for quite some time; I am mostly into 70's/80's Japanese bikes specifically the Suzuki GS line. I own a '78 GS750 and '78 GS1000 both highly modified and a '82 Katana currently getting the full resto-mod treatment.