1 Another 85 K100 Followed me home Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:57 pm
bomber737
Silver member
Hi to all on the forum. I have recently purchased a 85 K100 that was totaled by an insurance company up here Minnesota. Here is a little history for the readers. Last year I picked up a 85 K100RS off of craigslist that the owner had pulled apart to replce the middle drive. 3 of the 6 rivets had sheared. He replaced it and started putting it back together, well kind of then found out he was being forced to move because of work. So I egerly purchased it from him. I have been playing with Japanise bikes for years and they are becomming boring. I thought with the cost of BMW's when they are new I would lke to get one. I got it home and that's where it has sat for the last year. Life had gotten in the way and i have made no headway. The engine on it had 165,000 miles but everything seems to be in great shape. Now to the present, I picked up the second K100RT basically for the engine. It has only 14,000 miles on the engine and is complete besides the broken fairing parts and a salvage title. So my plan is to strip the insurance bike down to the engine and drive train, put the titled frame on the engine and build my next bike with the best parts from both. I have so far pulled the fairing off and fairing mount, battery, seat. I am leaving it together the rest of the way until I get my new key from Germany so I can see if it runs and how it runs. In the mean time I have been buisy getting the titled frame powdercoated and rebuilding the forks. I am planning on using progressive springs in the forks and progressive rear shock. Once I am happy with how it runs I will be pulling the trans and lubing the spines and making sure everything there is good. I would think it should be with only 14,000 miles. I will have some pictures posted once I can figure out how to do it.
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Why yes, I have been to the largest ball of twine in the world
1985 BMW K100RS (in pieces)
1985 BMW K100RT (Riding)
1980 Suzuki GS1000E (Riding)
1981 Suzuki GS1100E (Sold)
1981 Suzuki GS850GL re-engined with a 1000 (Girlfriend Riding)
1987 Suzuki GSX1100F (60% Done)
1989 Suzuki GSX1100F Riding
1981 Honda VF500F Interceptor (For Sale)
1981 Honda CB750F Super Sport (Sold)
1978 Honda CB750K (For Sale)
2000 Honda XR70R Dirt Bike (Sold)
1981 Yamaha XS850 (Sold)
1986 Yamaha YX600 Radian x 3 ( 1 Engine Broken, 2 Parts)
1989 Yamaha YX600 Radian (Sold)
1983 Yamaha XJ750RH Seca (Sold)
1971 Bridgestone BS175 (For Sale)