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1Back to top Go down   K75 in Swords Empty K75 in Swords Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:08 am

Colm

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Hi all. Just signed up.Have recently purchased a K75,had an R100CS which I put under a lorry in 1987 and ended up in a coma in Dr. Steevens for three months.I'm a lot older and slower now.
Love the bike.She's an 87 model but with only 62k on the clock drives like new.Very smooth.
Have to say there's way more traffic now than when I last rode bikes...

    

2Back to top Go down   K75 in Swords Empty Re: K75 in Swords Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:32 am

92KK 84WW Olaf

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Hi Colm,

Sorry to hear about the 1987 incident, not good.

The K75 is a good purchase.....88KE is in Gorey and also recently acquired a K75 so you are in good company. He knows the K well and you will find everyone very helpful.

Don't be afraid to ask questions etc, also have a read of the section on the home page about 'you have just bought a K, what to do next'.

Going from 1987 traffic levels have doubled, the difference is significant with a lot of safety issues. If you have not been on a bike in all this time just be careful. Did you keep your licence up?

You will probably notice a good active Irish Eccentrics group here and it is always nice to have a new K in it. You are within an hour of most of us and we meet up occasionally down at Stradbally in Laois for breakfast and a run. Nothing formal, but in all about 20 K owners altogether and about 10-12 showing up although we had 14 on the Saturday after Christmas. We will probably be meeting up around Patricks weekend with Saturday rather than Sunday being the preferred days for meeting up.


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
    

3Back to top Go down   K75 in Swords Empty Re: K75 in Swords Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:36 am

MikeP

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Welcome Colm. The K75 is gaining the appreciation that was sadly lacking back in the day. Good choice.


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4Back to top Go down   K75 in Swords Empty Re: K75 in Swords Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:50 am

moose97

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Welcome!


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5Back to top Go down   K75 in Swords Empty Re: K75 in Swords Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:24 am

GTJos

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Very Happy Hi Colm and very welcome to the forum !
Take care in traffic; keep in mind that a biker has to look for two ! 
'Always expecting the unexpected' is a good state of mind ?!

Regards
Jos.


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                                1992  K1100LT 6458188
                                1987 K100LT (RS-fairing) 0170844 + sidecar EML GT2001
                                1986 K100RS 0085647 + sidecar Velorex 562
                                1985  K100RT  0027026
    

6Back to top Go down   K75 in Swords Empty Re: K75 in Swords Sat Jan 25, 2014 6:11 pm

K-BIKE

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Hi Colm,
Welcome to the forum.
Regards,
K-BIKE

    

7Back to top Go down   K75 in Swords Empty Re: K75 in Swords Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:09 pm

DeRodster

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Hello Colm,
Welcome on here.
Used to live in Swords myself years ago...River valley.
Brother lives in Seatown and drives a Honda (poor lad).

Might see you at one of the Eccentric outings some time

adios
Rod


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1943 BSA WM20
1979 Yamaha DT-175
1974 Triumph 3TA / 5TA
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8Back to top Go down   K75 in Swords Empty Re: K75 in Swords Mon Jan 27, 2014 4:30 pm

92KK 84WW Olaf

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Colm,

If you PM me an email address I will add you to my list of contacts as I seem to have everyone on the Irish Eccentrics on it. Its all very informal but we do meet up from time to time and the banter is great. 88KE also recently added a K75 to his K100 and is presently doing some serious work to them.

We organise a few meet ups and often use Stradbally for a pre run breakfast as its reasonably central for us.

There is an Adventure Bikers Rally at Meelmore up near Comberjohn at end of May and both Tom Foley and myself have signed up for it. Its a nice camping weekend on a great campsite and a Saturday night BBQ organised. Some are not into camping due to the vagaries of our weather so there is a B&B alternative.

Looking forward to meeting up at some point. Looks like Saturday of Patricks weekend is a likely contender.

Olaf.


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
    

9Back to top Go down   K75 in Swords Empty Re: K75 in Swords Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:55 pm

88

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Welcome Colm, good to have you along. The K75 I acquired late last year is awaiting a bit of tarting up and is currently being used as a presentation stand for my dust collection!

Like a lot of members on the forum I too had an absence from bike riding for about 15 years. I decided to book a couple of sessions with a good ROSPA certified insructor and I can honestly say it was more than worth the money in terms of adjusting my thinking and restoring my confidence in the busier traffic conditions on our roads these days. It will cost you a lot less than the bike and the gear but worth as much to your safety and enjoyment ( & the latter is what it's all about!)

Hope to see you out and about.

Will



Last edited by 88KE on Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:57 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : my spelling is a throw shuss.)


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"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

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