1 K-at in a bag... Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:44 pm
K100Georg
New member
Hello
...that's what my K100RT from '86 was/is. I bought it end of last year here in Switzerland. It had just received it's "MFK" making it legal to move it on Switzerland's motorways for the next 2 years. The Odometer read 43k. What could be wrong? I bought it unseen and unridden for a good price.
When I picked it up most seemed fine. Engine sounds good and very willing to accept a twist of the wrist. It was planned to be "cleaned out": "Fighting naked at the café" if one wishes to give it a theme. This means: Tail chop, fairings off, new speedometer, headlights, turn signals, tail light, Arduino fancies, rear end & seat. Paint and color to be done next winter. So far, the most major find was a corroded fuel tank - not a biggy. Those 43k - well... I don't think they match up .
I've stripped the K-at down in the past 2 months and the biggest issue was developing a road legal solution for a tail chop - while keeping the pillion option. Shortly after the new year I've found a solution that would satisfy the surveyor (who in turn will provide the expertise for the Zurich road department). Happy, I am. Moving into production now.
Until I've got those bits, I'll be doing a "soft overhaul": Fluids, filters, water pump, clutch lever, etc. Hopefully I can push anything more worrisome into next winter's season.
Me? I've ridden bikes since 16 and always announced that there will be a BMW coming my way when I'm 30. Well, it took 12 more years that I finally got one. Between that I had done a fair amount of Enduro racing KTM's and a bit of Vespa tinkering for road use.
Georg
...that's what my K100RT from '86 was/is. I bought it end of last year here in Switzerland. It had just received it's "MFK" making it legal to move it on Switzerland's motorways for the next 2 years. The Odometer read 43k. What could be wrong? I bought it unseen and unridden for a good price.
When I picked it up most seemed fine. Engine sounds good and very willing to accept a twist of the wrist. It was planned to be "cleaned out": "Fighting naked at the café" if one wishes to give it a theme. This means: Tail chop, fairings off, new speedometer, headlights, turn signals, tail light, Arduino fancies, rear end & seat. Paint and color to be done next winter. So far, the most major find was a corroded fuel tank - not a biggy. Those 43k - well... I don't think they match up .
I've stripped the K-at down in the past 2 months and the biggest issue was developing a road legal solution for a tail chop - while keeping the pillion option. Shortly after the new year I've found a solution that would satisfy the surveyor (who in turn will provide the expertise for the Zurich road department). Happy, I am. Moving into production now.
Until I've got those bits, I'll be doing a "soft overhaul": Fluids, filters, water pump, clutch lever, etc. Hopefully I can push anything more worrisome into next winter's season.
Me? I've ridden bikes since 16 and always announced that there will be a BMW coming my way when I'm 30. Well, it took 12 more years that I finally got one. Between that I had done a fair amount of Enduro racing KTM's and a bit of Vespa tinkering for road use.
Georg