92KK 84WW Olaf
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PaulLipscomb wrote:Hi Mike
I think I'm going to have to change my name to Mike soon - there seems to be a growing number of Mikes in the UK contingent.
Anyway, welcome to the forum - as the others say, you should be able to find all the answers and advice you need on this site. Slow and steady wins the day every time - if in doubt, a little research and arming yourself with knowhow is better than old fashioned brute force and ignorance (and regret).
Rest assured, the effort should be worth it and you will have a bike that you will enjoy just getting out and about on. I took my bike across into Wales yesterday (I ride all year round, so any day is a "good weather day" - some are just better than others) and had a cracking good ride around the Brecon National Park. Some fantastic twisty roads and virtually car free. I failed to plan in a decent country pub stop over for lunch though and my hope of finding one (open) was in vain! Still 260 miles and still smiling/able to walk at the end of it is a true measure of the comfort of the K100's. I am waiting on slightly better camping weather before I venture as far north as you, but I will be aiming for Snowdonia and Anglesey for one of my ride outs.
Enjoy your bike and good luck with your restoration.
Paul, keep us posted on this. A few Irish Eccentrics mentioned a camping trip to Wales and there is the making of a little encounter here. I have covered a lot of Wales and love the place. I fancy some steam trains too and one of my favourite routes was in from Holyhead, Capel, Curig, Betwys y Coed and more. We have plenty of ferries and a July trip might be in order......just a thought. If you guys feel like a ferry trip across to us we will roll out the red I mean green carpet for you. You could come in Holyhead and go out Pembroke/Fishguard.....we know a few nice places too.
I thought everyone was called Mike. MyK does this, I like MyK, where is MyK?
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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