Welcome to Ireland and to the Forum, saw your post on biker.ie and wanted to invite you over here from the madhouse over there (great site and lots of helpful and knowledgeable people tough), but of course Olaf beat me to it. 

Well if there ever is a trip to Poland that passes through Vienna I won't miss it.

GT Jos, hello! 

From what I have experienced until now I have to say - I feel I am in good hands!

Sagi, my thoughts exactly. I have been actually banned from that forum (put to further verification) after posting my first post... Well... Good that I had a place to go

https://plus.google.com/photos/108028926682887997959/albums/6079403337956877937?authkey=CLD1pL_yuMr6HA

Here is the link to my first ride on a K. Something new, something special

Sagi

It was AvengerGT who got there first, not me. He was in quick with the invite!

Good to see your own travel plans working out too.

Olaf

92KK 84WW Olaf wrote:Sagi

It was AvengerGT who got there first, not me. He was in quick with the invite!

Good to see your own travel plans working out too.

Olaf

In that case: Well done AvengerGT

Sagi

AvengerGT was first with the invite, not me so we owe him a beer token.

Olaf

Welcome to the group Magda. You have been so warmly welcomed that I now fear if you should change your mind and buy a Yamaha -  there will be many saddened faces around the country  On the other hand, you just might - some day, consider a K1.

Ahoy there Trapper!

Why on mother Earth should I buy a Yamaha???

No worries about that. Although I may buy another bike with time but for now I plan to make a couple of thousand miles on this one.

See you on the road!

It's his age y'know. 
Think he's mixing you up with the other lady K owner on the forum.
She went over to the dark side. 

Eh, Magda, I think Trapper might be afraid you take the path of Becky.

Becky is in Blackpool and has done 50,000 miles on a K100LT affectionately named Bikey. However she was rear ended last summer and poor Bikey is now informally and temporarily retired due to worn out clutch. She acquired an FJR to ride while this is being sorted. Becky has also promised a trip over here with her other half, Snod Blatter [Jack] who is also on the forum and has a few bikes. They like long trips too so we hope to see them over here next summer.

Trapper [Alyn] is a true gentleman. [as are all K owners, just he has more Ks than a few of us].

Let us hope that I will not have to (meaning my K will run forever)  

Pardon my savage viking style of answer, it has been a long day today.

Vikings?

Bjorn will be along shortly.....

Be made wrote:

92KK 84WW Olaf wrote:I wish to draw your attention to the rectangular sign.

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Heh heeee!! . .  love it . .

For a photoshop that's not too bad . .  at least I hope it is!

Oi - who's pinched my sign ? .

Welcome Jedi,  be you girl or Gril, may the force be with you.

Hey come to think of it if we had a Force powered Grill Olaf wouldn't have to pack charcoal on a camping trip!!!

A K100 of any kind is a brave move for a first bike, the LT/RT being the heaviest model. I see someone has already chipped in the advice to pick your landing spot carefully. Be careful on uneven ground, even a sloping forecourt because, especially leaning away from you it doesn't go far before you loose the balance point and it's too heavy to haul back. Don't worry we've all done this and anyone who says they haven't is a liar. Engine bars are a good investment, they will protect the fairing. Use you tube to learn how to pick it up without damaging your back. That'll scare the boys when they see you pick up a 300kg motorcycle (we won't tell them it's all technique!)

I'm based in North Wexford at the bottom end of the Wicklow mountains so if you fancy a mountain spin I will happily meet for a ride out and a tour of the wicklow mountains. There are some cracking roads down the west side and then runs up through the valleys to Glendalough. If not you might make it out to the Eccentrics Christmas Brunch.

Enjoy the forum and stay safe.

Will

Will,

Thank you for the words of advise, I will definitely need it.

I am thinking of attaching the engine bars as I am convinced sooner or later the engine will touch the ground.

The heaviest motorbike I've ever lifted was a Suzuki SV 650 which is some 70 kg lighter than my flying brick

It is good to hear you live so close!! I don't think that until 2 Dec I will even touch the motorbike (studying), but who knows.. In case I will be going for a ride I will keep you posted.

Take care and see you on the road (seems I have a new favourite phrase )!

Magda

Magda

Have a look at this one, its from 2013 but a good one. Seems the Jedi were alive and well in it too.
The last post is October 2014.

https://www.k100-forum.com/t6575-an-impromptu-ride-and-camping


Question: What kind of spark plugs do you use in the Jedi powered Grill? R2D2?

Olaf

92KK 84WW Olaf wrote:....
Question: What kind of spark plugs do you use in the Jedi powered Grill? R2D2?

Olaf

Damn I was using the C-3P-O !

88KE wrote:
A K100 of any kind is a brave move for a first bike, the LT/RT being the heaviest model. I see someone has already chipped in the advice to pick your landing spot carefully. Be careful on uneven ground, even a sloping forecourt because, especially leaning away from you it doesn't go far before you loose the balance point and it's too heavy to haul back. Don't worry we've all done this and anyone who says they haven't is a liar. Engine bars are a good investment, they will protect the fairing. Use you tube to learn how to pick it up without damaging your back. That'll scare the boys when they see you pick up a 300kg motorcycle (we won't tell them it's all technique!)

Enjoy the forum and stay safe.

Will

My addition of bold italic type to Will's post. True for me at least!

I wish I had seen the technique earlier. Would have been easier than the brute force method I had to use. 

Engine bars seem to be hard to find here in Oz. Can't find them in the online catalogs either. 

Bill

Magda,

Check out that front tyre on your K too. I had one of those on my K and it didn't like it in the cold or wet. Not sure if it was age related or not, I just got rid of it quick.

Lee Motorcycles in Cork is a Honda dealership but I got a new Bridgestone BT45 on mine a few weeks ago for €120, included taking wheel off and balancing.

Welcome to the forum Magda from the far South West of our islands