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Honolulu

Honolulu
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Mandatory?  okay...

Member in Honolulu Hawaii with two '85 K100RS, acquired 8 years apart.  Surprise, one is only 79 VIN's from the other... they could have come off the assembly line on the same day.  Long lost brothers!

The (only very slightly) older one is the daily driver, mostly as a 5 to 7 mile commute one way each working day.  I appear to be the only Civil Engineer riding a bike to work, although one of my University of Hawaii profs had a Honda 4 cylinder.  That was in 1976, so probably a 750, a big bike in those days.

Over 8 years the DD has thrown a very few surprises... bad ground from trans to B- that caused intermittent engine outage, and a injection controller that went bad once on the freeway.  Fortunately I was just moving to the (downhill) exit, and got off.  Then it restarted a minute later, only to stall at the crest of the overpass, three blocks from work.  I coasted it to a parking spot, got a pal to truck it home and just on a whim (not really knowing where else to start) swapped the controller from bike #2.  Voila!

Bike 2 had been sitting five years when I got it.  I cleaned it up, replaced hoses, etc. then went nfor a first ride with the wife.  "Honey I smell gas", "Oh it's probably just the injection cleaner I put in the tank"... Then a block later WHOOSH and we have fire at 0900.  I laid it down and beat out the fire with my gloves, but not before toasting the fairing on that side.  Fortunately I'm a FRUGAL dude, so my gloves were heavy leather long cuff welding gloves from the local industrial supply house, and eventually the fire was out.

Much later, I figured the likely cause was NOT that I'd kinked a fuel hose that subsequently burst, or that I'd forgotten to tighten a fuel line clamp... this bike, just like the other, had a pinhole leak at the low spot.  Unfortunately it was on the left, and dripped onto the ignition/spark plug side....  We were only three blocks away, uphill, so after the cop and fire truck came (20 minutes too late) and left, we re-boarded and coasted home.

High drama, but #1 has been wonderfully reliable but for the two issues.  #2 is near to completion, then what am I gonna do?

    

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Inge K.

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Mandatory intro?  okay 177912 to the madhouse Mandatory intro?  okay 8157 , just wait at the front desk, please.
Soon a couple of nice guys in white coats will guide you to your room.


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K100RS -86. (first owner), K1100LTSE -94.
    

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RT

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Welcome Honolulu,
scary story. I have quick release clips on my fuel lines to tank and one day after I had put the full fairing back on I found fuel pouring out all over my new left boot and engine, couldn't find anywhere to get off safely for a bit, then parked her and ran. Realised it was the fuel return line came undone so when the ignition was off it stopped. Took me about 20 mins to get game to approach, redid the clip and made sure no one was watching.
No fire for me that day, but needed new underwear.
Safe travels mate.
RT


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Rick G

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Hi Honolulu welcome to our special little corner of www 
Fuel fires are a scarey thing and good to hear you saved it.
You will need to post some pics of the K twins as some hear just like to look at the pictures, I think they get excited.


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Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


Bikes 1999 K1100 LT with a Big Block 1200
    

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charlie99

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welcome aboard

have fun ....we love the bikes ...when you can we would love to see some pics


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cheezy grin whilst riding, kinda bloke ....oh the joy !!!! ...... ( brick aviator )

'86 K100 RT..#0090401 ..."Gerty" ( Gertrude Von Clickandshift ) --------O%O
'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

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