1 Hello from the Pacific Northwest Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:13 pm
brent67
New member
Hello fellow two-wheeled lunatics! My name is Brent and I reside in the northwest of Washington State Of the U.S. of A.
Usual story... Coming back to the fold after decades away. Most of my riding consists of Motocross and recreational off-road in the deserts of California. Precious little on-road I'm afraid. But that will change soon enough!
I recently acquired an '88 K100rs with ~90k on the clock and in much need of love and attention. The bike is original spec at this time.
Since most things needed done, a buddy and I are doing upgrades that we feel will only improve an already great machine. All this was decided after lurking for awhile and reading the excellent "how-to" articles from TwoWheelsBetter and others here. It only made sense to do this as the bike was in dire need. Definitely not another stripped-down Café style (not that there's anything wrong with that!) I'm a large man in my 50's and comfort is more of a priority at the 'mo
Parts we have acquired so far are all from a '95 K1100lt. Complete front end including the master/twist grip and front wheel. Progressive springs from Realm and a Ram rear as well. The rear wheel is also from the K11. Throttle rack from same.
My skill-set is grounded in automotive areas with many air-cooled VW projects under my belt. Also have 3 BMW automobiles... 1976 e-24 630csi, 1988 e32 735i, 1997 e38 740il. It's an addiction I'm sure many of you understand my affliction!
Looking forward to the build and bouncing ideas/questions off of the denizens of this great site. I will try not to embarrass myself to much.
Glad to be here and hello again
Brent.
Usual story... Coming back to the fold after decades away. Most of my riding consists of Motocross and recreational off-road in the deserts of California. Precious little on-road I'm afraid. But that will change soon enough!
I recently acquired an '88 K100rs with ~90k on the clock and in much need of love and attention. The bike is original spec at this time.
Since most things needed done, a buddy and I are doing upgrades that we feel will only improve an already great machine. All this was decided after lurking for awhile and reading the excellent "how-to" articles from TwoWheelsBetter and others here. It only made sense to do this as the bike was in dire need. Definitely not another stripped-down Café style (not that there's anything wrong with that!) I'm a large man in my 50's and comfort is more of a priority at the 'mo
Parts we have acquired so far are all from a '95 K1100lt. Complete front end including the master/twist grip and front wheel. Progressive springs from Realm and a Ram rear as well. The rear wheel is also from the K11. Throttle rack from same.
My skill-set is grounded in automotive areas with many air-cooled VW projects under my belt. Also have 3 BMW automobiles... 1976 e-24 630csi, 1988 e32 735i, 1997 e38 740il. It's an addiction I'm sure many of you understand my affliction!
Looking forward to the build and bouncing ideas/questions off of the denizens of this great site. I will try not to embarrass myself to much.
Glad to be here and hello again
Brent.