1 Hello from Iowa, USA Fri Mar 26, 2010 6:56 pm
DougK56
active member
Hi. Just bought my first BMW, a K100RS, here in Iowa, USA. This machine has 130,000 miles and looks tough...I'll be re-painting. Seems to work and run well. Can someone tell me what the most critical parts to inspect and maintain at this mileage? Are their oem parts manuals available? Who sells a muffler shield worth the money? Did I pay too much? The fairing looks to be a bear to take off and on, and it appears that will probably happen often for repair and maintenance. What is the the simplest order to remove? Top to bottom? Is it possible to remove some parts of the fairing, while leaving the rest alone? I wonder too how this motorcycle would look and work, if I installed only the headlight fairing part. Has anyone tried to lower the seat height by cutting off an inch or two of the rear shock coil spring? Any and all input is appreciated. Thanks a million.