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Title: New Member in France
Post by: KenL on January 23, 2014, 11:52:28 AM

First post, so hello!

I am from the UK but now living and working in Northern France, where the roads are great for riding. Other than the BMW my other motorcycling interest is Kawasaki 2-stroke triples. I currently have a 1978 KH250 and a number of boxes of bits that is opimistically described as 'the special'. Once the BMW is on the road, that will be my next project. But first things first.

I bought a K1100LT last March and am just getting started on making it as I want it.

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Lucan2001/Bike3_zps2c14267f.jpg)

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Lucan2001/Bike2_zpse5613402.jpg)

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Lucan2001/Bike1_zps49ba1d7b.jpg)

It is a UK spec, ex-police model, with the single seat and Craven tragkorbs. My plan is to turn it back into a dual-seat version and with that in mind I have bought some parts from Motorworks in the UK - twin seat, tail-piece, footrests, touring tragkorbs, tragkorb frames, etc.
I will also be having the whole thing painted so that it looks nothing like a white, police BMW.

My problem - and the main reason I have joined this forum - is that my mechanical skills are, to say the least, minimal. I am going to need lots of advice, even for the things that most of you will consider basic. I apologise in advance! I am determined to learn and to carry out as much of the work on it as possible myself.

So, that's me - looking forward to lasking, looking and learning.

Cheers,
Ken

Title: Re: New Member in France
Post by: johnny on January 23, 2014, 12:34:25 PM

greetings kenl...

welcome... is that one of those new goldwings...

j o

Title: Re: New Member in France
Post by: Tuco on January 28, 2014, 11:36:43 PM

Welcome to the forum! If you get that thing stateside come by the house. Big yard, crappy little house, 2 blocks from the beach. Also have a trailer if your faithful steed need assistance.
 :mm

Title: Re: New Member in France
Post by: bikerboy on February 07, 2014, 11:43:39 AM

Welcome. If I were you I would put my efforts into getting it French registered and staying legal before you do anything else! It will be a ral pain for a bike older than 2002, ask me how I know.