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MOTOBRICK.COM => The MBdotCOM Community Center => Topic started by: Wasserwolf on May 02, 2016, 07:25:23 PM
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1987 60,000 miles, $2500. Seems to be well taken care of. Only visual thing wrong is a bit of rust at the front of the fuel tank. P.O. said there was a leak and he epoxied it. I need to check the splines, do the brakes and change all the fluids but it will have to wait a few months until I return home from working in Brazil . Thanks a lot to this site for all the good info, I made good use of it in my search. I own an R60/6 but this is my first K. The choice was down to a 75 or 100, both in nice shape and about the same money but the 100 seemed better suited to my needs.(http://)
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Welcome, Wasserwolf.
May you have thousands of miles of good riding.
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Welcome to the asylum from the land of OZ.
Regards Martin.
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Welcome to the asylum from the land of OZ.
Regards Martin.
Thanks man. I am very comfortable in asylums! :2thumbup:
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welcome, looks like a nice find. k1100rs fairing and back half of the front fender with a Parabellum LSR front fender! I wanted to do that to my K75 when I still had the LSR fender, looks great!
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Welcome! That 1100 fairing looks nice. The previous owner did a nice job of customizing that bike. Hope you have many pleasant miles with it.
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Mike (mw074) also lives in Milford.
Get rid of that Dunlop D404. Like johnny says, you'll experience more yeeeaaaahaa with something like a Shinko
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Are those 1100rs bars too? The handgrips look like they are. They're not '87 Rs bars.
Tom
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look like "C" bars with the S pad. Lots of tasty mods on this bike, 3 spoke wheels, seat. Someone had good taste.
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welcome, looks like a nice find. k1100rs fairing and back half of the front fender with a Parabellum LSR front fender! I wanted to do that to my K75 when I still had the LSR fender, looks great!
Thanks Chaos. I do like the look and stance of this bike, thats what caught my eye. I am considering a new paint job to really make it mine. Maybe a variation on the BMW racing red/blue/light blue combo. I love your camo look! Very cool.
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Or, RT bars. Look kinda high to me.
Tom
look like "C" bars with the S pad. Lots of tasty mods on this bike, 3 spoke wheels, seat. Someone had good taste.
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Centre stand looks like the old (weaker / flawed) style. Have a close look at it... the rubber ends (I think yours are missing) allow water in and they rust internally, weaken and collapse.
They are replaceable with later model stands (not sure if there are some not others)
My stand collapsed and I rebuilt it with smaller round hollow tube bend to fit the curve, rewelded the original external tube and filled it with quality rust converter and paint (rust guard)... sump oil or grease might be suitable too.
If your left leg collapses (like mine), the inside angle is 86 degrees. DO NOT copy the RHS angle (as I did ... initially). More pics if needed.
Apart from this, the bike looks like the business and (as mentioned by others) I hope your enjoy the journeys ahead.
To me the K bikes are as German as birkenstock sandles - not everyone's cup of tea but once converted there's no turning back.
safe travels
Guy
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Wasserwolf, send me an email and come by for a cold one.
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Centre stand looks like the old (weaker / flawed) style. Have a close look at it... the rubber ends (I think yours are missing) allow water in and they rust internally, weaken and collapse.
They are replaceable with later model stands (not sure if there are some not others)
My stand collapsed and I rebuilt it with smaller round hollow tube bend to fit the curve, rewelded the original external tube and filled it with quality rust converter and paint (rust guard)... sump oil or grease might be suitable too.
If your left leg collapses (like mine), the inside angle is 86 degrees. DO NOT copy the RHS angle (as I did ... initially). More pics if needed.
Apart from this, the bike looks like the business and (as mentioned by others) I hope your enjoy the journeys ahead.
To me the K bikes are as German as birkenstock sandles - not everyone's cup of tea but once converted there's no turning back.
safe travels
Guy
Thanks Guy. I would like some more pics if you can. I will not be able to get a good look at it until July. I am on assignment in Brazil and thats my home leave; I had my son and a mechanic friend inspect the bike but they would not think to look at that detail.
Keith
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Centre stand looks like the old (weaker / flawed) style. Have a close look at it... the rubber ends (I think yours are missing) allow water in and they rust internally, weaken and collapse.
Nice catch, Guy! :2thumbup: