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MOTOBRICK.COM => Welcome To Motobrick.Com => Topic started by: beemerphile on July 20, 2016, 04:20:53 PM
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Well, after 40 years on BMW's I am finally a K bike owner. It joins a stable that includes a 2013 R1200GS and a 1992 R100RS.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/K1100RS/i-Lkrcrqx/0/M/k1100rs-M.jpg)
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Welcome from Marietta.
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Welcome, lovely looking bike! :bmwsmile
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Welcome to the asylum from OZ. Love the seat colour with the blue.
Regards Martin.
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That is the deepest blue I've ever seen on a BMW. Do you know the name of that color? I think it's on a label under the seat.
Welcome to the Motobrick forum...
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I don't have possession of it yet. I will travel to Pennsylvania the first week of August to bring her home. I thought it was 691 Silk Blue, but I am not sure of that.
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Welcome from coastal Virginia.
Lots of good info here, explore and grab a wrench.
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I don't have possession of it yet. I will travel to Pennsylvania the first week of August to bring her home. I thought it was 691 Silk Blue, but I am not sure of that.
According to the label under the seat the finish code is 690, the color is Silk Blue Metallic.
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Welcome :bmwsmile. That is a sharp looking bike. Hope the mechanics match the externals. If not, anything that has ever been done to/for/by/with/and some without, a K, has been done and related here. Sometimes it's hell to find though :hehehe. Good luck!
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Welcome, Lee! How many miles on that beauty?
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Stokester, for reference what's the color name and code of the bike in your profile photo?
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Stokester, for reference what's the color name and code of the bike in your profile photo?
Stokester, for reference what's the color name and code of the bike in your profile photo?
Sorry, I answered the wrong post. The bike has 26,400 miles
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Stokester, for reference what's the color name and code of the bike in your profile photo?
690 - If I remember right that is Silk Blue.
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Lee's new bike looks a deeper blue than the standard Silk Blue 690 -- maybe it is the lighting in the photo. 690 is a beautiful color though -- one of the finest BMW ever produced. Nice job, Lee.
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Beautiful bike, Lee, look forward to more posts once you get it. And that color is the best BMW ever produced, known for the intelligence, skill, and sense of humility of its owners!
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I have a firm schedule to pick it up on August 7th. It is shaping up to follow the pattern of a 1992 R100RS that I bought a couple of years ago (also in Pennsylvania). It had 15,000 miles and was part of a collection. It had not been ridden in 18 years, so everything with grease or rubber in it was shot. It needed all new bearings and seals throughout.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/R100RS/i-CqwbcWX/0/M/DSC03759-M.jpg)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/R100RS/i-Zdh3Fq3/0/M/DSC03858-M.jpg)
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Before I can feel comfortable putting miles on the K1100, I will need to give it the same level of maintenance (spline lube, full checkout of everything that comes off, steering head bearing service, fork overhauls, tires, valve stems, wheel bearings, oil sump removal and cleanout, radiator flush, valve adjustment, new brake hoses, etc.). One little problem though is that I have never laid wrenches on a K bike before. So, I have much to learn and have been reading up on the info here and elsewhere, along with the repair manuals.
Still unknown is whether I will retain or '86 the ABS system. Are there any services or inspections that I am missing?
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Just got back from Pennsylvania to pick up the new-to-me K1100RS. It seems happy enough with its new stable-mates. First order of business is to spoon on a new set of Pilot Road tires. The current tires are way too old to run. Otherwise, it seems to have no bad habits. Everything works, no leaks. With 26,000 miles and this much time, I am thinking it needs to come apart for spline lube and a check of everything rubber or greased. Any inout on whether I should consider these "urgent" or whether they can wait until the winter slow season?
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/K1100RS/i-JwgpmkN/0/O/DSC05060.jpg)
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You've got a couple months to shake down your new bike and compile a list of winter maintenance. See what quirks you uncover, if no problems are evident. Other than oil &filter, I would ride.
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Other than oil &filter, I would ride.
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If it changes gears alright it should be fine, gear changes become harder apparently with lack of lube. Wait for your winter.
Regards Martin.
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Good to hear. The tires were date coded 2004. So, today I put on a fresh set of Pilot Road 3/4's. I was very pleased not to find the usual over-torqued fasteners and damaged threads. Much to learn. My 40 years on R bikes doesn't give me too much of a leg-up on maintaining this fellow...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/K1100RS/i-wTCRD8p/0/M/DSC05063-M.jpg)
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Armchair wheel balancing—it's the wave of the future.
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Great color!
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That r100rs seat. Looks really comfortable 😍
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@Laitch: My shop has a kitchen/lounge area and the coffee table is a handy place to do tire balance. My wife bought that leather chair and matching sofa for next to nothing at an alcoholic rescue mission.
@jjs1234: The Russell seat is heaven. If you look across at the R1200GS, it has one too. Every time I buy a new
motorcycle, Russell sells a seat. I even had one on my scooter. The K11RS will get one (in very light grey leather) as soon as I confirm that it is a keeper for me. I expect that it will be, unless the knee bend is too severe for my old arthritic frame.
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Oh, No! Hey, KennyBobby! Looks like we got ourselves a War Eagle on here. Only taken 30 years for them to find out about K-Bikes.
For our international readers and those others from outside the South, Auburn (check Beemerphiles hat) is the lessor college for cows and farmer's daughters in the great state of Alabama where University of Alabama rules supreme.........Roll Tide!
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Roll Tide!
I'm a fan of OxiClean.
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I'm a fan of OxiClean.
"Oxiclean,Oxiclean".
A catchy catch cry to your Vermont Lake Monsters team?
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Yeah, Laitch, does Vermont even have a football team? The Muskrats?
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Yeah, Laitch, does Vermont even have a football team? The Muskrats?
The East Bumfeck Fighting Do-gooders
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The cheerleaders, multisex, of course, all recite original poetry to fire up the dozen or so in attendance.
You know, Laitch, you got the makin's of another Prarie Home Companion. I can just see you and old Garrison Keel-your up there doin' voices on the radio.
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The cheerleaders, multisex, of course, all recite original poetry to fire up the dozen or so in attendance.
No cheerleaders. They could make the other team and fans feel bad about themselves.
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:hehehe
EQUAL, EQUAL, THAT's OUR CALL!
WE ARE EQUAL AND SO ARE YA'll!
(Don't know how to translate "ya'll" into Vermontese.)
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Oh, No! Hey, KennyBobby! Looks like we got ourselves a War Eagle on here. Only taken 30 years for them to find out about K-Bikes.
For our international readers and those others from outside the South, Auburn (check Beemerphiles hat) is the lessor college for cows and farmer's daughters in the great state of Alabama where University of Alabama rules supreme.........Roll Tide!
I didn't play football. If you compare the engineering schools of both you will get a different ranking.
Auburn (check Beemerphiles hat) is the lessor college
That would be "lesser", if indeed it was.
War Damn Eagle anyway.
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Finer than a frog's hair split four ways and sanded.