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MOTOBRICK.COM => Welcome To Motobrick.Com => Topic started by: clevsv on September 06, 2016, 11:40:23 PM
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Hi there guys! New to the forum and to K-Bikes, just picked one up this week. The story goes like this.... A very dear friend unfortunately decided to take his own life last Tuesday morning. I had ridden his bikes with him quite a bit, both dirt bikes and road bikes. The one I always had the most fun on was a mid-90's R1100RS. I really wanted to buy the bike from his significant other when he passed to keep it on the road and ride it in his memory, but the subject was a touchy one because she had given him the bike as a gift, so I left well enough alone.
As fate would have it the same week, just down the road from me, a K100 had been sitting on a trailer for a couple weeks with a for sale sign on the back in the same red as my buddy's R1100RS. I loved the lines and especially the DOHC Valve Cover on the brick motor and had been admiring the bike when I drove to and from work, so I decided I had to have it when it became clear that the R-Bike wouldn't be mine, made a cash offer, and now the bike is sitting in my garage partially torn down so I can really run through everything and start the project I have planned. I definitely paid too much, this forum would have saved me some $ had I found it first, but at least it's a cheap bike anyway!
Here she is in all her semi-glory. 65k miles on the odo and has been sitting in a storage unit for 10 years. She starts and runs, but I have only ridden it up and down my driveway to make sure she ran and shifted with no terrible noise. Tires are too old and cracked for me to want to take her for a road test even at slow speeds. The first order of business is to change all the fluids, sync the throttles bodies, change some rubber parts that are in need and then I will finally take her for a good test ride.
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Here is another shot after removing the front fairing and side trim pieces this evening. The bike was definitely laid down at some point. There is a small, poorly done tank repair with what looks like JB Weld on the bottom of the left side of the tank.
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Clev, sorry to here about your friend.
Nice looking Brick, coincidentally one was placed right in front of you during this time, sounds like it'll be in his memory.
Saving money on the initial purchased doesn't always mean cheaper in the long run so don't worry about what you paid for it.
I just picked one up and bought a bunch of stuff from beemerboneyard, everything inside the tank, refurbished injectors etc, they were great to work with and shipped them out the same day.
Have fun with your build, great looking bike! :clap:
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Welcome to the asylum from OZ.
Regards Martin.
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Sorry about your friend...the JBweld is most likely to seal a leak in the tank. If the bike has sat, you definitely need to clean the tank!
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Sad to hear about your friend. Karma must play in finding your alternate bike. Take your time to go through it carefully, and hopefully get it on the road again soon.
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. My buddy was an awesome guy, the most fun person in the room in pretty much any room. The last thing he would want would be for me to mope around on his account. He will be missed but I can see him up there now with his big goofy grin watching me fiddle with this thing saying "I finally convinced you to get your own bike instead of riding mine ya freeloader!".
It is already getting pretty cold where I live, we got our first snow on the top of the mountains here over Labor Day weekend, so the plan is to take this winter to refurbish the bike mechanically. Should be plenty of little projects to keep me busy all winter when I have some free time.
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You've got a great winter project and great memories of your friend. :bmwsmile
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I am very sorry to read that about your friend. This month a couple years back my dear friend also commited suicide and my heart will always be broken over it. I think it is very cool that you are taking on this bike in His memory and I love your plans for it. I am hoping to pick up a K100 myself for nearly the same style build. All Ive owned are streetfighters, so I will be watching your build for inspiration as the BMW is very alien and uncharted territory for me. I respect where youre coming from. Be careful and ride safe.