Polishing A Turd

[pdg]

Thing is, as far as I know all the K1100's run a paralever, while the 75 and 100 run a monolever...

Anything that 'fits' an 11 won't necessarily fit on a 75/100, or at least, fit in the same way (clearance, alignment, etc).

[Finnigan]

Are you talking about the rear drive?

[pdg]

Yes, from a few 'eyeball' measurements I've taken the paralever is built to accomodate a wider wheel/tyre assembly than the monolever while keeping it more inline.

[Finnigan]

You are correct sir, the paralever is built to take a wider tire and will bolt right up to the k100 gear box.  The conversion is swapping out driveshaft, swingarm, and final drive of the 1100

[pdg]

Not all of the 75 and 100 gearboxes have the mounting lugs for the paralever arm though -- mine doesn't... I need to change geabox (or at least casing, or make a bracket off the stand mount) if I want to go para.

[Finnigan]

True, fortunately I have a late model that has the mounting bung(?) and all I need to do is drill a hole through it

[NickAndHisBrick]

Yea, the 2 valve bikes got clamp together exhaust systems, 4 valve bikes came with their head pipes welded to the muffler. Probably at least partly because the clamped systems like to vibrate apart and chew up the mating surfaces.

As for the rusted studs. My 85 looked like hell but came apart easy because of the brass/bronze nuts used by the factory. I seriously expected to wreck the head but only one stud came with its nut.

[jacksdad1963]

I'm sure the ehxuast nuts an studs on my K11 are lowest quality steel ever made! The nuts have all but corroded away, in fact one has done just that and the exhaust is blowing slightly. I can cut the remains off with a Dremel, just hoping the studs unscrew from the head without snapping  :2thumbup:

I've got a complete K1100RS drivetrain, gearbox, torque arm etc. the whole lot, done 44k miles if anyone here in sunny GB wants one  :yes

[Finnigan]

How much to ship the final drive, drive shaft, swingarm and torque arm to california USA????

[Finnigan]

...?

[jacksdad1963]

I've now sold the parts, sorry for the delay (been ill)
I dread to think how much it would cost to ship, we're talking hundreds of $$$$$  :mbird

[pdg]

Just for interest's sake on the subject of westward transatlantic postage, a few years ago I sold a zenith carb for a land rover and posted it to the buyer in Maine....

Cost of postage for a package less than 8" cube and weighing about 2lbs?





Just over £60...........

Freight rates would probably be less per lb, but certainly not 'cheap'.

[Finnigan]

Pitty, hope you're feeling better.

Got the front calipers on tonight with new brake pads, handlebars finally have the risers to clear the fork adjusters and I decided to mock up the dashboard mount

[vrmntynkee]

Hi Finn, how did it go wiring up that Motogadget? I have exactly the same project bike (color and all) but progress is way behind you.

[Finnigan]

It's not bad except for the neutral switch.  I'm trying to figure that out now...  Apparently someone did it with an Acewell gauge but I'm still looking for a definitive answer

[Finnigan]

New foot control position

[beachcomber]

Just read through this thread - having followed it on another forum.

Re: the rear wheel "alignment". If your wheel is out of alignment [ as in skewed ] - you have a major problem.

If your wheel is "offset" [ front to rear axis ] - then no problem.

All frame combos for both K100 models and K1100 models use the same dimensional properties for the frame / swingarm with a wide range of rim widths. The offset makes absolutely NO difference to the handling. There is no way a 2mm or 4mm shim can centralise wheels with over 1" difference in width. Yes the wheel rims are offset to the hub [ wheel ] - but not that anount.

Check the OEM manual [ 1100 ] they even give you the offset front to rear.

Both my Fighter and Ben Kingham's B.E.A.R.S. championship winning bikes use 5" and 5.5" 5 spoke wheels on the back. I'm using  k1200s 5 spoke front in K1100 forks with a one off spindle [ axle ].

Still contemplating your front end swap for another project - excellent work BTW

[Finnigan]

Thanks very much, there is an offset in the rear wheel but its not skewed.  As far as the front swap goes its pretty strait forward with different bearings, but you can use the original races.  I had to get wheel and brakes but if you have a complete front end you might be able to do it all in one afternoon.

Hope to put some new pics up today