Thank you for your kind welcome. I decided I wanted a K1100RS then went looking for one, but they proved to be thin on the ground in this part of the world. I found mine on Gumtree in South Australia, which meant a bit of a trek to look at it but it felt great as soon as I test-rode it so I rode it home on the spot. Nothing like a quick 1100km ride home to get to know your new bike.
It had been owned by an older bloke, an engineer no less, who couldn't manage the bike anymore. It came with owners manual, BMW service manual, original tools, tyre repair kit and first aid kit. So nice to find an original unmolested bike! I have a few jobs in mind as funds allow, some new colour-matched tragkorbs, an upgraded rear shock, and a little paintwork around the bellypan due to gravel spray over the years, but it's perfectly rideable right now -amazingly so for a bike nearly 25 years old - so for now I've just popped fresh fluids in and ridden it.
As for heat, yes it is very noticeable in towns but on the highway it's ok. Not nearly so objectionable as a K100RT I owned about 6 bikes back, which would boil the fuel in the tank on a hot day, and my legs along with it. I may well tackle the Johnny Blanket in due course, but I'm coping as it is. In winter it may even be a benefit! For now, I'm concentrating my efforts on fixing the speedo, which seems to have a mind of its own on the highway. I've cleaned the sender in the final drive but it's made no difference. I cruise at 4-4.5K rpm on the highway but that could be anything from 90-140km/h depending on what the speedo feels like telling me at that moment. Not sure the HWP would accept that as an excuse so I'll have to get to the bottom of it. All ideas gratefully accepted.
regards to all
Martin
in the sunny Riverina
