Author Topic: hello there k bikers  (Read 6328 times)

Offline diversity48

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hello there k bikers
« on: January 08, 2015, 12:25:23 AM »
My name is Jack and I live in las vegas, nv..."sin city"...yup. I moved here 5 yrs ago bikeless. sold all my bikes when I moved here from Wi sconsin. my fav bike of all times was a 99 k1200 lt...rode that thing all over the country, but needed the money for the move. there were others that got sold before I left the "10 months of winter" state to sunny and frivolous las vegas...a k1200s (very neat bike but way too fast for these old bones), a 99 Vulcan (I bought it 'cuz my daughter thought I should have a cruiser..."you're too old for that fast stuff, dad")...a 2003 v-rod that I thought I should have because I lived near Milwaukee (forget everything they told you about Harleys never losing their value...I lost my ass on that investment). there were others, but not to bore you with stupid details...
anyway, after moving myself to tinsel town, I got an old '82 gold wing...nice bike, but kinda boring. sold that one, found an r1100rs in mint condition, except it needed ( I thought) a clutch, but it was so cheap...($2000) and so nice. now I'm buried in that one because a clutch replacement in an old bmr is not cheap if you have a dealer do it. oh my god...I am rambling again. anyway, now I have an 85 k100rs (finest year, and all that), a Yamaha venture royale (money pit, but I LOVE that bike), the aforementioned 94 r1100rs, and an 03 fjr1300 (I love the horsepower). Yes, I'm a bit of a fanatic, my car stays in the garage most of the time...and the bikes are a hassle to keep up with (but here, I can ride them all year!), but I'm an old guy, so I can be somewhat eccentric. learning all the time and discovering that after 66 years, I'm really a dummy about motorcycle technical stuff...so when I ask stupid questions on this website, it's not because I'm trying to be funny, it's because I REALLY DON'T KNOW. please forgive me. anyway, that's me in a nutshell, so to speak. I love old bikes! I'm considering a total restoration on the old K. that's why I'm here. nice that someone, like you, decided to come up  with this website. Maybe I can learn how to do this???

Offline Gio

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Re: hello there k bikers
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2015, 07:33:01 AM »
Welcome Jack - first off please have some of that warmer clime blow northwards if possible ... and secondly remember that there are no stupid questions (I have been riding bikes for almost 40 years - and still asking) ... only stupid people.

I'm a relative newcomer to this site (but had the K75 since '06) but have already found good and helpful advice.

Gio

  • NS, Canada
  • K75s ("Buttercup")
Halifax, NS
1994 K75s (UK spec)
1984 Honda 200ES (Big Red)

Offline drut

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Re: hello there k bikers
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2015, 05:32:18 PM »
Hi: Jack and welcome. "discovering that after 66 years, I'm really a dummy" : unfortunately that is my take upon my life in general not just in regard to motorcycles.
  • Newcastle upon Tyne UK
  • 1990 K100RS + 1980 Moto Guzzi V50 II + 1971 Aermacchi/HD 350ss
Much older but certainly no wiser!

Offline WayneDW

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Re: hello there k bikers
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2015, 07:54:23 PM »
Hello!
  • Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • 1992 K75RT

Offline Chaos

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Re: hello there k bikers
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2015, 11:04:25 PM »
I'm always amazed at how many of the 85 K100s are still alive and kicking.  Enjoy  :riding:
  • sw ohio
1987 K75S    VIN 0231
Original owner, Original litter
200,000 miles (plus or minus) and 5 paint jobs
sold 6/23
2023 Ural 2WD sidecar (BMW's bastard step child)

Offline Elipten

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hello there k bikers
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2015, 11:27:23 PM »
K bikes don't die from wear typically, they die from sitting and a lack of care.  This is true for most motorcycles, but more so for the Kbike
  • San Antonio, TX
  • 1990 K75RT

Roadbandit

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Re: hello there k bikers
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2015, 05:44:58 AM »
G'day Jack from Oztralya

Offline kryder

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  • Ryde ' em when I can.
Re: hello there k bikers
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2015, 10:54:45 PM »
Hi Jack. I sold you a top box for your R1100RS. You met  me in Salida, Colorado.  Small world!
  • Salida, Colorado and Park City, Utah
  • 1993 K75S
I live west and ski west, I ride east and west and sometimes north and south.

Motos currently owned,  or do these motos own me?
1993 K75S ( the Kryder )
2000 R1100S ( Blackie )
1986 R80RT ( Ole Red ) 1986 R80RT ( Ole Blue )
1994 BMW R1100RS ( Traveler )

Motos I have owned in the past; gone but not forgotten.

1964 Yamaha 55cc YJ1-K ( ringdinger )
1965 Yamaha Santa Barbara 125 ( ringdinger #2 )
1966 Honda CB160
1971 Honda CL350
1973 Yamaha RD350
1987 BMW K75T
1992 BMW K75S
1994 BMW R1100RSL
1978 BMW R100RS

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