Greetings from Japan

[olivertwisto]

Hi folks,

Just purchased my first BMW after many years of suzuki ownership, and decided after much research, bang for the buck and uniqueness analysis that it should be a brick. I'm now the proud owner of a 1986 K100RS with less than 10,000 kms on the clock! Been browsing the forums and am coming up with plenty of questions for the future. Hoping to do some cosmetic work on the machine, like a motoco single seat, lose the front fairing for a round headlight and some kind of removable bikini(the best kind!) fairing, maybe some bigger wheels (from a 1200 or something?) and brakes, and a more aggressive exhaust. This is my first FI bike, can one just change the exhaust and expect the computer to adjust fueling? I'd also like to get into the engine, what are you guys doing to coax a few more ponies out of the beast? Has anyone attempted a swap to a later engine? Down the road, pardon the pun, I'd also consider an USD fork conversion, has anyone tried that? Or...maybe I'll just leave it the way it is and ride the crap out of it! Anyway, looking forward to wrenching and riding something new. Cheers! :2thumbup:

[drut]

Hello & welcome,think you made a good choice of bike.

[WayneDW]

Hello!

[Tuco]

On the earlier bikes the FI system doesnt have an oxygen sensor so you'll have to adjust after you install a pipe. There really aren't any exhaust systems that I know of available for the K100. Keep in mind also no one ever made a pipe that resulted in a HP gain, the factory pipe is that good and stainless to boot. I'd just ride it, enjoy it for the classic BMW it is.

[kris]

Welcome to the forum. Where are you in Japan? Many bricks over that way?? How about a photo of your beast?.....And how in the heck does a bike that old only have 10,000 clicks on it?? Rare indeed. Enjoy!

[olivertwisto]

Thanks guys, I'm in Tokyo. I haven't seen a ton of bimmers in general, and the twins seem to get most of the love. Picked up the bike today, and while stopping to pick up a sandwich, a Japanese guy immediately approached me to let me know that my machine was "mezurashii", meaning unique or rare, so it definitely gets some attention! The elderly previous owner purportedly had some dealership maintenance plan, so it should be in tip top shape, and it does look virtually new, barring some scratches on the cowl. A lot of vehicles don't get used that much, so the low miles aren't all that unusual; others I looked on on my K-quest had mostly under 20,000 kms! Just for kicks, here's the auction listing for the bike. Sure to get many pics once I've had it out to the mountains!
http://page17.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/auction/v433964276#enlargeimg

[Tuco]

Nice looking bike! Has anyone else ever seen the sideboxes that are on his bike?

[kris]

Nice looking ride, for sure! Congrats! Those bags don't look familiar although they have a "Krauser" influence, it seems. Very business-like....should do well in downtown Tokyo.

Be safe.

[olivertwisto]

Good eye, they are Krauser cases. Cracked me up when I opened them and saw the "made in West Germany" tag!

[buddymack]

I found the newer 4 hole style injectors definitely made my 85 "quicker".  Plugs and wires helped a bit too.  After all, everything on it was 30 years old.

[billday]

Looks like it came out of a time capsule! You'll be wanting fresh rubber for sure.