New guy in NC, USA

[TurkeyRun]

Hi all!

Long time rider, new 1985 K100 owner.

I picked up this bike a couple weekends ago pretty cheap. 

It used to be an RS I believe, but the plastics are pretty shot.  The Pichler fairing has a missing turn signal lens, and the the remaining painted parts are dodgy.  Anyway, a battery and starter relay got it fired up today.  No tag on it yet so I can't "really" ride it, but a brief test on (private property of course) tells me the suspension is nonexistent, transmission shifts smooth as can be, and all the lights seem to work as designed with the exception of, I got nuthin on the 4 console switches, no lights, no switching, nada-zip.  But, that is fodder for the Workbench area I suppose.

Reading, reading, reading - so much here on this forum, real glad to be here.



Thanks!

[Martin]

Turkey welcome from OZ. Should be a good project.
 Regards Martin.

[Brad-Man]

Welcome to the forum.

[TrueAce]

Welcome to the forum. If you have already solved the stater relay mystery, then you must be pretty qualified! Where are you located in NC? Good luck with the bike, and dont be hesitant to ask questions.

[Laitch]

I got nuthin on the 4 console switches, no lights, no switching, nada-zip.  But, that is fodder for the Workbench area I suppose.

There probably was nuthin on the console to begin with, Turkey. Those are stock switch blanks; you probably have a basic model. The console often—but not always—has switches for heated grips, abs, four-way flashers, magic fingers seat massage, mood lighting, etc. Mine only has the emergency flashers.

[TurkeyRun]

I got nuthin on the 4 console switches, no lights, no switching, nada-zip.  But, that is fodder for the Workbench area I suppose.

There probably was nuthin on the console to begin with, Turkey. Those are stock switch blanks; you probably have a basic model. The console often—but not always—has switches for heated grips, abs, four-way flashers, magic fingers seat massage, mood lighting, etc. Mine only has the emergency flashers.

Thanks!  That was going to be one of my questions, but thought I'd take the due diligence to read before I posted (novel concept).  I've got no ABS, no heated grips - pretty basic bike.  So..... none of those console switches seem to light up, and none of them want to "switch".  Should have have emergency flashers at least?  I mean, I'm fine with it if not - this is gonna be a naked bike, but if it should work, I'd like to think about fixing i before I strip it (haha).

Were there models sold that had NOTHING on that console panel?

[TurkeyRun]

Welcome to the forum. If you have already solved the stater relay mystery, then you must be pretty qualified! Where are you located in NC? Good luck with the bike, and dont be hesitant to ask questions.

I'm in central NC, just south of UNC Chapel Hill.

Yea, the starter relay thing was easy to identify when I almost welded the negative lead to the battery post :2thumbup:

[The Mighty Gryphon]

The switches don't light up. 

[TurkeyRun]

The switches don't light up.

Cool - so at least my bike is normal there :-)

So i guess my question is, given my bike will not toggle/switch any of the four buttons on the console, is it possible that it came that way from the Fatherland? 

No ABS, no heated grips, should I at least be blessed with an emergency flasher button? 

And thanks for obliging a n00b here folks.  I didn't mean to turn my Welcome to the Forum intro this far deep on the techie stuff.  Just kinda came out that way.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

If I am not mistaken, even the hazard flasher was an option.  Whoever was the original owner of the bike passed on all that stuff.

[TurkeyRun]

If I am not mistaken, even the hazard flasher was an option.  Whoever was the original owner of the bike passed on all that stuff.

Cool, thanks

[kris]

TurkeyRun,
Welcome to this varied and talented group! Lots of fun to be had, even if you don't really know what you're talking about (like me!!). I have an '86 K100RT. Not a rocker switch to be found on my console. Four blanks. Heated grips would be sweet, 4way flashers...ya', sort of. Auxiliary lighting would also be nice. I haven't suffered too much without these, however.

Good luck with your beast. What's her name (going to be)?

[TurkeyRun]

Good luck with your beast. What's her name (going to be)?

Thanks!

Well, my '02GSA got "Brunhild" for obvious reasons.  My K16 got, "Eula" (German for 'Owl'), haven't really thought about a name of this one..... gotta get a couple thousand miles on it first, still working on that.

[gag1025]

Where are you located Brian? I am just east of Greensboro.

[TurkeyRun]

Where are you located Brian? I am just east of Greensboro.

Southern edge of Orange County/Chatham County line.

I bought my GTL in Greensboro. Nice folks there.

[gag1025]

I live in Gibsonville. I have a totally off frame restored 1979 Triumph Bonneville and added an electric start, primary belt, rear (final) belt drive and external oil filter. The '79 only had a kick start system and I finally got tired of kick starting so I made the conversion. I have always wanted to own a BMW so a friend and I went to PA Tues. of this week and picked up a 1992 BMW K75 RT ABS. My plans are to make it into a K75 street bike. What the people on our blog call a naked K75. I actually looked for a K75 and could not find one until yesterday and I found a couple, but since I have mine and it is in great shape l, so I am going to make the conversion this winter. One of my lifelong friends lives in Caswell county and we are riding buddy's. he has a '91 K75 RT as well and an older BMW and a '80 Triumph Bonneville. We like to go to VIR to the bike races. There is an AMA race coming up in May.

[F14CRAZY]

If I'm correct the Pichler fairings just used OEM BMW lenses, like for R-RT airheads