Author Topic: Greetings from Atlanta  (Read 10721 times)

Offline BrickFlyer

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Greetings from Atlanta
« on: September 10, 2011, 06:48:57 AM »
Hi!  I recently acquired a 1985 K100RS and have already benefitted from a lot of good information posted on this site. I've owned lots of motorcycles but this is my first BMW bike. I can already tell that K-bikes are a dangerous gateway drug to some kind of Beemer addiction. 

I expected it to be a bit of a project bike when I bought it and true to its reputation the K-bike has been fairly easy to work on. So far I've done a bunch of work including replacing just about every rubber part on the bike, changed all the fluids and filters, replaced the radiator fan, coolant temp sensor, Hall Effect Sensor, plugs, and a new clutch cable. I'm awaiting delivery of a Morgan Carbtune that I'll use to sync the throttle bodies. Plus I just bought a new shock and RHS mirror (didn't read that "how to bungee cord your mirror" posting till too late)   :-[ and then hopefully I'll be good to go for some longer rides.

Anyway, here's a pic of the bike in its current state, minus the big Givi top case that turns the bike into a two wheeled station wagon.  :D



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Offline frankenduck

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Re: Greetings from Atlanta
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2011, 07:30:33 AM »
Good job. Looks very nice.  Welcome.
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Offline Lawrence

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Re: Greetings from Atlanta
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2011, 09:51:53 AM »
Lovely! I think that is my favorite color on these bikes.  I too must replace the glass on the right hand mirror, but haven't yet read anything about bungee cords and mirrors.  I take it they pop off by themselves while you're underway?!  That doesn't sound good. Those I've seen on EBay don't come cheap.
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Offline mystic red

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Re: Greetings from Atlanta
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2011, 10:32:28 AM »
Lovely! I think that is my favorite color on these bikes.  I too must replace the glass on the right hand mirror, but haven't yet read anything about bungee cords and mirrors.  I take it they pop off by themselves while you're underway?!  That doesn't sound good. Those I've seen on EBay don't come cheap.

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Offline BrickFlyer

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Re: Greetings from Atlanta
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2011, 09:59:37 PM »
Lovely! I think that is my favorite color on these bikes.  I too must replace the glass on the right hand mirror, but haven't yet read anything about bungee cords and mirrors.  I take it they pop off by themselves while you're underway?!  That doesn't sound good. Those I've seen on EBay don't come cheap.

Actually, the mirror glass cost is not too bad. I paid about $42 from my dealer. The bungee /leash holds the entire mirror assembly in case it breaks lose from the mounting posts. In my case, the assembly popped off as I was rolling it in my garage and the bike came too close to the wall. It dropped to the floor, the glass popped out and broke.  The assembly is just scratched on the bottom. Could have been a lot worse had it come loose at 70 mph!
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Re: Greetings from Atlanta
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2011, 10:50:28 PM »
i was getting some scrubb on my chicken strips... i was in the zone... scrapped the pavement with my mirror...



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Offline johnny

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Re: Greetings from Atlanta
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2011, 11:28:04 PM »
i wheelied up del puerto canyon road n had to set the front down to avoid bovine in the road... i brushed one of them future hamburgers  with my mirror...



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Re: Greetings from Atlanta
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2011, 08:42:58 PM »
i was stunting in the parking lot n kicked it off while doing the splits...



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Re: Greetings from Atlanta
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2011, 09:36:04 PM »
Yea, I've seen you do the splits.....the size of the brown eye was unreal. :o

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Re: Greetings from Atlanta
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2011, 06:44:43 AM »
Yea, I've seen you do the splits.....the size of the brown eye was unreal. :o

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