I brought home a 1983 K100C yesterday. A chap tapped me on the shoulder at Spa and asked if my Flying Brick was a K100,when I replied yes he asked me if I wanted to buy another. I told him I was interested,a deal was done and I collected it yesterday morning.

WHAT WAS I THINKING? 

Buyers remorse has now set in,it's not beyond restoration but I've just had months on my Brick and as it's not fully developed,there's more to do yet.

The brakes are seized and the pads had expanded so much,brute force was required to get them out. The frame needs refinishing as does everything else. The petrol tank is FULL of melted rubber and sticky residue.-when will I ever learn??
Against everything I wanted to expect,I've had it running and the motor is sweet and the gearbox seems OK-ish.














Now then,where's my eBay sellers page!

Must be one of the first.

An 83 K100 all there and running, just what I want and every time I find one its out of reach distance wise.

K100s were produced in 1983?  I thought the first came off the assembly line in 1984.
Learn something new every day or, could that be a prototype worth untold millions?

The K-bike was launched in late 1983. This could be one of the original ones. What's the VIN#?

robmack wrote:The K-bike was launched in late 1983.  This could be one of the original ones.  What's the VIN#?

I have the following in Gladstone South Australia if any body wants it, make me an offer.
Straight unbroken frame, K100, solid front engine mounts.
Vin......0004257    11/83 build
PJ

And it is not a "C", it is a "Standard" or a "naked"...

A white zip tie!!!!????? 

You bought a bike with a white zip tie and published it on the forum.  What were you thinking??? 

You've bought shame and humiliation upon yourself - that's what you've done. 

TacKler wrote:A white zip tie!!!!????? 

You bought a bike with a white zip tie and published it on the forum.  What were you thinking??? 

You've bought shame and humiliation upon yourself - that's what you've done. 

Ha ha ha.
I should have lifted the tank to check for any kind of fastening in white,I'm just glad I didn't put it there!

PM me and I will mail you some black cable ties........white cable ties, I mean what's the world coming to? All jokes aside some nice parts on it!

robmack wrote:The K-bike was launched in late 1983.  This could be one of the original ones.  What's the VIN#?

The ViN number is.....................wait for it!.............................0000252 with matching engine number and the frame had solid mounts at the front.

Build date 06/1983.

Brad-Man wrote:And it is not a "C", it is a "Standard" or a "naked"...

After further research,it's neither standard or naked, it's actually a "Basic"

http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/chassispages/enginechassisK100.htm

Motorbike Mike wrote:and the frame had solid mounts at the front.

That's normal for a model w/o a fairing.

Motorbike Mike wrote:

robmack wrote:The K-bike was launched in late 1983.  This could be one of the original ones.  What's the VIN#?

The ViN number is.....................wait for it!.............................0000252 with matching engine number and the frame had solid mounts at the front.

Build date 06/1983.

If my memory is correct you have the oldest K on the forum.!!!

I think they started out with matching numbers but then went out of sync, someone with better knowledge will clarify this.

92KK 84WW Olaf wrote:

Motorbike Mike wrote:

robmack wrote:The K-bike was launched in late 1983.  This could be one of the original ones.  What's the VIN#?

The ViN number is.....................wait for it!.............................0000252 with matching engine number and the frame had solid mounts at the front.

Build date 06/1983.

If my memory is correct you have the oldest K on the forum.!!!

I am not proud of this point you've just made,thanks pal!!

The petrol tank also has the standard hole at the bottom lowest point but unusually,in my experience,it's at the opposite side to the pump. I'll be welding it up this afternoon.

Well, my RT is 08/84 and it came after my 92 LT had taken me everywhere for 3 years. My first reaction was that it felt so much smoother and more lively. Could be the well used 100k miles on the LT and the 36k miles at the time on the RT.

The matching numbers would clinch it for me, there are a few on the forum but its a very small number.

92KK 84WW Olaf wrote:Well, my RT is 08/84 and it came after my 92 LT had taken me everywhere for 3 years. My first reaction was that it felt so much smoother and more lively. Could be the well used 100k miles on the LT and the 36k miles at the time on the RT.

The matching numbers would clinch it for me, there are a few on the forum but its a very small number.

I must admit that I thought all the BM's were matching numbers.
It would seem rarer than I thought. I was seriously considering going down the Cafe Racer route over the winter to make a few £.
I'm just note sure I have the interest or time to carry out a full restoration-My Cobas Flying Brick needs more attention.

Now you got me looking to discover my K100LT.......at 193214 is one of the last ones...last one is 193272....interesting.

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92KK 84WW Olaf wrote:Now you got me looking to discover my K100LT.......at 193214 is one of the last ones...last one is 193272....interesting.

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0193272

Good - maybe you'll treat it to the full resto in time for its 30th birthday ?!?!?!