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1Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Hello from the Flatlands Fri Sep 23, 2016 4:48 pm

Kando

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Hello from the flatlands of Norfolk,
                                                        UK that is, not Virginia- I've been lurking around this forum for a few months seeing if I can broaden my knowledge of Bricks and some posts have come in useful while doing a complete driveline overhaul on my 102k miler K75c. This is my second K75, it replaced the first one which was sold and very soon regretted! Other bike is quite a different ride, a Virago750 and was bought to use while I overhaul the Beemer, and now that I've done the rear end it'll get a cam chain job.
                  Been riding a while, since 1960 (legally) and out of all the bikes I've had, the K75 is  the nicest engine for long brisk rides. What else would anyone here want to know about this newbie? Probably not a lot! As I'm mostly retired from self employed engineering - hence avatar Kan do- I do my own maintenance but definitely not a K expert so I shall be looking and learning from The Knowledgeable Ones!

                            Trevor

    

2Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Fri Sep 23, 2016 6:53 pm

indian036

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Kando wrote:
    I do my own maintenance but definitely not a K expert so I shall be looking and learning from The Knowledgeable Ones!

                            Trevor
Plenty of knowledgeable ones here, as I've found to my great benefit. Even us less knowledgeable ones can help out sometimes too. 

WelKome to the knuthouse.

Bill


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1985 K100RT  VIN 0028991  My original Very Happy ROB the Red Old Bike   (Historic rego)
1985 K100RT  VIN 0029036  BOB the Blue Old Bike  (Historic rego)
1990 K100LT  VIN 0190452  Work in progress
1984 K100RT  VIN 0023022  Work needing lots of progress

1986 K100RT  VIN 0090542  Work needing lots and lots of progress
1993 K1100LT  VIN 0183046  Work in progress
1993 K75S  VIN 0213045  Tom the Triple (now on Historic rego too.)
    

3Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Fri Sep 23, 2016 6:58 pm

92KK 84WW Olaf

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Hi Trevor and welcome to the forum. Breen over your way, definitely flat but not boring.

If you feel like travel some of us do meet up and you would be very welcome over here.

Olaf.


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 48,061 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 61,190 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
    

4Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Sat Sep 24, 2016 6:49 am

Dai

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Hello from the Flatlands 177912 Definition of Narfuk... flat out, flat out, boredom, boredom, SH!T THERE'S A BEND!!!!!! affraid affraid affraid


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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
Others...
1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
2020 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
    

5Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Sat Sep 24, 2016 7:02 am

Holister

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Dai wrote:Hello from the Flatlands 177912 Definition of Narfuk... flat out, flat out, boredom, boredom, SH!T THERE'S A BEND!!!!!! affraid affraid affraid
Laughing Try the flat country out here in the antipodes. so flat and straight you get 10 minutes to get setup for a bend.

WelKome to the forum Trevor. I'm sure you'll enjoy it and wish you'd joined in the fun earlier. Cheers


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1989 K100RT     VIN  0097367 (naked)  
1996 K1100RS   VIN  0451808
 Hello from the Flatlands Austra12    Fuel:  95 Octane
Engine Oil: Nulon Full Synthetic 15W50
Gear Box Oil:  Nulon Synthetic 75W90
    

6Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Sat Sep 24, 2016 8:56 am

Brad-Man

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Welcome!

Where I live the roads are anything but flat.

After having been spoiled by your first K I'm not surprised that you got another!


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7Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:11 pm

Kando

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Thanks for the welcome guys! Well Dai, many of the roads hereabouts are indeed wide, straight and flat, but what with the numptys , assorted agricultural debris, speed cameras, deer, hares, gigantic tractors popping out of side turnings there's enough going on to keep boredom at bay most days!

     Yep, my second K75, the first was a well maintained ex plod RTIC which ran really sweet, this second one seems to have spent the last 10 years going around the M25 amongst the trucks judging by the amount of sooty crud that was in thick layers in all the nooks'n'crannies that don't get cleaned in regular washes, 1/4" thick under the airbox and around the backend of the gearbox! Pretty good now though. Bike is fitted with a Sprint ST fairing, big round headlight. I used it for 2 years and pulled it off the road this Jan to do all the planned maintenance- - that hasn't gone quite to plan- - don't suppose it usually does?

                     Trevor

    

8Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:19 pm

David Nimrod

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Good to see yer... I do like Norfolk, it's a lovely County.

    

9Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:07 am

Skorpi660

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Hi Kando, welcome to the Bestest Brick Forum Bud...

  Like you I have only just joined in on the forum, altho' I been using it as a source of servicing and repairs to my recently acquired Norwich City Canary Lallow K75 Steed..

About to change my discs and pads over then off to Old Buckenham tonight if you would like to meet up for a natter.... Very Happy

    

10Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Tue Sep 27, 2016 2:21 pm

Kando

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Skorpi660 wrote:Hi Kando, welcome to the Bestest Brick Forum Bud...

  Like you I have only just joined in on the forum, altho' I been using it as a source of servicing and repairs to my recently acquired Norwich City Canary Lallow K75 Steed..

About to change my discs and pads over then off to Old Buckenham tonight if you would like to meet up for a natter.... Very Happy

   I've not been to Buck for a few weeks and that would have been roight noice as they say locally, sadly though I've had a problem day with a big laminating job on a sidecar that I'm modifying and I've got to press on with it in the evenings as well before the weather cools down any more or I'll have to heat the workshop.. It's still dry. so should be a good crowd.

 Never seen a yeller K75 so I'll keep a look out for it!

    

11Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Tue Sep 27, 2016 5:30 pm

88

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The 75 is a great nimble mount for the B roads and you won't be in anyone's way on the motorways. Welcome to the forum.


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Hello from the Flatlands Ir-log1188....May contain nuts!Hello from the Flatlands Ir-log11

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

12Back to top Go down   Hello from the Flatlands Empty Re: Hello from the Flatlands Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:22 pm

Skorpi660

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Sorry that you couldn't make Ol'Bucky this eve, it was a great crowd, mine was the only 'Brick' there, but not the only Lallow bike, seems to be a popular colour, anyhoo, it started to thin out early so went to Sunny Hunny to watch the setting sun with a coffee and some doughnuts..
hopefully see you about soon, Copdock shortly, mine you it were a great day for doing outsidey stuff, Playing about with yer sidecar and such like..
I would be interested to know wot sort you are doing up or building bud..

As 88 rightly says, the K75 is really quite apt on the fast B & minor A roads, I had a proper blast tonight.. Laughing

    

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