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Hi and help! Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:12 pm
jonno1962
active member
Hi there, my name is jon and i live in deepest Dorset and yesterday(20th july) i found myself the proud owner of a BMW, now i've never held them in high regard, and did care much for the quirkyness and odd styling, but have warmed to the K100RS in its early guise, and ended up buying one, why, because I think at the age of 48 and 31 years of japs and the odd italian I needed a change.
Back in february i bought an early Triumph trophy 900 triple and was to say the least was pretty excited,however i soon came to realise that it was going to be difficult to get on with, it wallowed around and despite uprating the suspension, never got any better along with the top heavy feel and awkward riding position which only made sense at speeds over 70mph, despite the stonking motor, i could never get it to its full potential, and so, with a great feeling of disappointment, it had to go, so i needed something else, fast!
Dont normally do internet auction sites as it can be a bit of a gamble but this K100RS looked handsome all in black and the fact that it had only 9000 miles on the clock and was the plaything of a rich Kuwaiti playboy, who soon got bored with it and parked it up for many years, and thats where it stayed until a short while ago when it was bought by a brit soldier and brought it back to blighty where it was re registered,(A reg, that is the 1964 A reg!), anyway, i didnt know what to expect but after a few miles, was feeling quite at home, and have now realised it was just what i was looking for!
The only problem is that i know nothing about them and so have loads of questions to ask, for instance wheres the steering lock?
soory for rambling on a bit but thats just me i guess!!
Back in february i bought an early Triumph trophy 900 triple and was to say the least was pretty excited,however i soon came to realise that it was going to be difficult to get on with, it wallowed around and despite uprating the suspension, never got any better along with the top heavy feel and awkward riding position which only made sense at speeds over 70mph, despite the stonking motor, i could never get it to its full potential, and so, with a great feeling of disappointment, it had to go, so i needed something else, fast!
Dont normally do internet auction sites as it can be a bit of a gamble but this K100RS looked handsome all in black and the fact that it had only 9000 miles on the clock and was the plaything of a rich Kuwaiti playboy, who soon got bored with it and parked it up for many years, and thats where it stayed until a short while ago when it was bought by a brit soldier and brought it back to blighty where it was re registered,(A reg, that is the 1964 A reg!), anyway, i didnt know what to expect but after a few miles, was feeling quite at home, and have now realised it was just what i was looking for!
The only problem is that i know nothing about them and so have loads of questions to ask, for instance wheres the steering lock?
soory for rambling on a bit but thats just me i guess!!
), turn the forks to the right and you will see the steering lock on the left side of the steering head.
