Hi, I'd like to introduce myself.  I live in San Jose, CA, originally from Hawaii.  (I have a home in Kapaa, Kauai where two sons, four grandchildren and nine greatgrands live) 
Today I bought a 1989 K100RS.  I know nothing about this model.  Bike is or seems to be in perfect condition.  All receipts of work done, since new I think.  Seller bought a new Beemer and wanted to empty up space in his garage.  Has 90K on the odo.  I have not ridden it yet as it was raining and I had no rain gear, so it's off for a few days of hibernation until the weather clears up a little.  I have all the books, the Clymer and the owner's manual so gonna do a little reading for a while.  I'm NOT a mechanic, nor a wrencher, so hopefully I can learn a little about this bike by lurking around this forum and hopefully directly from forum members.
As you can see, I have a few bikes.  My wife will only ride pinion on the Morphous.  The rest are too fast for her, or too slow, lol
btw, I'm 75 years old and a cancer survivor and when I'm not riding my motorcycles I ride horses at the R Ranch in the Napa hills.
Thank you all
Eddie

1999 BMW K1200LT "The Silver Bullet"
1989 BMW K100RS "White Ghost"
1986 Honda Goldwing Espencade 1200
1982 Honda Goldwing Interstate 1100
1979 Yamaha XS1100 aka XS Eleven
2003 Yamaha VStar 650 Classic
2006 Yamaha Morphous "The Space Ship"
1986 Honda CT110
1977 Honda CT90
1976 Honda CT90
1968 Honda CT90
1982 Honda ST90
1982 Honda CT70

Hi there Eddie welcome to the forum. I reckon you have enough bikes to be a member but really you only needed one.
What a great collection.
Plenty of help here if you ever need it but the bricks seem to just go on and on and on like a politician.

Welcome Eddie, good to see your still riding at 75, that's something I aspire to.

Nice collection of bikes, we would love to hear your thoughts comparing to them

when you get some miles up on the K.

RicK G wrote:Hi there Eddie welcome to the forum. I reckon you have enough bikes to be a member but really you only needed one.
What a great collection.
Plenty of help here if you ever need it but the bricks seem to just go on and on and on like a politician.

Hi Rick.  Thanks for the welcome.  I have a quick question.  I've read references that include "brick/s"  What is that?  I'm old school and do remember "built like a brick shxthouse."  lol.

Welcome!

"Brick" refers to the engine. So named because it is supposed to resemble one. The early bare aluminium ones certainly looked like a large breeze block (cinder block in the US I believe).

Ghost who rides wrote:Welcome Eddie, good to see your still riding at 75, that's something I aspire to.

Nice collection of bikes, we would love to hear your thoughts comparing to them

when you get some miles up on the K.

Hi Phantom ("The Ghost Who Walks")  Thanks for the welcome.  I was hoping to ride the RS today but weather prevented that.  I currently ride The Eleven, the Morphous, and the VStar. That's because I have them insured, lol.  I try to keep three insured (they're all registered) and then rotate to another three, or four.  I'll add the RS and probably drop the VStar.  I use the Morphous for local driving.  It's fun, fast but a little bumpy.  The Eleven is FAST!  So I use it when I want to get somewhere in a hurry, lol.  Nah.  But I really enjoy going fast on it.  I just hibernated the two Goldwings, one which is getting some minor work.  The K1200LT is like new and rarely drive it because it's a little top-heavy for me.  I can't flat foot it, which brings up the question re: the RS.  I can't flat foot it either, even after the seller lowered the seat via the adjustable shock.  I do have riding boots which might help (I was using my tennis shoes when I tried the seat)  Do you know of another way to lower it?  All I need is another 1 inch or so down.  It does not have the original saddle.  btw, the LT is smooth, powerful, and comfortable - perfect for touring.   I plan to do a long haul next spring, around 5K miles.  The RS has new tires so once I get it going I plan to use it for some twisties.

If you put a rear shock from a K100 RT/LT on it you will be about 1" closer to the ground.
The early K100 with the 8 valve engine and monolever had a shock that is 30mm shorter.

If you just need a little then one thing you can do is have the sides of the rider's portion of the seat shaved down some.

duck wrote:If you just need a little then one thing you can do is have the sides of the rider's portion of the seat shaved down some.

How in the world does one "shave" a seat?

Welcome - let's see some pics!

EddieLo wrote:

duck wrote:If you just need a little then one thing you can do is have the sides of the rider's portion of the seat shaved down some.

How in the world does one "shave" a seat?

An electric carving knife, after the cover comes off of course,  does a good job.

Hoi Eddie welcome to the forum

 

Hi Eddie welcome to the forum mate, great collection of bikes you have.

BIG D

Hi Eddie,


welcome along. I can't decide which one I envy more: riding the horses or riding the bike at 75

EddieLo wrote:

duck wrote:If you just need a little then one thing you can do is have the sides of the rider's portion of the seat shaved down some.

How in the world does one "shave" a seat?

Cut down the foam on the outer edges of the rider portion of the seat which will make it easier for your legs to make it to the ground. It invokes removing the seat cover, modifying the seat foam and then re-installing the cover. A friend of mine did that on a K75S to get more flat-footed at stops and said it helped..

Welcome to the forum, Eddie. Your story makes me feel that I still have a few years riding in me yet.
Just to clarify. Rick mentions the shorter shock on the RT/LT. Is yours the 8v or 16v RS or have I missed it being mentioned?
If it is the 16v then you could fit the older, shorter 8v shock. If it is an 8v, it's possible to buy a 25mm shorter one from Realm Engineering. Supposed to be a good shock too.
Think other suppliers can also supply a shortened version if you ask. Could also raise the forks through the yokes to lower a bit.
Duck's idea of trimming the seat a bit could help. I'm amazed at the seat height of some of the more modern bikes that I have tried and, despite being a short arse, found that I can get my feet on the ground. More modern bike seats seem to narrow where they meet the tank. Either that or my legs are still growing!

Welcome aboard. You are not the oldest member of the forum as we have one or two octogenarians still hanging in.

Hi Eddie,
Good to have you with us, there were lowered seats available for these bikes and they come up now and again on the various auction sites.
Regards,
K-BIKE