hello just bought a 1985 K100 the naked version all very original apart from a very poor paint  job with a full set of luggage . it was missing the infill part of the faring , i have been rubbing down all the paint work and have found the tank is alloy which opens up a lot of options .
i do not know whether to keep it totally standard or go down the cafe racer look but not the normal bodge up ,starting with a polished tank and a very much lighter exhaust

WelKome!

Good score. A standard K100 is the granddaddy of them all.

Here's a link to get you started: http://bit.ly/new2kbikes

thank you for the info  im sure it will help alot

Welcome!  I'm pretty sure you will enjoy your K100 and hanging around this place.

The K100 is a wonderful machine, very comfortable and able to cover very large distances with minimum fuss.  Power is more than adequate and delivered over a wide range of engine speeds quietly, reliably, and smoothly.  Modifying it with a cafe job loses a lot of the comfort and things that make the bike so good at what it does with only a marginal(if that) improvement in styling.

Point-Seven-five wrote:Welcome!  I'm pretty sure you will enjoy your K100 and hanging around this place.

The K100 is a wonderful machine, very comfortable and able to cover very large distances with minimum fuss.  Power is more than adequate and delivered over a wide range of engine speeds quietly, reliably, and smoothly.  Modifying it with a cafe job loses a lot of the comfort and things that make the bike so good at what it does with only a marginal(if that) improvement in styling.

yes you are right a lot of the Cafe racer projects you see are just bad , i intend on keeping the most of the bodywork as it is the naked version, i will lose the incredibly heavy exhaust silencer for starters and take it from there , as the bike was in such poor condition cosmetically it can only look better i only paid £450 for it and could triple its value with just a paint job and i have found the original candy red paint and am looking forward to getting all the panels in to my spray booth

Welcome along motojohn from someone a short hop up the M5 - when I'm not making random appearances in foreign exotic locations...

It sounds like you have the skills (alloy polishing) and equipment (spray booth) to restore the old girl to her former glory - a far better return on your money than a cafe hack and results in a bike you'll want to ride. If you need any help, just shout, I'm only about an hours blast away, if needed.

Enjoy

Thank you very much I'm looking forward to working on my first BMW and it's the 82 nd bike I have owned in my 40 year biking life .and the first thing I have noticed is the high quality workmanship of the parts