92KK 84WW Olaf
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Ebags wrote:Good Morning ,
Joined the forum yesterday and brought my 1st K100 RS 1984 yesterday, to add to the GSXR and C90 in the garage. It's been hiding in the back of a dry garage for 20 years and needs an overhaul and replacing bits that are missing.
Greetings!!!.
I got my 83 K100RS in 2018 after it had spent 17 years in a heated and dry boat shed.....
First thing to do is check the manufacture date. Reason is that 'early' K parts do not all fit 'very early' K bikes. In fact this can be tricky. If you have push button petrol cap [yes there is one] then you may find your brake calipers don't take the 'early' caliper rebuild kits. You need the kits off the 82/83 R bikes and not the K bike kits. Little things like that. Petrol tank is bolt on type, rear disk brake should be solid and not be slotted like the front ones [holes are ok, means its been replaced using EBC]......they got recalled for that but mine missed it. They crack suddenly and unexpectedly.
In do have an 84 K100RT so I can see the differences first hand.
Your centre stand may look good too, but they are very very prone to cracking due to internal corrosion and letting the bike over. Change it for a complete K1100 assembly, 4 bolts and its done. You risk breaking a mirror pod unit....and that's a lot more expensive. I did this on all my Ks.
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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 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 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