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Point-Seven-five wrote: Two Wheels Better wrote:What's the VIN (last seven) of your K100-16V? I'll run it through The Great Computer and see what it might have come with from die Fabrik.
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Your Royal Blau (680) K100RS, built in 11/12 of 1991 came with factory Engine Spoiler in Silver (0566), Temp/Fuel Gauge (0721) and ABS (0524), and was sold as new by Heid's Hodaka in Johnsburg, New York on Friday, 21 August, 1992.
There were a stack of warranty claims performed such as the exhaust system cracking a total of three times, the first in Sept., '92, Aug., '95 and the last in late '97! The instruments failed, including the gear position indicator and speedometre reading inaccuracy on separate claims, the mirrors 'falling off', the gearbox 'porous', replacement of brake pads (dunno if that was front or rear but there were many complaints of fronts rattling), poor chrome on the exhaust pipes, slipstream air deflector breaking off, and a recall for the ignition switch bolts coming loose.
I reckon the original owner was quite fed up with having the very common exhaust fauilure multiple times and switched to a Remus system. Perhaps at that time the 02 was removed and certainly the Kat was as well. There should be a fuel pot somewhere on your bike to compensate - usually near the fuse/relay box. Check the part number of the ECU. If it has 13 61 1 464 649 then it was expected to have a catalyst, but if it's 13 61 1 464 649 then it has the correct ECU for non-catalyst.
The factory ETK which we access from BMWNA's Dealerspeed site suggests your bike was catalyst and 02 equipped from the factory. This
might explain why the bike runs rich as; someone didn't figure on fuel adjustment requirements. Oxy and cats were new to bikes in those halcyon daze.
Oh, and the salesman made a $100 commission on the sale of your bike, and was wearing blue jeans instead of the de rigueur checked jacket and trousers.
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