Hello gang! I'm new, bike isn't :-) ,but I'm looking forward to getting involved with this forum. My name is Mark, live in cork city, and I am the proud owner of a red k100rt which I bought in January. It has a few quirks,so I'll be asking plenty of questions and hopefully get to meet new friends :-)

Welcome Mark,

No shortage of answers to all your questions here on the forum and certainly no shortage of friends in Ireland and further afield. Several very active members very close to you too that are sure to lead you astray. Most K's have a few quirks, but they are good bikes to work on and great bikes to ride.

Enjoy

Hi Mark

Welcome to the forum too. Looking forward to see you out and about.

Olaf.

Thanks ! Can't wait to take it on along trip, really looking forward to getting to know the bike inside-out...a bit daunting at first as its only my second bike, but its exactly what I wanted...have a lot of places to visit, and it will be cool to meet other people along the way with similar bikes, chew the fat and sip a pint maybe :-)

Yeah we'll catch up soon...thanks!

If my experience in March is anything to go by, the new friends part of your initial post will be well catered for.  

Bill

Hello Mark! Don't worry - Olaf and Will will soon lead you astray.

Bill - good to see you got home in one piece!

welcome aboard mark

Welcome Mark. 

Be seeing you at the end of the month. 

Dave.

Welecome RRK. quirks, eccentrics, cranks, all good for making good revolutions as the K represented in 1983 and still does today in my view, simple mechanically. I'm keen to tesla one up Batteries for thebrick, motor where the fly wheel is, reverse oh so simple ?? My K1200 has it, electric too.
do my best from the antipodes to help if poss.
K IWI
Mawhera

Meeting Mark for breakfast in the morning.....Kinsale Road Topaz about 9.45am for 11am breakfast at

http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurant_Review-g186600-d3321019-Reviews-The_Motorcycle_Grill-Cork_County_Cork.html

Weather not great but sure a K is waterproof.

Anymore takers are very welcome.

Olaf.

Thanks all for the welcome! Breakfast this morning was perfect, weather was...well, Irish :-) already have itchy feet to go travelling more; its east to see why there is a such an avid following for the K and its ilk .

Welcome to the eccentrics, Mark.
Don't worry, we're not all like Olaf. 
If it's somewhere to go on your K you're after, check out the Irish Photo Rally.

Your reputation preceeds you Mr. RebelredK ! That was my experience with the K in the early days - short runs won't just cut it after a while. The Irish eccentrics meets will give you a few longer outings. All the quirks are known and understood on the forum and solutions are here for most.

Will

indian036 wrote:If my experience in March is anything to go by, the new friends part of your initial post will be well catered for.  

Bill

Thanks Bill, breakfast with Olaf this am was a good start!

Born Again Eccentric wrote:Welcome Mark,

No shortage of answers to all your questions here on the forum and certainly no shortage of friends in Ireland and further afield. Several very active members very close to you too that are sure to lead you astray. Most K's have a few quirks, but they are good bikes to work on and great bikes to ride.

Enjoy

Eccentric, have to visit my brother in Surrey at some stage, so hopefully by then I'll have other people to call on too :-)

mawhera wrote:Welecome RRK. quirks, eccentrics, cranks, all good for making good revolutions as the K represented in 1983 and still does today in my view, simple mechanically. I'm keen to tesla one up Batteries for thebrick, motor where the fly wheel is, reverse oh so simple ?? My K1200 has it, electric too.
do my best from the antipodes to help if poss.
K IWI
Mawhera

Thanks Rick :-)

TacKler wrote:Welcome Mark. 

Be seeing you at the end of the month. 

Dave.

Was talking with Olaf about that today, I'll be working but not too far away, so should be able to make it :-)

88KE wrote:Your reputation preceeds you Mr. RebelredK ! That was my experience with the K in the early days - short runs won't just cut it after a while. The Irish eccentrics meets will give you a few longer outings. All the quirks are known and understood on the forum and solutions are here for most.

Will

Oh Jasus, I have a rep ?!. Haha....by the way, how do I include details of my bike below any posts? I'll have a pic up soon, but do the details I fill out in my profile show up automatically...?

rebelredK wrote:
Eccentric, have to visit my brother in Surrey at some stage, so hopefully by then  I'll have other people to call on too :-)

Mark,

Let me know your plans, I'm about 175 miles from the Rosslare/Fishguard Ferry and about half way to Surrey, so if you need a stopping off point for a cuppa or overnight stop...or depending when, a tour of this part of the world, give me a shout. It would be good to see you. 

Glad to hear you've been "first blooded" by Olaf - I guess you are officially and Irish Eccentric now - did Olaf talk you into the Aug camping week?

Details of your bike - doesn't upload from your profile. Click on the "Profile" tab, select "Signature" and then add your bike details in there. Uploading pics is easy too, but read the how to up load pictures post (enter into the search box) as there is a knack to it.

I saw the post about Surrey this morning and thought........

My eldest daughter lives in London, north west in a quaint village called Long Marston.....and currently working in Oxford.....so a big potential for a UK visit. 88KE is sort of close to Rosslare and another of us who likes camping......The hard bit for me is the ferry on my doorstep takes me to France in 14 hours for the exact same money as the ferry at Rosslare 125 miles away costs to get to Wales in 3 hours. We did have an excellent overnight ferry from cork to Swansea but the high fuel prices killed it off.

This subject did not come up yesterday partly because when we were having breakfast we encountered a group of riders over from the UK for a few days so some nice chat.

Olaf did mention the trip, but I wasn't sure about the dates as I'm stuck with a particular week and can't change, but if Olaf would let me know the date I'll double check when I'm off, maybe able to meet up alright!

Disappeared out to the Viaduct this morning for breakfast, another venue where the breakfast can outfox me.

And outside.......this beauty belongs to my BMW expert friend....