K11 Owners Group

Thanks for the reply i put a new battery on and is starting much better, Very Happy

well for the last couple of rides i have noticed that when the engine is hot and i switch it off ,maybe to refuel that when i hit the starter it sounds like a dead battery turning over really slow.Let ...

very interesting reading,i to have owned hondas for many years but drive/ride the old fashioned way so to speak,matching engine speed and road speed so my riding style suits the k1100 perfectly.Usuall ...

Well today i took the forks apart to have the stantions rechromed and replace the seals,i did look for info before starting but couldnt find anything comprehensive so i have taken some good photos and ...

Can anyone tell me if the rs1100 and lt 1100 rear shockers are the same?thought there might be a difference in lenth

I had the same as ET happen 2 weeks ago,fine at high revs but on 3cyl at low revs, boot cap again,but it sounds like a bit of dirt in the fuel,or sticky injector.I would run some fuel system cleaner t ...

Thanks for the replys, shame i have just changed the oil and genuine filter aswell.I bought some wynns yesterday so will give it a try next week.Lets hope it works

Well been having a couple of problems this week.First i have an oil leak which appears to be coming from one of the 3 bolts that holds the oil filter cover in,and when i hit the start button the start ...

I bought mine with no code and the dealer said they couldnt help,so a friend who fits stereos said to try a website they use. It cost me £20 about $30 and it worked a treat, takes about 24 hours to s ...

I thought the same when i bought mine,just the way they are.im always going for 6th gear,thats the one thing that spoils an otherwise superb bike

Well i hope i can put as many miles on mine lol.ok Anyway i just wonderd if before you replaced the thermostat with a new one it was doing exactly the same as it is now? (taking the same amount of tim ...

Might be worth pulling a spark plug to make sure its not running unusully lean although i doubt it.Also the first thing i would be checking is the thermo switch for the fan,it maybe coming on to soon. ...

Well i put plugs and caps back on now (greased up this time)and dug out the carbtune to balance the throttle bodys,i couldnt believe how easy they were were to do compared to my r1 and st1100. i was s ...

Well i finally managed to remove the caps today after reading your replys it give me the confidence to really go for it.I tryd as hard as i could by hand but no luck so in the end i used a tie down st ...

Thanks for the reply,i have had grips on aswell but still no luck,i cant understand what can be holding it on? it cant be the rubber.i rigged up a tie down strap behind the metal part of the cap to th ...

Im hoping for some help with this one,Today i was going to change the spark plugs but can only get one of the caps of the plugs.I have tryd wd40 and plenty of it and brute force but still no luck.You ...

Havnt managed any pics yet but did this short video the first day i got the LT,its where i live and we have the most stunning roads.the video is not brill but i was seeing how it handled on my favouri ...

Mine has done 36k and i think the filter was original but i must admit ive seen a lot worse.It wont be getting done again thats for sure.Next the plugs and valve timing and when the weather warms up t ...

Well today i changed my air filter on the lt.How can something so simple be made so difficult?anyway idid a search on here and couldnt find a lot of info apart from how hard they were to change.So i h ...

Hi,thanks for the replys,the oil was changed a few weeks ago with 10/40 castrol,it was 7degrees yesterday but always feels a bit slow to turn,it fires up really quick though.almost lazy i would say,i ...