K11 Owners Group

A couple of people have already enquired one of whom had a German e mail address and a French name. He offered to send a bankers draft and his shipping agent to collect the bike on behalf of his clien ...

Hi all,

Wondered if anybody fancies a ground up rebuilt 1997 BMW K1100LT SE.

Here's the rebuild library : -

http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt70/gryceslurp/K1100LT/

Asking £1795. U ...

Couldn't agree more - I'll keep them both for a bit then see. The K75C is such a good friend I don't suppose I'll ever sell her.

Also agree on lolloping along at 100 + mph on the K11. Effortless bu ...

Can you convince her that must be obeyed you NEED both bikes. Very Happy

Malcolm(t)
Joburg, Souf Efrika[/quote]

Fortunately she doesn't take any notice - yeehar !

The bike, as mentioned elsewhere o ...

Anybody else going over for the Manx Grand Prix 2011 ?

I'm planning on going for race week - Saturday to Saturday - camping at Peel.

Thanks for the comments.

The joy of the K11 is that a whiff of throttle at 80 mph zaps you into 3 figures and away from dodgy merging traffic coming on to motorways. Try this on the K75 and the th ...

Hi,

Here is the library provided by the previous owner of my 1997 K1100LTSE

http://s598.photobucket.com/albums/tt70/gryceslurp/K1100LT/

The staggeringly heavy original matched BMW topbox - co ...

Since the last posts I have used a full tank of fuel with injector cleaner added but the black smoke start ups are still there. Seems to clear when hot but puffs black smoke upon blipping the throttle ...

Glad that you seem to have tracked down the problem.

Re the instruments moving about, that does seem abnormal,mine stay steady even on rough roads.Check the fixing are'nt loose/missing.The have a l ...

Coolant was just about empty.
Shocked

Where did the coolant go?

Dunno. Checked levels during maiden ride and had a look around but nothing steaming / pouring out. No leaks detected since parked ...

Hi all,

Small world innit ? Chopper Harris and MadStu are on another forum that got me started on BMs.

I live in Stanwick in East Northants. Having blundered about with remote help I can now do ...

I am by no means an expert on BMW Ks as I have only had mine 6 weeks,but I would start by checking the airfilter and ensuring that is not blocked/dirty in need of replacement.
Check that the "ch ...

Hi,
I am in the UK, Northants, and have just bought a 1997 K1100LT. I was told that it is running rich. It came with some old plugs and they are very sooty.
Any advice on what is the cure - it would ...