K11 Owners Group

tmoons · Flying Brick Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 161

Hi there,

I would like to introduce myself, as I have just received my clearance for this forum (I've been reading it for some time now).
I'm tmoons, I am living in the Netherlands (Haarlem, near Amsterdam), this is my 7th or 8th bike in about 5 years and have the intention to keep this one Smile

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I ride a K1100RS with ABS-I, US-spec (I was sold to a Texan first… Smile

) it came back to Holland in 1998 and I bought it of a trader in July 2008.
It is a lovely mystic red and has been taken apart a few times already.
What is done so far:
New (home made) sparkplug leads and NGK sparkplugs
New air filter
New inlet rubber parts (o-rings, bushings, and so on)
Cleaned up the throttle bodies (in and out side)
Replaced engine oil, gearbox oil brake fluids.
Replaced the lower rubbery bits on the front brake lines as they where blocking the return flow of fluids to the pump and making my brakes stick.
At this moment I am waiting on a new oxygen sensor in the exhaust, mine is officially dead Smile

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It now does about 35 miles to the gallon (US gallons) it did a lot better and I hope to get it up to the 45mpgs when that new sensor is in (and the whole thing is tuned as it should).

Happy riding!

as promised, a photo:
http://picasaweb.google.nl/theo.moons/Motor#5261451283462022882
Tmoons

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:42 am Post subject:

Welcome to the nut house- but if you have been reading here for a while you know that most of us are usually harmless.

Best of luck getting your brick into top running order.

John
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'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F.

tmoons · Flying Brick Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 161

Scott_Anderson · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:42 am Post subject:

Welcome Tmoons. We have exchanged on another site before.
You will be able to learn alot on this site as well.
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Ride safe.

1995 K1100LT 0302044
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
Garmin StreetPilot 2820
Garmin Zumo 550
Garmin Zumo XT
"One who does not ask questions is ashamed to learn" Danish proverb
1997 K1100LT 0302488(R.I.P.)
1997 R1100RT ZC62149(sold)

tmoons · Flying Brick Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 161

Flying Duck · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject:

Welkom!

Post a picture or two of your bike when you get a chance, please.
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
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Off the grid · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject:

Welcome Tmoons!

One of the coolest things about this site is that we have motobrick riders literally sprinkled across the globe!

Yes....pics and fill out your sig with your year and brand of Motobrick!
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2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"

CheapJapCopy · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:06 am Post subject:

Welcome along, if you need advice, or just to shoot the breeze about these great bikes, you've joined the right forum Very Happy

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1992 K1100RS - Red and gold.

Jim Brotherton · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:31 am Post subject:

Welcome tmoons

I'm down by Utrecht (Neiuwegein). This is a pretty good site with lots of people willing to help. Need to hook up sometime. Keep in touch.

Jim
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1995 K1100RS
2004 R1150RT

tmoons · Flying Brick Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 161

Hi Tim (and others)

Nieuwegein I know quite well. I've lived in Utrecht and Vianen. Smile

(parents still live in Vianen and I do visit them Wink

)

Now I am in Haarlem.

I'll post a longer story in the tech section on my troubles with the bike so far (I hope the get solved this afternoon, if the postman brought me the new sensor i ordered.)

tmoons · Flying Brick Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 161

not sure if this works:
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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:31 am Post subject:

[quote="tmoons"]not sure if this works:

[quote]

hows this

nice bike.
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Ride safe.

1995 K1100LT 0302044
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
Garmin StreetPilot 2820
Garmin Zumo 550
Garmin Zumo XT
"One who does not ask questions is ashamed to learn" Danish proverb
1997 K1100LT 0302488(R.I.P.)
1997 R1100RT ZC62149(sold)

tmoons · Flying Brick Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 161

[quote="Scott_Anderson"][quote="tmoons"]not sure if this works:

rydor · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:53 am Post subject:

Welcome, Tmoons Very Happy

You do indeed own a beautiful RS!

Shoganai · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:46 am Post subject:

Welcome tmoons Very Happy

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

Off the grid · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:17 am Post subject:

Heh looks like you have the right bag on. Cool

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2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"

Adrian · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject:

Hi,

A belated welcome from west UK Very Happy

Adrian
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Adrian in Somerset, UK
K1100LT SE
145,000 miles and counting Smile

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