K11 Owners Group

[wotan]

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 - complete with speakers - and colour coded panniers came with the bike. The radio - which apparently works - is not fitted.

It has a stonking engine but the bike is very big and heavy, it makes the K75C feel like a 125 so I will probably sell it in the spring.
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1986 K75C
1997 K1100LT for sale !

www.ethelthebeemer.blogspot.com

[malcolmt]

I'll second your comment of the K11 making the K75 feel like a 125.
I've got a K11 and K11RS, the plan was to sell the K75 once I'd got used to the K11.

It didn’t quite work out, the K75 is gutless compared to the K11 but is so agile in traffic on the daily 75km commute. The K11 is used more at weekend and commuting when the K75 needs attention… and hyper speed two up touring… in my eyes they are an ideal combo.
Can you convince her that must be obeyed you NEED both bikes.

Malcolm(t)
Joburg, Souf Efrika
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A Bike on the road is worth two
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[Flying Duck]

You guys need to be running your K75s up above 4,500 rpm. Use a gear or two lower than you think you need in the twisties. Bounce it off of the rev limiter a few times to get the hang of wringing the snot out of it. It's not like you can wear out a K75 engine. (Provided you change the oil when you should.)

No, it still won't be a K1100 but K75 riding is much more fun at high RPMs.


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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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[SugarHillCTD]

I agree with FD on this. While I do not have any K75 experience, having a smaller engine bike and revin' the pi$$ out of it is what motorcycling was all about.

Many of us have become too dependent on big displacement/torque bikes for twist-of-the-wrist GO.

Having to tap dance on the shifter to keep up road speed........that's riding.

Done it on 250, 360, 500, 500 2-strokes, 600cc bikes. FUN.
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John & Cathy

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

[wotan]

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 throttle is on the stop. With 5500 on the rev counter and a 25 year old bike I am leery of changing down to 4th - as entertaining as a 3 piston broadside could be for everybody else.
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1986 K75C
1997 K1100LT for sale !

www.ethelthebeemer.blogspot.com

[Flying Duck]

K75 engines last for hundreds of thousands of miles. Provided you change the oil they are pretty much indestructible. I used to ride my K75RT around at triple digits all day long. There's no need to be afraid of running them at high RPMs.
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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)
Buy parts HERE

[Ted]

Having had a K11 and a K75 I will agree all around Nothing beats the grunt of a K11, a downshift and thwack will solidly and soundly propel you well into the triple digits in the blink of an eye. On my K75, well, it can do it but it takes a little time and patience

As for durability, all the classic K bikes will last and last (and last) provided the basic maintenance is done.
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Ted
KOG#1

[Off the grid]

It was hard to get used to wringing the neck of my LT, but that's where it sings the best. (plus with a 5-speed it happens more often)
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Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"

[wotan]

Can you convince her that must be obeyed you NEED both bikes.
Malcolm(t)
Joburg, Souf Efrika[/quote]

Fortunately she doesn't take any notice - yeehar !

The bike, as mentioned elsewhere on here, smokes for Europe on start up and puffs black smoke when blipping the throttle. When hot this mostly goes away. I used a full tank of fuel with injector cleaner and have just put Wynns " this gets rid of smoky exhausts " snot in the oil.

Everyone says " put some miles on it " as it has stood for ages. so in the Spring I'll blast up and down motorways for a bit and see what happens.
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1986 K75C
1997 K1100LT for sale !

www.ethelthebeemer.blogspot.com

[malcolmt]

What if you simply didnt sell one of the bikes.

When I got my K11 the wife hated it, I wasnt too happy about the K11.
Its taken a year or two to really love the bike... but the K75 is just tooo much fun in heavy traffic. Although..since I replaced the front wheel bearings...the K11 is fr more predicable at filtering speeds..read FUN.

Now the wife loves the K11 as much as the K75 so we dont discuss which must go. I'll take a 1000 mile round trip to Durban n a couple of weeks...the K11 is in a league of its own when two up and loaded and cruising at 100-110mph.

Drakes comment about winding the K75 above 4k rpm woke me up.
It's really gutless coz I've become lazy with the K11's torque, most of the time you dont need to drop below 4th gear, she's almost turbine smooth, the laziest ride I've ever had.


Hope I've further confused your decision
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A Bike on the road is worth two
in the shed
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[wotan]

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 but blimey you can watch the fuel gauge plummeting down - ouch.

We are now at £1.28 a litre here in the UK with another 2.5% more to go on to VAT in a few days to make it a 20% tax...........
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1986 K75C
1997 K1100LT for sale !

www.ethelthebeemer.blogspot.com

[Karlos11]

My personal doubt (occasional mind wandering ) is slightly different: to keep the RS or to trade it for an LT?

After all, it already has what I'm looking to "improve"/ invest in my K: better wind protection and riding position. Better I mean, more confortable. RS isn't all that bad, for the use I give it... and it has the looks!

But a '94 LT has come up and made me think. It could wind up to be "sell one, buy the other". No money spending. Any opinions?
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Carlos
'95 K1100 RS

[Flying Duck]

Despite the fact that they are both K1100s, they are more different than one might expect. My advice would be to find an LT to test ride before making a decision.
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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)
Buy parts HERE

[Roy S.]