K11 Owners Group

mgeorge2 · Joined: 29 Apr 2013 Posts: 5 Location: Brecksville, OH

Hi, My name is Mike George and I live in North East Ohio. I joined K11OG back in May and posted once. I've been a lurking through the group pages since and have decided to come out of the shadows this evening.

I purchased my 1996 K1100 LT about 10 months ago. It's kind-of sort-of my first bike. I had a '69 honda 450 (black bomber) over 30 years ago and owned it for only a few years. Honestly, the K had me intimidated for a few months; (large size, top heavy, 100 HP). Now I'm loving every minute I get to ride it!

I think I'm a typical BMW rider, it's not a weekend thing for me; this is a work bike. My work commute is 54 miles round trip and I try to ride often. Since I have small children, my weekends are full of family activities and the K sits in the garage.

Ok; here is me and the K. Ride your bike to work day. I work at the Number 1 Motorcycle Insurer in the US, Progressive Insurance:

This was my first ever commute to work:

This is my K sans the bags:

- Mike George
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- Mike George

carp · Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:32 pm Post subject:

Welcome! You will find good resources and lots of helpful people in this group. Hope you enjoy your K.
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93 K1100LT
07 Bandit 1250S

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:09 am Post subject:

Mike,

WELCOME!

Nice looking K-LT you have there. Hope you have many happy and safe miles.

John
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John & Cathy

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

mgeorge2 · Joined: 29 Apr 2013 Posts: 5 Location: Brecksville, OH

Thanks Carp and John & Cathy! I have done a bunch of reading in several forums; and all the folks here seem real nice and willing to help! I've had several questions about the bike already; shifting/fuel capacity/used parts to name a few; the answers have been easy to find helpful and plentiful!

- Mike
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- Mike George

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:45 pm Post subject:

Mike,

BeemerBoneyard should be your first stop for K bike maintenance parts. Good folks to deal with.

MaxBMW is good also- use their fiche for reference only or order from them. The guy at Max New Hampshire is Rusty Gill. He KNOWS K bikes- right off the top of his head, no reference needed.

Stay in touch.

John
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John & Cathy

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

Steve L · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:38 pm Post subject:

Mike,

Welcome to the forum. Nice looking bike, I love that color!

Steve
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SL

1996 K1100 LT