K11 Owners Group

flybd5 · Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 5:23 am Post subject: Cr*p newbies do

Ok, so I already checked off two items of my list.

1. Dropped the bike on its side. (I always do that within two weeks of buying a new, heavy bike I've never owned.) Just a scratch, already fixed.

2. Left the key switch all the way to the left, ran down the battery.

So, anybody got a list of all the other stupid things K11 newbies do before they finally know better? Smile

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1995 K1100LT SE

Scott_Anderson · Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 5:51 am Post subject:

They seem to say that there are only 2 kinds of bikes:
Ones that have been 'down'
Ones that will be 'down'

Don't feel bad. Most of us have BTDT.
Don't hesitate to run the rpms up... these 1100's like the sweet spot of the power band which is between 4K to 5K, don't lug them. It also helps keep carbon buildup in check...DAMHIK..
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1995 K1100LT 0302044
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
Garmin StreetPilot 2820
Garmin Zumo 550
Garmin Zumo XT
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1997 K1100LT 0302488(R.I.P.)
1997 R1100RT ZC62149(sold)

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:11 am Post subject:

If you want to drop a bike in style, I have just the recipe.

Bike was up on the lift to do some maintenance. For some strange and pretty stupid reason I had the side stand deployed. Then I went to roll it back off the lift.
Want to guess what happens when the back wheel drops down on the angled loading ramp and the side stand comes in hard contact with the lift?
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'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
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Flying Duck · Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:18 am Post subject:

Amateur night. To truly get the most out of dropping your bike be sure to drop it on your foot at a gas station and fracture your foot 1,000+ miles from home.

Something else of note:

Always make sure the seat is properly latched when it's closed. If you don't then the locking rod rides on top of the hook inside the seat lock and will eventually break off the tip of the hook.
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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
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:11 am Post subject:

I think we have a winner..... Shocked

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

flybd5 · Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:26 am Post subject:

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:13 pm Post subject:

Being in the US, I think I get 50% of my parts from the U.K.
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John & Cathy

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

Jim · Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:36 pm Post subject:

I've been ordering more parts from the UK than from New England lately - prices are much better - and shipping is about as fast. Saved hundreds of dollars.
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1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - still has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed - repaired!
1992 K75RTP 46,000

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Flying Duck · Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:05 am Post subject:

Another Brit parts buyer here. Over the past few years I've bought lots of stuff from Motobins, Motorworks and James Sherlock. (Even though the Sherlock site says they don't ship to the US I tried ordering parts from there and they did.)
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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

flybd5 · Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:50 am Post subject:

I'm going to stick to the German market for now. There are literally hundreds of ads on ebay-kleinanzeigen.de for K1100 bikes and parts. But yes, the UK has lots of sources too. Smile

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To err once is human. To do so repeatedly is incompetence.
1995 K1100LT SE