K11 Owners Group

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:55 pm Post subject:

Getting closer, eh?

10 weeks- we will be there. Very Happy

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John & Cathy

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

Jim · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:12 am Post subject:

Ugh - 10 weeks? I sure hope it warms up a bit.

Guess I better get the bike running...
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Jim
1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed - repairing
1992 K75RTP 46,000

"We shall not all die, but we shall all be changed."

sccommuter · Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:23 pm Post subject:

Jim,
Just getting time off worked out. Put me on the standby list if anything opens up. Thanks, David
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1995 K1100 LT
Illegitimi non Carborundum

rydor · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:13 pm Post subject:

Stoked!

Ernie-NH · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:40 am Post subject:

HEY... "Big Dave the Marion guy "...!

IF I thought I could get my '76 R100/7 there, I would head out in a minute. There are actually quite a few of us "K" people who are also "Airheads"..so you'd better be there with/without firewood.!

Best regards from FROZEN snowcovered NH.....// Ernie in NH
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AMA,, American Deaf Bikers
Airhead Beemers Club
'11 G650gs
'95 K1100LT
'76 R100/7

Jim · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:56 pm Post subject:

Wait a minute, Ernie. Dave has a pickup truck, and access to wood. We don't want to be paying by the stick down at the main office... Plus, if it is cool at night, we might want some real barn burners on that little grate...

Shoganai · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:14 am Post subject:

Due to my loweside, this may be the first year I'll be bike-less. I have it opened up in the garage right now.

Bike Work List

Maintenance
1. Rear main seal
2. Assess catchy throttle grip
3. Adjust throttle cable

Removal
1. J&M radio and antenna
2. Broken oil caddy
3. Cut 3” off bottom of Number5 tower

Repair
1. Top of Number 5

Modify
1. Add better quick disconnect to Number5 power switch
2. Add quick disconnect to each CREE lamp on tower

Replace
1. Antenna
2. Rear fender screws
3. Right rear turn signal
4. Belly pan bracket

Move
1. Fuse Block and all in-line fuses to right side of bike

Build / Rebuild
1. New oil caddy out of diamond tread
2. Secure Number5 lights to fuel cell

And that doesn't incluse this little project.

K1100RS Crash Bar System

I went to school for nursing, not engineering so I’m SURE I’m missing/not understanding many things.
The goal is to create a K1100RS crash bar system that anyone could mount without too much drama.

Pics in no special order.
http://shoganai.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Crash-Bars/

My first thought was it could be mounted the bar across the top, but
that won't work because of fouling with the headlight.
So I'll be attaching it behind the bracket. That fouls with the bolt
holes in the bracket, so I'll have to bend it so it doesn't.

I plan is to have a working crash bar system by no later than 4/27.

First remover ALL non-OEM wiring, get out of the way
1. Buy more copper tubing
2. Cut large holes in upper fairing under mirrors
3. Bend copper tubing for upper fairing mount and extend outside of the fairing
4. Temporally attach copper tubing to upper fairing bracket
5. Buy Easy Mold Silicone Putty
8. Use molding putty to create a 3D model of the area where T-type 3-part union will go
9. Cut holes in mid-fairings at upper engine mounts
10. Cut holes in lower fairing
11 Attach LT crash bars on oil sump and engine bolts
12. Using copper tubing mock-up crash bars for both sides
13. Have machine shop make T-type 3-part union to fit within the limited space
13a. also take to them the spare upper fairing mount, bike and mock-ups
14. Join the upper fairing bar to downward sweep with a one-piece double-wide SS shaft collar
15. Join the mid fairing/engine mount to downward sweep via a through and though SS bolt

In designing the upper fairing to crash bar T-type 3-part union I’ll be working VERY closely with the machine shop. We need to make it so once the bar is passed through the fairing, attaching them should be able to be done from underneath.

To help with hole cutting, I’ll be making lift-size paper templates.
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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

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:59 pm Post subject:

You WILL be riding a K bike at HM this year- I will be taking care of that, my dear.

Check your PM.

Bwahaha..........
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John & Cathy

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

Stoked Steve · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:52 pm Post subject:

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:27 pm Post subject:

Steve,

We still have 2' of snow on the ground and -10 to -20 at night..

This is nutz.

I will truck the K bike and ? to HM if necessary. I WILL be there and Gwen too.

Both of us on 2 wheels.

John
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John & Cathy

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

Stoked Steve · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:49 pm Post subject:

We had a brief flurry of snow yesterday as this Nor'Easter blew through.

But, we had 76 last weekend and calls for near 70 this Saturday, so I'm not complaining...

I'll bet the trees up there will still be bare in early May.

All the spring blooming stuff down here is about 3 weeks behind usual.
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Steve
Virginia Beach, VA
93 K1100RS Mystic Red SOLD
12 Suzuki DL650A VStrom

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:04 pm Post subject:

The sugaring season (sap for maple syrup) is really late this year. It should have been halfway done by now- this year it hasn't started. Once the trees bud- it's all over.

Sugaring for syrup needs above 32 daytime then below freezing at night. We have not been above freezing at all.
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John & Cathy

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

Shoganai · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:58 am Post subject:

John,

Your offer is far too kind and very practical under both our current conditions. (me no bike and you with snow)

I could force it to be rideable but the rear main seal is WAY overdue to the point it may not be safe to ride. It really needed addressing before my cross country walk-a-about.

I'll take you up on it. Thank you so very much for your friendship and kindness.

It will take a huge amount of pressure off me as my thumb is still making doing anything a little more difficult.

Forever in your debt,

Gwen
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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

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:23 am Post subject:

ROAD TRIP!!!!!

Of course you remember what happened the last time we rode together Rolling Eyes

You get to tell the HM gang about that one. Bwahaha........
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John & Cathy

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

Shoganai · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:13 am Post subject:

Also, check your email.

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:41 pm Post subject:

4 weeks from today..........

So when can we get FD and OTG here?

Next year? Or for the 10th?
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John & Cathy

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

Stoked Steve · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:01 pm Post subject:

Spring is springing in Marion, VA.

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USVA0466

Several days in the seventies here later this week, finally!

I had to cut the grass today!
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Steve
Virginia Beach, VA
93 K1100RS Mystic Red SOLD
12 Suzuki DL650A VStrom

Scott_Anderson · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:08 am Post subject:

Some good news to share. I will not be coming alone this year.
Very recent changes has made it available for my wife to attend with me this year.
To that end I have made arrangements for a nearby cabin. Soooo, this make my bunk available in the lodge if someone else would like to come.

If you were on a waiting list for a lodge bunk, be sure to P.M. or Email Jim if you still have interest.
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Ride safe.

1995 K1100LT 0302044
1997 R1100RT ZC62149
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.)

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:57 pm Post subject:

Great news, Scott.

We'll get to meet your better half! Very Happy

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John & Cathy

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