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Beaker
Joined: 07 Oct 2015
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Location: Toowoomba, Australia
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I've just bought my first bike, a 94K11RS with 150,000km on it. I haven't ridden in about ten years and most of my riding has been in the Philippines on a Yamaha DT, so this thing feels big and scary. I'm on a steep learning curve, but pretty excited about getting out and riding.
https://goo.gl/photos/vF581nRCVoo8VrBQ9
Sorry about the quality of the photos, I will try to get some while I am out and about.
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1994 K1100 RS -Midlife Blue
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John Clauss
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Welcome! Pretty bike, I love my RS great bike. The size never bothered me too much. I have found that keeping the tires at proper inflation really helps the feel and handling of the bike, so I am in the habit of checking pressures every day.
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N41EF
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Welcome to the club, they'll teach you the secret handshake latter.
Love the blue! I'm going to paint mine this winter, can't decide between red or blue....
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Flying Duck
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Blue is nice but Mystic Red ones are the fastest. 
The weight can be a little intimidating at first (LTs are much worse) but once you have any speed it becomes an asset and makes for a very solid ride.
Welcome to K11OG....
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SugarHillCTD
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WELCOME!
Good to see another member with a K-RS.
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John Clauss
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| Flying Duck wrote: | Blue is nice but Mystic Red ones are the fastest.
The weight can be a little intimidating at first (LTs are much worse) but once you have any speed it becomes an asset and makes for a very solid ride.
Welcome to K11OG.... |
I agree with this whole heartedly Mystic Red RS are the fastest by far.
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pegasus
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Joined: 03 Apr 2003
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Location: Ipswich Australia
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:47 pm Post subject: Newbie |
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| Ditto on the mystic red ones (with gold wheels)! |
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drmalacarne
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Welcome to the group, Carl!
Gui.
São Paulo, Brazil.
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Beaker
Joined: 07 Oct 2015
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Location: Toowoomba, Australia
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:21 pm Post subject: Newbie |
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| Flying Duck wrote: | Blue is nice but Mystic Red ones are the fastest.
The weight can be a little intimidating at first (LTs are much worse) but once you have any speed it becomes an asset and makes for a very solid ride.
Welcome to K11OG.... |
Yeah, she is heavy all right, I've already laid it over (nice and gently) trying to get it up onto the centre stand the day I bought it. I used the butt lift trick to stand her up again. So I guess "never been dropped" no longer applies, although my guess is that is not the first time she has had a lay down.
Plan on taking it out for a spin this afternoon.
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garynali
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Welcome to the group Carl. Nice bike and lots of great rides you can do out of Toowoomba. All the know how you need to keep it purring is in the heads of these blokes.
Gary C
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Flying Duck
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Center stand tips:
Front wheel pointed straight ahead
Put in neutral
Lower center stand
Tilt it until both feet are on the ground
Use both foot pressure and lifting to get it on the stand (you really don't need to pull it back, that happens naturally)
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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
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Green Monster
Joined: 23 Jul 2014
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Location: Roswell, GA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:24 pm Post subject: Welcome!!! |
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Welcome Carl! This forum is chock full of great resources and humor...
| Flying Duck wrote: | | Blue is nice but Mystic Red ones are the fastest. |
I'm not sure about the overall speed differences between the colors  However, I can safely say that a KRS in Palmetto Green is one of the rarest
Mike
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Beaker
Joined: 07 Oct 2015
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| Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:04 am Post subject: Newbie |
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Thanks for the welcome everyone and the tips, I will definitely keep and eye on the tyre pressure and am getting pretty good at getting her up on the centre stand, she is a heavy lump though.
I think that I need a fair bit more time in the saddle to get used to it.
Carl
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Beaker
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| Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:05 am Post subject: Newbie |
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Thanks for the welcome everyone and the tips, I will definitely keep and eye on the tyre pressure and am getting pretty good at getting her up on the centre stand, she is a heavy lump though.
I think that I need a fair bit more time in the saddle to get used to it.
Carl
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