K11 Owners Group

Shoganai · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:14 pm Post subject: Broke down on I-81. HELP NEEDED

The bolt that holds the FD to the torsion bar broke or fell out.

Dead in the water.

Can someone call me at 803-640-9544 and tell me what size bolt that is so maybe I can find a replacement at Lowes.
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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

Shoganai · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:27 pm Post subject:

Sorry to bother you. ...I found it. M10X55.

Now see about hitching a ride.
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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

N41EF · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:20 pm Post subject:

Where you at?
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2014 R1200RT Water Cooled
2001 R1100S Light
1993 K1100LT. Nissan Ice Blue.(Gone)

N41EF · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:21 pm Post subject:

Could you stick the screwdriver shaft from the tool kit through the final drive and bar? And them wrap it in tape to hold it in.
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2014 R1200RT Water Cooled
2001 R1100S Light
1993 K1100LT. Nissan Ice Blue.(Gone)

Flying Duck · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:59 am Post subject:

Or find a 3/8 bolt at a hardware store and limp it to a dealer or nut/bolt supply store with the right metric bolt. (Make sure your final solution is a bolt with adequate shear strength.)
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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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Flying Duck · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:00 am Post subject:

Or find a 3/8 bolt at a hardware store and limp it to a dealer or nut/bolt supply store with the right metric bolt.
(And make sure your final solution has adequate shear strength.)
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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

Flying Duck · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 5:47 am Post subject:

Having met you IRL, you seem like a nice person.

Why are you so flippin' hard on your poor little K bikes?
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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

Shoganai · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:23 am Post subject:

Thanks all, even you Duck!

I was on the side of I-81 for 5 hours, then when help arrived with a bolt, the battery was dead. I was w/i site of an exit and we pushed it into a gas station parking lot. That was close to midnight.

We went to his house in Rock Mount VA, and the next morning, we tried for 30 min to get it to start. Finally I must have blown a fuse, because no lights would come on at all when the key was turned.

I had to leave it there because I had to get home in time for work.

It's still there, I hope. I'll be able to go get it tomorrow.

OBTW..I think I caused this to happen 2 years ago when I had to replace the drive shaft in the hotel parking lot.

I never went back to check to specs that may have called for blue thread lock.

.
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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

Flying Duck · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 6:26 pm Post subject:

It should be one of those "smushed" locknuts and not require any Loctite. All it should need is to be torqued to spec. 43 Nm or 32 ft-#
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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

Jim · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:12 pm Post subject:

As a fellow K11OG member said (just under two years ago) when I was stopped on the side of 81 with a bike that wouldn't start: "Call your towing service."

That was when I was 45 minutes from my destination - with about 5 tow vehicles and 5 trailers sitting around...

Good times, eh?
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Jim
1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - still has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed - repaired!
1992 K75RTP 46,000

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

Shoganai · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:13 am Post subject:

Steve and I brought it home today.

All fixed.

Actually it was a blown starter relay, blown fuse and dead battery.

Good times. Bad times. It's time above ground so I'm ok with it.
_________________
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