K11 Owners Group

Don Sproule

I like to post about good products and experiences I've had related to motorcycling and here's one of them:
After misplacing my stainless steel fastener kit ordered from Desmopart about five years ago(long story), I finally found it and am even more excited than the day I first received it.
Desmoparts.com offers a really cool set of stainless steel fasteners (screws, bolts etc) for a variety of motorcycles including our K bikes.
The kit to do an LT is $49.00 and has about 150 pieces. The bits are packaged in about six bags with instructions on where they go on the bike.
Pretty well every accessable external part is in there.
The owner of the company, Chris, personally strips a sample bike down to determine exactly the parts needed and puts together a kit with all of the fasteners in stainless steel.
It will likely take me more than a few hours to swap them all out but the result is a cooler looking, non-corroding, functional setup for a fairly small investment. AND there's a whole bunch of spare parts that I will have taken off the bike.
Why don't you check out his website. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
www.desmoparts.com . I believe it's in Texas.
I have no commercial interest in Chris's company. Never met the man.
Just a great idea and great product.

Don

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:49 pm Post subject:

Used them for some parts on my departed K1100RS. Good quality.
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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 Dec 07, 2011 12:32 am Post subject:

I met Chris - he used my '97 LT to make the kit up. He usually keeps a bike for a few days to figure out what to put in the kit.

Chris worked on my bike the better part of a day - with a few interruptions. I think he later had to add a few bits to complete the kit.

Chris is a very cool guy!
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Jim
1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed!
1992 K75RTP 46,000 - RUNNING - at last!
1992 R100R 24,000 - FOR SALE

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

Don Sproule · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:59 pm Post subject:

Now I remember the connection, Jim.
I was the guy who kindof put together your meeting so Chris could make a 'template' for LTs.
What did you think of the kit?

Don

Stoked Steve · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:09 pm Post subject:

I have the kit on my RS, both the regular kit and the belly pan set (highly recommended) and I have been pleased with it. I got about 90% of the bolts and screws on there, couldn't figure out a few and had a few odds and ends left over.

Well worth the money and time spent learning more about your bike by taking parts of it off!
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Steve
Virginia Beach, VA
93 K1100RS Mystic Red SOLD
12 Suzuki DL650A VStrom

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject:

Hey Jim,

That's your bike on the Desmoparts site! I have visited the site several times but never realized that the LT was yours.

http://www.desmoparts.com/products/parts-catalog/bmw/bmw-k1100lt-stainless-steel-fastener-kit

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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 Dec 08, 2011 12:47 am Post subject:

Jim · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 12:47 am Post subject:

Scott_Anderson · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:42 am Post subject:

The only thing I will add to the topic is that with the new fasteners you need allen wrenches to remove some of the fasteners that were previously just a philips screw driver.
The knee panels, the inside dash panel, front brake master cyl cover, and the gas cap are the 4 that I can think of off hand that need the allen head for the new screws.
I have had issues with the 4 screws at the outside edge of the dash panel are just barely long enough to screw in with the stainless tapered washers. They only get in by maybe 1 or 2 threads at the most.
Im not to sure but that I didn't swap the original bmw plastic washers so I had more screw to thread in.
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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.)

Jim · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 12:36 am Post subject:

The K is still on the DesmoParts site - looking good! It was much younger then...

Progressive is making noises about totaling it... Time to part out the boat anchor (thank you, Morton's BMW - that was a waste of $10,000.00+) - get what I need and sell the rest.

Took a look at the Desmo website - in case there was a kit for an R100RT. One of the other R kits will probably cover most of it.

Flying Duck · Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:10 pm Post subject:

I once bought some stuff from Desmo. Some of the fasteners were obviously used. For what they charge I don't think that should be the case.

I now get my SS stuff from a local supplier, Tacoma Screw Products. Including tax, I pay about $20 for what Desmo would charge about $60 + shipping.

I do have to come up with my own inventory of what I need but that's not a big deal to me.
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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: Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:27 pm Post subject:

I guess that's the price we pay for not living near Tacoma Screw...
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Jim
1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed!
1992 K75RTP 46,000 - RUNNING - at last!
1992 R100R 24,000 - FOR SALE

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

Flying Duck · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 9:53 pm Post subject:

Jim · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:04 pm Post subject:

Maybe you could put kits together and sell them for $30.00... That way you'd at least be buying in quantity...
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Jim
1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed!
1992 K75RTP 46,000 - RUNNING - at last!
1992 R100R 24,000 - FOR SALE

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

Flying Duck · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:45 pm Post subject:

Jim · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:24 am Post subject:

Guess that makes Desmo parts a pretty good deal - for the rest of us...
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Jim
1997 K1100LTSE 94,000 - has gremlins!
1995 R100RT Classic 16,650 crashed!
1992 K75RTP 46,000 - RUNNING - at last!
1992 R100R 24,000 - FOR SALE

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

N41EF · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:21 pm Post subject:

I just got the kit from Desmo off eBay. Very impressed, clearly labeled and bagged with a sheet explaining which bag has which parts, and when you need to reuse the cup washers and such. Price was $44.95 plus $8 for shipping. I'm in the planning stage to remove all of the body work for paint, will post some pictures when I get a chance.
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2014 R1200RT Water Cooled
2001 R1100S Light
1993 K1100LT. Nissan Ice Blue.(Gone)

Grunter · Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:06 am Post subject:

Flying Duck · Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:09 pm Post subject:

One thing Desmo doesn't do (as far as I know) is rotor bolts and peg plate bolts so you'd need to sort that out for yourself.

I do understand why from a potential liability perpsective though.
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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: Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:12 am Post subject: