K100RS - Tall Bike ?

Would one of these be suitable for a short arse, or are they suited to
someone with a bit more length in the leg dept. ?

Got my eye on a local one :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300190229385

 

Not especially tall no but the seat height and width don't make it
particularly low either. Hagon make a shorter shock for this purpose.

 

Cool, what do the BMWisti think - worthwhile buy it now price ?

 

If its clean and together and feels ok to ride I would pay up to a grand for
it.

Check discs for wear and cracking around the holes, wheel rims for dings and
forks for pitting.
Other than that google here and in Classic, the usual problems are well
documented.

This http://tinyurl.com/2tj3c2
is the nicest release of the K100RS, it is newer and cheaper with less
miles, looks like Abingdon.

 

Black sidepanels indeed!

 

As others say, no way. You could get a nice 16v model for that, just.

 

Thanks all for the replys - very useful as always.

Nige, I like yours a lot, but with getting £1250 for the ducati, and having
no spare cash now, I think its still going to be out of my price league.

Hog - Ta - I'll phone the geezar to see if I can get a look at it in the
next couple of days.

Again - Thanks one and all.

 

I'm sure Dan L must live near the bloke but perhaps you are around Oxford
too if memory serves.

 

Yeah, bike's in Deadcat - which is where "Me ol' ma" lives, and is 5 mins
from work.

Cheers - Dave.B

 

It should be dark blue and pearl white if that's an original RS-Ltd. It was
the last K100 and the best. Nowt wrong with the old ABS1 on the very odd
occasion you *really* need it. The recommended Hawker Oddysey battery
conversion gets rid of many of those annoying "ABS light not cancelling"
issues, well that and an alternator in good condition plus keeping you ABS
sensors/connectors clean and protected.

 

Nice one - Ta.

Mate next to me at work just went "oooh arrr" "you wanner worrrtch the drive
shafts and gearboxes on them there BM's yerrrr know".

 

Brownz @ Work says...

Just the drive shafts and gearboxes? Wow, he was being kind...or
criminally lax.

 

**** me Nige, have you ridden it yet? Most people do a FEW miles on a bike
before Nigeing it out.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

FRO. This is pre 1993 stuff we are talking about.

Drive shafts, you need to keep the shaft and bevel box splines clean,
corrosion free with the right Optimoly paste on them. An easy job and if you
do they should be fine.

Gearboxes? occasional cxlutch/input shaft seal/bearing failure.

That K100RS LTD is probably about the most reliable bike ever made.

 

In

Mine was 'till my bro' killed it. .... and being fair my 5 previous
K-RS's from 1984 to 1990 models over 23 years of use were utterly reliable
except a couple of brake light switches on the early ones.

My neighbour had 237,000 miles on his before he had an accident, so I guess
they'll do v high mileages

--
Steve Parry
07 K1200GT SE
95 BMW F650
87 Yamaha FS1
Sukida SK90PY
91 Kawasaki AR50
07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

They're not particularly tall but they are heavy so if you're taking
the weight on only the toes of one foot you might have fun if it
starts to slip away from under you.

The buy it now price is too high. Going by what I paid for mine I'd go
as high as £900 and no more.

They're good bikes. I've ragged mine around the Peak District and the
IoM without being put to shame by other riders, you just need to be a
bit firm with them and remain commited once you've decided where you
want the bike to go.

 

Ahhh, the master of understatement at work.

Then again, as you know, a sight better if you should sit up/change
line/brake mid corner than on a standard twin shock Boxer.

 

Coolios - Ta.

Going to see it tomorrow evening.

--
Cheerz - Brownz
Something Rideable (Incoming)
'91 Ducati 750 SS (Going)
'53 JCW MCS (Cage)
http://www.brownz.org/

 

I always wanted a late one of them. I very nearly called him rather than
telling you!
I MUST sell at least 3 before buying anything though.

 

He seemed to manage to change line, brake mid corner etc when following me
through the Peak District...