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Offline djaysan

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My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« on: October 04, 2019, 09:23:11 AM »
Hello! I recently moved to Poland and couldn't resist to acquire this K1100RS 93' after selling my F800R 11' back in Mauritius Island.
I plan to strip it of and make it a flat tracker style after following the thread of a young Hawaiian folk how transformed his Red K100 in his garage.

attached is a picture of my (not so) new baby!

I will need your guidance folks to help me give this beauty a clean and retro look :)
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Offline E30_Crazy

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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2019, 03:41:16 AM »
Every time I see someone stripping a K1100RS in the same color as mine, it ends up being overseas, haha (cost of shipping way higher)
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2019, 07:33:33 AM »

I will need your guidance folks to help me give this beauty a clean and retro look :)

It's beautiful the way it is! Find a clapped-out one to desecrate!
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2019, 08:00:36 AM »
It already has a clean retro look, however if you must chop it up, do a search as there are others that have gone that route and have posted their adventure.
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2019, 09:08:45 AM »
It already has a clean retro look . . ..
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2019, 01:04:09 PM »
I plan to strip it of and make it a flat tracker style after following the thread of a young Hawaiian folk how transformed his Red K100 in his garage.
Are you referring to this one? It's a K75.
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Offline djaysan

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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2019, 01:47:18 PM »
Every time I see someone stripping a K1100RS in the same color as mine, it ends up being overseas, haha (cost of shipping way higher)

Trust me the picture looks much more clean than real! lot of scratches, cracks, riveted metal on the inside... nobody would take them even for free
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Offline djaysan

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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2019, 02:08:16 PM »
It's beautiful the way it is! Find a clapped-out one to desecrate!

I got it for a very fair price from someone who inherited it from his grandpa' :) kept falling due to the size and weight of the beast - the front brake system need a clean up, the battery is dead and the plastics deserves to be recycled - I will keep the tank for sure and maybe the tail but the rest is in really bad shape :(

It already has a clean retro look, however if you must chop it up, do a search as there are others that have gone that route and have posted their adventure.

I knew I would hear this :) I will do a search and see what part of their route will help me to achieve the look that fits me :)
I once heard that riding something you built yourself feels a lot different...

Are you referring to this one? It's a K75.

Yes! I was amazed how the final result looked like! :)

I don't plan to go for an expensive build with japanese inverted forks, modified rear suspension system or even with a moto gadget something clocks - something relatively simple and clean - I must say that my worst nightmare is to only think about how to attach a small universal speedometer to it :S

Here are some clean inspirations I found online:
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2019, 02:13:13 PM »
greetings...

needs a custom radiator...

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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2019, 02:29:05 PM »
needs a custom radiator...
But the one in the second photo does seem to have a toilet paper dispenser so how much more customizing would be acceptable?
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2019, 03:11:16 PM »
dumb question....or maybe not..

what the hell is the difference between a cafe racer, street tracker, street fighter, scrambler, etc, etc, etc.  everyone's "individual" custom hoop chopper looks identical to the others with just a different label.  seems like a standard formula.
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2019, 03:13:43 PM »
what the hell is the difference between a etc, etc, etc.  everyone's "individual" custom hoop chopper . . .
I think you're onto something there! Choppers—it has a nice ring to it.
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2019, 03:18:52 PM »
Start thinking BIG, djaysan.

First, here's a modestly stripped K1100.




Here's a K1200 engine in a K100 frame with a K1100 driveline and wider wheels that rides well. Read this thread.

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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2019, 06:00:00 PM »
I will be following with interest as I too have the same bike and not sure what direction to go with it.  Good luck!
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Offline djaysan

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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2019, 11:01:05 AM »
Hello every one! long time no post!

here is a little picture to understand the difference between all those 'custom' bikes:


PS: I will go to the route between the 'brat' and the 'scrambler'
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Offline djaysan

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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2019, 11:08:37 AM »
I will be following with interest as I too have the same bike and not sure what direction to go with it.  Good luck!

Thank you ! I have started already - I rented a shed / garage / underground whatever you call it for the winter.

I had only two sessions with the bikes and here is the 'before / after' stripping on the 1st day!
Oh! and I added my first mod to the project : a LED headlight - it was a plug and play!
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2019, 11:09:45 AM »

PS: I will go to the route between the 'brat' and the 'scrambler'

You'll be needing an air-cooled parallel twin. 650cc should be about right.
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Offline djaysan

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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2019, 03:13:20 PM »
I guess I will do with what I have in my hands :)

I got a great deal on a k1200 Rear wheel so I couldn't resist ! the next day I got them I could resist the urge to go back for a 2nd day in the Shed :

Oh and the last picture is showing the TENET from my French new mate Francois who sell those :) It's really plug and play for around 200USD including the harness and the speedometer - how could I resist?
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Offline djaysan

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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2019, 05:23:35 AM »
here is the first test of the new speedo:
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2019, 08:51:31 AM »
It's really hard to tell how recent the second picture is ... what month is that on the calendar?

Nice having a place to work on the brick out of the weather, good luck.
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #20 on: December 11, 2019, 10:09:24 PM »
Following with interest....have my own K1100 resto in process
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Re: My (not so) new K1100RS 93'
« Reply #21 on: April 17, 2020, 04:25:46 AM »
Hello Everybody, It's been long since I posted...

I hope everyone is safe during this pandemic  112350

I almost finished my scrambler project on this k1100rs 1992" !

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I moved in the country side at the wifey parent's when we still could travel the country...

I recently acquired this K1200RS fuel rail which looks so much cleaner and clean the fuel pipe route. also seems that it runs smoother.

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Now let's chase some 4 holes injectors and see how it perform  112350
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