Author Topic: K100 build- making it up as I go  (Read 57696 times)

Offline jc55

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Re: K100 build- making it up as I go
« Reply #150 on: April 12, 2017, 08:52:23 PM »
Lol. My own shop is in all of the build pics and it's still awesome lol
  • Carrollton, Ohio
  • '90 K100LT '77 Gl1000

Offline Boxermann

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Re: K100 build- making it up as I go
« Reply #151 on: April 13, 2017, 03:14:31 AM »
Fairing looks awesome. That's some serious craftsmanship!
  • Norway
  • K100 / '87, K75 / '87

Offline jc55

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Re: K100 build- making it up as I go
« Reply #152 on: September 26, 2017, 02:04:05 AM »
Just a quick update.  The bike has been holding up great.  She's been getting a lot of ridiculous attention, and is a blast to ride. Parts of the digits on the Acewell 2853 are starting to disappear, had to sort out the rear set linkage geometry, muffler packing is long gone, but the paint and mechanicals are holding up wonderfully.

A small confession. I wanted an airhead originally. Due to the rising prices, that just wasn't possible. So I grabbed what I knew would be the next classic while the prices were down(K100). I'm so grateful for that actually, because I would've missed out on the fact that the K-series is such a superior bike in everyway(at least to me). :riding:  (I'm also a fan of motorcycles with unique engines).

At any rate, I found an '81 r100 for $1400. She runs good and has great compression. This one was driven regularly but stored outside for 10 years and never washed...ever. I've never seen anything so oily!

She's my next project. I power washed, put in some new fuel, strapped a battery to the back and took her for a ride around town. Lol, a very geriatric ride imo, but I couldn't stop smiling.  I hope to get into the more intricate restoration aspects such as re-plating harware and complete disassembly.  Here she is, and off to the land of airheads with myself...
  • Carrollton, Ohio
  • '90 K100LT '77 Gl1000

Offline duckytran

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Re: K100 build- making it up as I go
« Reply #153 on: September 29, 2017, 12:19:08 PM »
I'd like to see what you'll eventually do with the Airhead. I've always loved and wanted one. Too expensive. Share some pics every now and then.
  • Austin, Texas
  • 1993 K75, 1981 R65

Offline jc55

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Re: K100 build- making it up as I go
« Reply #154 on: September 29, 2017, 12:44:36 PM »
Thanks, they are expensive. A scrambler just sold on eBay for $8500!
  • Carrollton, Ohio
  • '90 K100LT '77 Gl1000

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