Hi All, new K100 owner here and excited to join the community (and get my bike running). Also very novice in terms of mechanical experience, so may require some patience. I inherited an 85 K100 LT a few weeks ago, and finally got it going this weekend after replacing the load shed relay and fuel pump.
The first thing I did on my first ride was drop the bike on some wet leaves leaving my driveway. Ugh. It was very minor and didn't cause any damage, just got the bike a bit muddy. After picking it up, I rode it around for a few (maybe 3-4) miles and while heading home, I stopped to make a turn, but realized the bike had lost all power, no dash lights, nothing (very similar to the bike pre-new load shed relay). Interestingly, if I turned on the kill switch, the headlight and horn would work, but nothing else. I first tried to mess with the load shed relay some more, and now the headlight comes on if I turn on the ignition regardless of the position of the kill switch, but nothing else works, including the horn.
I checked the battery with a multimeter, and it is fully charged. Any ideas on what could have happened over such a short ride? Could dropping the bike have knocked something loose? Based on my initial search through this forum, I figured I would try to clean out the ignition switch and give the starter a few whacks with a wrench.
Anyways, looking forward to hearing what you all have to say. Given the shape of my bike at the moment and my lack of know-how, I may be on here quite a lot!