Newbie joining, let the hazing begin...
Just bought a '87 K100LT. It is, shall we say, cosmetically challenged.
It was dropped on the right side, I'm guessing at 25-30 mph, so the side fairing is broken, the right mirror is MIA and the right saddle case has a big patch of rash on the outer shell. Then it was dropped on the left side at low speed, so the cam cover has a hole in it...
A replacement cam cover and gaskets are on the way. The engine is otherwise sound, the bike has about 64k miles total. The kid I bought it from made a good effort at reversing some of the deferred maintenance before he cracked the cam cover. He replaced the final drive and drive shaft with good used parts, cleaned the fuel tank and replaced the filter, and renewed all the lubricants. He replaced the brake pads front and rear, and also bought fresh Bridgestones. The sale price was basically the tires and a couple tanks of gas, so I am happy.
This is a winter project, so while the short term plan is to get it back in running condition, I will probably tear it down to bit and pieces. The seller said it has a "midrange stumble", so I want to go through the L-Jet and deal with any perished air boots or other rubber bits, injector seals, fuel lines, and the like. I suppose plugs and wires are in order. I want to do the clutch, probably upgrade with some K1100 parts. The rear main seal is seeping, so that is on the list. Cooling system flush, any needed hoses, and fresh coolant. It needs fork seals. The steering head bearings feel good, but if I have the forks apart, might as well do them too.
Cosmetically, I want to get it back close to stock. For daily use, I won't carry the luggage, but I will get it repaired or replaced for trips. Being an LT, it has the electric windscreen, which seems like it might be nice to have. It has a nice Rich's seat, and heated grips. The bike was originally dark blue, but some of the plastics have been painted black, and the tank is painted with a textured, flat black, kinda-bedliner stuff. I haven't given a lot of thought to color for the finished product, although black would be OK with me.
Ebay has been beddy beddy good to me for gathering the missing parts, but I do still need a right side mirror. If anyone has a decent one they want to sell for a fair price, I'm interested.
Me? Name is Tony. As you might guess, I'm mechanically capable. I have a history of serial Bimmer ownership, I've owned at least one of most every car in the BMW line from 1968 to 1984 -- E3, E9, E10, E12, E21, E23, E24. No E28 but an E30. And an E39. This is my first Beemer, but not my first bike. I was not planning to buy a touring bike this time around, I was actually looking at dual sports, but the brick got under my skin, and here I am...
