Looking for feedback on the K100RT BMW :-) Julian.
What sort of feedback, mine has a lot of trouble tipping into corners, and only gets 10 kilometres per litre, but it is great for rallies and can take 4 people to the pub without any problem. Boxer
was thinking more of mechanical faults that may be common to them such as fuel injection failing or rear hub splines chewing out etc. J the A.
The engine is reasonably bullet proof but these bikes are getting old and many will have over 300,000k on them. Some will have a balance shaft rattle so listen to it a low revs and if it has a rattle give it a miss. gearboxes are usually fine, but with all old bikes the cost of parts is high as is repair and servicing. Unless you are buying it real cheap you may be better off going for a younger bike like this one. http://my.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....entPage=MyeBaySelling&ssPageName=STRK:ME:LNLK Boxer
Well,I've heard that the fuel injection can fail,and the rear hub splines chew out... Postman Pat (Off to look at Monty Python)
Good, robust, oldish bike. Very top-heavy, so never walk the damn thing anywhere, always sit on it and move it. Splines are the weak point, so if there's any trouble shifting down gears, don't even look at the bike. Secondhand low-kilometre motor is about $1k1, secondhand gearbox about $1k. Servicing was costing me about $150 for every 5000 km, biggest pain in the arse is the fuel filter inside the tank, which should be dome every 5000, but you can stretch it to 10 if you're prepared for a bit of hiccuping. The weight on the front forks on older bikes really tends to pare back the chrome, so watch out for delaminating or you'll be up for quite a few fork seals until the forks are replaced/rechromed. Mine did 1000km a week for 18 months with only two weeks of downtime. I was getting 14-16km per litre of unleaded fuel, 5th gear covers 60kmh to 200kmh+, and the panniers/top box/gloveboxes/tankbag were good for two and a half slabs of beer. Two-up you don't even notice the extra weight. The bike is hard on front tyres, which would only go two-thirds the distance of the rear. Rider protection is excellent, low fatigue, good road presence, comfortable ride position, and the best thing of all is the BMW indicator system, which puts *anything* else out there to shame. - sanbar
was thinking more of mechanical faults that may be common to them such I heard somewhere that they have problems with the efi system failing, and rear hub splines chweing out.
Yes. VERY top heavy. Once underway, they handle quite nicely thank you, but at very low speed manoeuvering be very wary. It doesn't take much to tip over the point of no return. I find the air filter replacement to be harder than the fuel filter, but the big one is lubricating the splines. I'm doing it habitually every 10,000 km, but it does take some time. If you throw in the clutch spline lube as well (which I do every 40-50,000 km, then it turns it into a weekend job for me. One thing that I have noticed with mine is that, every 3-6 months the bike goes through a spluttering and dying routine which is initially only fixed by turning off the key and turning back on again, or flick the kill switch on and off. Eventually I have to pull the brain out from under the seat and clean the contacts between the brain and cable. Problem then goes away for another few months. Except at low speeds. A wriggling pillion will kill you at traffic lights. On the open road, though, the bike is sweet and stable. Plenty of power for overtaking, and sits quite well in windy conditions or rough roads (front tyre wear will result in wandering on rough roads, though). I'm averaging about 2 rear tyres per front tyre. Fronts are lasting me 12-14,000 km, while rears tend to need replacing after about 7,000. However, I do a lot of two-up riding, and have lately been doing most of that while towing a trailer. Fuel consumption runs from around 20 km per litre (solo and 100 kph highway) to about 13 km per litre (two-up, towing, and 120 kph). btw: was it you, Sanbar, who had done a job with wiring up a handheld UHF to be used as an intercom? --- Cheers PeterC [aka MildThing] '81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope) '87 BMW K100RT '81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress) www.dmcsc.org.au
Most interested in the circuit if you drew one - we are working on a similar design. - RexT. R80 (now with new rear tire)
The schematics for wiring and components will do just fine, thanks. --- Cheers PeterC [aka MildThing] '81 Suzuki GS450-s (gone on to better and brighter things - I hope) '87 BMW K100RT '81 Yamaha Virago (XV) 750H (work in progress) www.dmcsc.org.au
