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@@matthias4428 that's why they say beauty is in the eye of the beer holder ;). I quite like it, plus I mainly want it from a practical standpoint so I don't have to have the side cases on the bike all the time.

@ Right you are… beauty always very individual - here in Germany we say: „Die Schönheit liegt immer im Auge des Betrachters.“ As you know I think, because your English sounds a bit German !? But please don‘t get me wrong. Your BMW does look great, your RUclips-Video is well made and very informative. Thank you for that. Greetings Matthias

I generally have a fairly short attention span when it comes to vehicles anyway and while I like the driving feel of an MX-5, they tend to be a little cramped and impractical for me as I'm just a tad too tall for them to have appropriate head- and legroom.

Thank you for answering! I just purchased one 2 days ago and it’s a blast, but I also fit (just barely). My least favorite part is the numb steering.

@@slurpalurple You're welcome! I'm definitely looking into trying to lower the seats as I likely won't pass a broomstick test with the stock seat height and a helmet. Plus, I could really use a bit more seat travel. The steering isn't bad IMHO for an electric assist one, but I agree it's not comparable to older Miatas like an NA. that said, with this now being my second ND, it's worth getting an alignment from a shop that knows what they're doing (ie the local race shop or similar, not most big tire chains). It did improve the feel somewhat for me, but the alignment on the car had been way off.

Usually when one of the terminals is loose, there's still enough contact between the post and the terminal for the electrics to (mostly) function, but it won't transmit the full current it could transmit if the terminal was properly tightened. That tends to affect charging and it can affect starting, because it's usually the starter that draws the highest current of anything in the car unless you have a monster stereo. It shouldn't cause the battery to drain, but I've seen the battery to not recharge properly due to loose contacts (which is what made me record this video). It can also damage the alternator if the connection is really bad, and might prevent the car from starting if you can't get enough current across the connection.

Thanks for the comments. My main reason for labeling it as rare was not the bodywork conversion - which is something I'm trying to undo anyway, turning it back to stock - but the fact that it's a two year only model. Not to mention that it wasn't exactly one of their big sellers compared to the 8V model. Here in the US, they're pretty hard to find these days. K1100LTs are probably my favourite Flying Brick. I've owned several and probably would open my wallet for another one if I came across one in really nice shape.

@@jimmytad thank you. This is a keeper for me also, and I don’t say that often about vehicles.

Thanks for the kind words. I didn't add the luggage myself so I don't have the exact part numbers. That said, the rack and the cases are Hepco & Becker. Hope this helps!

Thanks for the kind words! The bike is far from perfect, but it was important for me to getting it on the road. I'll have to do more work on it this winter, and hopefully will eventually find the stock bodywork for it.

Like what?

@@zm6658 Within 500 miles the head pipes burnt out, They were replaced under warranty. Less than 300 miles later they burnt out again. They were replaced. On the third burn out they decided to find out what the problem was.. incorrect carburation. Within 500 miles lost the front brake entirely. Replaced under warranty. Took a trip from Monterey Calif to So Oregon. on the return gong down hill near Dunsmuir the bike went into a death wobble at the speed limit 65. The only gear I had was a tank bag with perhaps 4 pounds of stuff, no other baggage. Nothing would stop it until it slowed to the 40s and it went away, This repeated itself a half dozen times to Redding. I made it back and took the bike to the dealer in Santa Cruz. They messed with it for a couple weeks. No fix. I sold it to a cop from SF with full disclosure and a massive discount. PS I was a former employee of BMW of No America and a coast to coast commuter from Monterey to Montvale NJ..to their headquarters and my office. Sadly.. I sold my 1986 Paris Dakar to buy it.. Big mistake. The PD and my R69S and my 60/5 were the best of the bunch of 15 BMWs. The 1990 Bumble Bee was the worst.

Yes please this comment! What is the whine? I had an 83 Yamaha 750 Seca that made a similar noise it sounded like it had a turbo lol all my friends were like wtf . Never figured it out and never anything like it from any of the many many bikes I’ve owned since

The low front fender looks a bit strange - but that was an option i believe.

Yes, my understanding is you could either get them with the high or low front fender. The low fender is better for road use as it's less of a sail.

nooon....la vraie : LA 80 G/S...L'ORIGINALE....SANS LE PARALEVER....

@@CharlesStettler-kp4otOui! Mono-lever, small bikini fairing with a round headlight.

That's definitely on the agenda for the winter. Unfortunately there isn't much in the way of paperwork with the bike that shows which of the maintenance work had been done, and before I had the dealer go over the bike when I bought it, ISTR the previous record being from 2012-ish. And yes, the front brake is comically small.

@@garagemoneypit just imagine Tog was the previous owner and you won't go wrong

I better go looking for carpet underlay in the air cleaner then. Still one of my favourite memories of TOG.

I seem to remember that most of the 70s and 80s Airheads I owned had a five digit odometer, although that doesn't mean that there weren't any with a six digit one. My K100RS - which is actually a year older than the R100GS - definitely has a six digit odometer. These bikes are capable of pretty high miles, but that was the time when people rightly believed that a vehicle with 100k miles was completely worn out.

Saw it, thanks!

Congrats on the K1, that's another one of my bucket list bikes! Yes, I still have the K100RS - I've not done much with it as I'm still trying to track down the correct K100 style bodywork for it and need to fix the common issue with the front brakes. Glad that you found some of my tips helpful. There'll be more videos on it eventually!

The luggage is Hepco & Becker, and I'm very much assuming the rack is Hepco & Becker as well. I bought the bike with the luggage already installed so I don't know precisely which parts went on it as I don't have receipts for everything.

@@garagemoneypit As long as it fits the T120, I'm sure I can find it. Helps a great deal to know the name brand, thank you!

@@Barathos I was curious myself and just had a look - Hepco & Becker definitely lists the rack components for the T120.

Nice 👍. The LT is really the my favourite K1100.

Crammed the garage so full of bikes and cars, there is no space for a camper van.

@@garagemoneypit Fair enough UKRM :)

I'm on the lookout for a 16V parts bike at the moment, and if I come across a nice example of an RS I'll be happy to get in touch. The 8V ones are a lot easier to find and I see a fair number in nice condition, but I do prefer the better suspension and especially brakes on the 16V.

I have a Kseries BMW limited edition RS it has the standard Grey seat the black wheels mag's and the pinstripes it was purchased by myself in 90 from Morgan and wacker in Newstead Brisbane Queensland from new I'm the only one owner it's done 9 thousand kilometres from new I'm from Australia if interested

Thank you. This bike really surprised me - I initially bought it as a quick stop gap after a deer took care of my R1200GS Adventure, but it's really grown on me and is likely to hang around for a while.

Cool bikes are in the eye of the beer holder :). Not that this one isn't cool... Yes, I still own it, it's just been relegated to "need to tackle some of the smaller/quicker projects first" status. Unfortunately it's turned into one of those projects that open fresh rabbit holes every time I look. It will reappear on the channel, but it'll be a little while.

They are great bikes, and frankly if it wasn't for the deer that knocked me off this GSA I would probably still have it.

It's odd - I've owned five flying bricks of various types, and I never had one that had City cases even though it would've made a lot of sense when I was commuting on one. Maybe I should try to find a set.

@@garagemoneypit My K was second hand, and came with the big boxes. Great when packing for a couple of weeks! I managed to track down a pair of city boxes, and they made a real difference when filtering through traffic. I used the bike for commuting through rain snow and flood. Only let me down once. An HT coil failed and stopped providing spark. Luckily my bike had two HT coils, each driving 2 cylinders. I travelled home on just the two cylinders.

It’s a K100RS *16V*, not a regular K100RS. Basically a K1 with K100RS bodywork. Pretty rare model, only made for two years at the end of the K100RS model run. It is however wearing the wrong bodywork - someone “upgraded” it to K1100RS bodywork at some point. I intend to address that issue once I’ve dealt with some of the remaining minor issues.

I guess I should really have a closer look at it. The whining is much more audible in the video than in person, but given that this bike is from the time of not-so-great Honda camchain tensioners and people keep mentioning this one the video, I might have too much hopium in my ears :)

@@garagemoneypit I just replaced my entire cam chain system and she feels and sounds great for it. After market 'horseshoes' like that from David Silver Spares are aluminum with a copper bush and that works better, ie not seizing. Cheaper too!

Thanks for letting me know. My understanding is that there are some differences on the really early T120s, but I haven't checked if mine falls into that category.

​@@garagemoneypit If your headlight has DRL, then you need triumph number A9638253 or A9638179, if without DRL you need A9638178.

You’re correct about regular brake fluid being hygroscopic. I think my mistake was to assume that the brake fluid looking fresh for the front brake - because that looked like it was 1-2 year old given the climate I live in - would mean in the same for the rear brake. Of course, it could just be the master cylinder being fed up with life…

@@garagemoneypit I've learnt not to assume anything xD I had a car with "timing chain rattle" that ended up being 2 knackered camshafts and oil starvation issues. There's not all that much to a master cylinder, a couple of umbrella shaped seals and a piston. you could rebuild it yourself if you wanted to save some money. my money on what happened is the rear most umbrella seal went (in particular, a tear or a pinhole), then only the dust seal held back the fluid. On my yam the front seal (pump) was the suspect one, it was barely holding on, so i had a really spongy brake. after i pulled the thing apart and reseated everything it just wouldn't build pressure. but it also didn't leak. a 'smoking gun' of bad fluid would be lots of little black bits in the reseviour, the colour of the fluid may be acceptable (because someone may have recently changed it) but any grit or cloud is a huge hint that stuff is being kicked up into the fluid/has been eaten by it.

@@TwoWheeledPotatoyou're definitely correct on the assumption part. I should've learned this by now after a few decades of fiddling with cars and motorcycles. But then again, I probably wouldn't be doing this still if I didn't retain a sliver of optimism.

@@garagemoneypittry not be so hard on yourself, every day we all learn things :) Honestly, i've only learnt what i know because there's a shortage of decent mechanics around. Messing with brakes isn't something i'd have done by choice. Absolutely, being optimistic is the best way, as much as it may sound like i'm a pessimist with things, i find being able to question things means i get to understand the root of things and knowing is what gives me a lot of optimism that even if something is eally\ bad, something can be done. That car with the bad camshafts btw was done really cheaply because i knew someone that was willing to try some used camshafts and because i understood the risks of them i was comfortable taking that risk where most people would have just scrapped her. I then had that car for a whole 2 years after that before it went to her new owner.

I agree, all I have to do is find a set.

@@garagemoneypit @garagemoneypit fisrt time I watched your channel very entertaining. I have a friend who is visiting the US right now , hunting for old bikes. Will ask him if he sees a set to let me know ! 🙏🏻 K100RS 1990 ?

@@krisowler367 I’d really appreciate that. From memory, it’s the belly pan that is different on the 16V model and thus harder to find, and it’s the same for the whole production run. Unfortunately that was only two years and IIRC BMW only made about a thousand of this model.

@@garagemoneypit who knows.. things can heppen.... will ask him to keep his eye out for you.

That makes sense. I don't have the off road algorithm activated anyway, so maybe removing the chest armor is a good idea.

Ah, that makes sense. I don't really go offroading either, at least not voluntarily. Probably should consider removing the chest armour to see how much it changes the airflow.

Interesting re the additional airflow the Rally offers. Having not ridden with the standard vest, I assumed the airflow through the Rally would be slightly less due to the additional chest armour. Also, thanks for the correction re the protection level of the Induction jackets.

These are actually my first set of Klim jackets I bought for myself. I had bought a Klim mesh jacket for my wife and really liked the quality. So far I'm really liking them!

Good point.

If it's in decent shape, I think you did get a deal.

Yes, it was garaged and started periodically. The guy is in the middle of moving and lost the only key. Luckily the BMW in Germany is still able to make a key using only the numbers off if the bike. So it's cold here in the states and I need a month for it to warm up anyway:)

Same here😂

Depends on the weather - in the summer, I'll definitely have to take it off but it's nice to have the option for a long distance ride to reduce the fatigue.

Schönen Gruss nach Deutschland :)