I sorted out the camera angle, and snuck the k100 out this afternoon in between rain. I been wanting to upload a POV, but I found that I either never "sent it" enough, or something was wrong with the bike/camera. I made sure this was upload worthy. Lemme know what this noise reminds you of, if anything, and also WHEN it sounds best (load/rpm/etc.)
@@Theillestrator1050 would you be interested in selling or trading or both ??? For a 2018 Vulcan S w/Kawasaki factory unlimited miles extended no fee transferable warranty til October 2024 , plus all the extra little tasteful costly pieces I put into it , plus what ever dollars 💸 you need to make that happen ..??? Anyhow you probably got all sorts of offers for her , I just had to try , anyhow great build , I watched all the episodes, you r a really talented artist Moto enthusiast builder creator illustrator greetings from the left coast 🙏😎👺👹🤠☠️👍🤝👏thank you for sharing
I LOVE it, definitely sounds like the engine out of a Flying Brick, with all the growling, whistling and sudden switch in personality as it enters the higher rev range. I love my own K100 and the sound of yours is magnificent! Not a fan of the squid part, but that's your personal choice. Stay safe, and hopefully keep having fun. You make great content!
That was fun, thanks for the ride! Since I was a kid riding my bicycle around NYC, I developed an attitude of "stop for what???" I brake for solid objects - not lights or signs. I don't do that anymore - I'm 57.
Ive been building e30s for years. Always wanted a K bike, your videos motivated me to start my own cafe build. Just bought a 1997 K1100LT with only 63,000 miles 🏍️
I've always fancied building one just for the interesting brick engine, I think this video has just cemented that ambition. Love your content btw, seems totally real and honest.
Hey dude, im from queens doing my build since last year and i wanna say thank you bc all of your videos definitely helped me thru my process and made it easier for me!
I came across an 85 K100 RT a couple years ago and stripped it naked. In doing so I put on a scrambler seat and cut down the back of the frame. I cut the stock muffler in half to match and it sounds great. These bikes have such a beautiful exhaust note!
Watching this makes me miss my bike. Once I'm back on good money, about 5 months time, I'll pick something up. Currently considering a Bandit 1200, XJR1300 or CB1300 as a muscle/fighter build. I'm 195cm or around 6''4" so that's why I'm looking a big bikes.
>makes Michael Jordan reference *"HE'S BACK!!!"* >illlestrator be like... *"I never left"* You've been an inspiration to me since I came to the UK from Portugal and the sort of thing I would like to see myself doing in the long run so yeah mate... Keep on fighting the good fight and remember... "The revolution will not be televised".
She sound so goooood. Dude. That looked like a nice ride, too. Inspired me to spend a couple hours riding, myself. Excellent weather and sunset and some good music. Damn fine.
love these riding vids. Hopefully we’ll get one for the cb550 soon? The one where you rode it around and gave the story about how it caught on fire actually made me take the plunge to get into riding and get one for myself lol.
Oh nice congratulations on that. I dont know if you saw the latest build episode from 2 weeks ago, but theres some 550 movement in there. If you are caught up on that, I am still sorting out the timing chain issue that I left the end of the video on. I got the 550 engine back together and installed the new chain but common motor sent me the wrong one...waiting on that new one now.
Gettin it! She’s been sitting a while. Sounds fine though. Can’t wait to get back out. Still a month or 2 away. I decided over the winter I’m going to do a K bike. Just started looking for a donor.
This sound reminds me of an angry snarling beast at all times whether on acceleration through the gears or deceleration. Beautiful. Man, I wish you'd keep your gloves on. 🍻
sounds great... gotta get out on the open roads and let that thing eat... i got a k1100rs and everytime you come across my sub page i think i gotta turn that bike into one of these...
I would definitely be interested to see how this bike performs on a track. If I had space, I would pick up a second one and just restore it as a dedicated cheap touring bike.
Not gonna lie…reminds of my 81’ Honda CB650C that’s surrounded by snow in the shed!🥺 Same decel pops as well! Sounds magnificent!👏🏼 On another note… thought you were going in a wood chipper for a second! 🤣 I grew up in Staten Island as a kid, and I’m glad I don’t have to ride in that kind of traffic here in VT! Stay safe!
Damn not the snow lol, Watching the video back I actually thought about how sketchy riding by that chipper looked lmao. In the moment I didnt even think about it. Funny stuff.
The fascination has certainly worn off for me, but there is certainly a specific way to ride through this town, and theres alot of stimulation. High IQ stuff.
@@Theillestrator1050 agreed! You definitely need to look alive when riding in this kind of environment, and that urge to escape the traffic jam and avoiding getting hit is exactly the kicker! This reminds me of my learning days back in South America from where I am. Same exact type of streets but more traffic and road rage involved, plus an homogeneous mix of bikes raging from 125s to liter bikes scrambling between congested streets. Glorious!
Bro I love your bmw and the effort and depth you go into with it! I also wanted a virago or k100 and ended up with an xv920r, I searched for 3 years to find it. halfway through the build right now and was wondering if you ever planned on buying one and building it? I would love to see your process.
It sounds pretty cool. Revving high reminds me of some of the bikes in my favorite movies, the original Mad Max and Road Warrior. Those damp lines and streets get spooky on my 750 turbobike!
Lol, I find this bike hooks up pretty well when flooring it, but if you notice, If I decide to rev out first gear, I always shift up a gear before engine braking because this bike likes to lose all rear grip when engine braking from red line...stiff chassis, shaft drive dynamics I suppose.
@@Theillestrator1050 The automotive style clutch and flywheel are likely the culprit for engine braking. The shafts on those had double u-joints, best I can recall, which helped minimize shaft drive's pitch happy nature. Your SV had a form of slipper clutch, not sure about the FZ1. Pretty cool video.
I binge watched your videos last night, good to see you back here (I know I know I follow you on insta now I know you ain't dead) also pretty bRuTaL sOuNd bRo
Bike sounds like a Subaru after you switch to equal length headers. The signature Subaru burble comes from one header being longer, this is what they sound like when both the same length.
Damn I miss living in BK, I remember all those streets. Hart St. near the J line was home for seven years, worked on McGuinness Blvd when Blockbuster was there during HS. I wanted to ask, doesn't the reservoir by the throttle get in the way of your hand at times?
Dude love your bike! You inspired me to start my own K-bike cafe build, however, I have a K75 but samesame. Also, dig the jacket! What kind of jacket ya got?
God these bikes sound sweet. How have you been liking the throttle response of the Bosch K-jet? Do you find that it sometimes hesitates when you mat it? Theres a couple mods you can do to improve the throttle response on these systems, biggest one being loosening the clock spring in the air vane by 2-4 teeth. I can point you to a guide somewhere if it's something youd' like to play with. Its totally reversible. You can also upgrade to a larger unit from a VW or BMW car if you find the little one on the bike is choking it out. they're pretty much all intercompatible.
Well when I floor it its perfectly fine, only time it hesitates is when I blip the throttle over and over ( 4:50 for example) It never dies but sometimes the quick open close open close will make it bog but thats about it. I knew about the vane trick, didnt know you could swap the AFR from one of the autos, thats cool.
What is the exhaust configuration you’re running? Brand, details, mods? Sounds kickass! I’ve been wanting to build a café-racer for a while now and that k100 base bike looks and sounds like what I want to work with.
Interesting vid. Kinda weird not hearing u narrate something. Exhaust is way 2 loud 4 me, now in my older yrs, I need 2 protect my hearing.. Anyway, ride safe, god bless u.
Hi, I know that you've been done with this project for a long time but I just finished watching your build series, (fantastic work by the way!). I had a question for you regarding the air intake system on the k100s. I plan to buy one to build my own Cafe Racer in the near future and I am admittedly unfamiliar with the K series bikes. I remember in a previous video you had said that it is possible to separate the carbs so they have individual filters on any of the engines except the 2 valve versions. But I cant seem to find any information on how to do so other than poorly explained forum posts that just dance around the topic. Would you be willing to explain how this is done properly? I would like to be able to do separate filters because I really like the look it gives the bike.
He means the individual throttle body look. Sorry to say but I never worked on a 4 valve K bike and have never done ITB's I just know you put 4 pod filters on each intake and...i'm pretty sure its that simple. Check any web shop with BMW bike parts.
Well any K bike sounds kinda deep, same firing order as a typical 4 but a more automotive bore and stroke. The UEL exhaust does accentuate it though, heres a K bike with non-unequal headers. ruclips.net/video/YFNkihY2iJg/видео.html
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I sorted out the camera angle, and snuck the k100 out this afternoon in between rain. I been wanting to upload a POV, but I found that I either never "sent it" enough, or something was wrong with the bike/camera. I made sure this was upload worthy. Lemme know what this noise reminds you of, if anything, and also WHEN it sounds best (load/rpm/etc.)
But don't reply to this lmao
@@Theillestrator1050 would you be interested in selling or trading or both ??? For a 2018 Vulcan S w/Kawasaki factory unlimited miles extended no fee transferable warranty til October 2024 , plus all the extra little tasteful costly pieces I put into it , plus what ever dollars 💸 you need to make that happen ..??? Anyhow you probably got all sorts of offers for her , I just had to try , anyhow great build , I watched all the episodes, you r a really talented artist Moto enthusiast builder creator illustrator greetings from the left coast 🙏😎👺👹🤠☠️👍🤝👏thank you for sharing
To think that the two K100s in my garage could sound and move like this. Thanks for the thrilling ride. What a rush!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yeah I have one sitting waiting for the British weather to improve. That bike sounds awesome.
How can a water-cooled inline 4 sound like a 2 cylinder aircooled?
That sounds sweet! Not just in spots. Everywhere in the RPM range.
I LOVE it, definitely sounds like the engine out of a Flying Brick, with all the growling, whistling and sudden switch in personality as it enters the higher rev range. I love my own K100 and the sound of yours is magnificent!
Not a fan of the squid part, but that's your personal choice. Stay safe, and hopefully keep having fun.
You make great content!
That engine sounds amazing. I’ve enjoyed and learned from your content.
That was fun, thanks for the ride! Since I was a kid riding my bicycle around NYC, I developed an attitude of "stop for what???" I brake for solid objects - not lights or signs. I don't do that anymore - I'm 57.
Done, rewatched the whole building a k-bike series!! Can't wait for the virago vlogs take your time and have fun.
This looks and sounds very very good. Clean audio and nicely framed,
More please.
Thanks, will do!
Ive been building e30s for years. Always wanted a K bike, your videos motivated me to start my own cafe build. Just bought a 1997 K1100LT with only 63,000 miles 🏍️
love the consistent content again my guy!
Thanks, doing my best!
I've always fancied building one just for the interesting brick engine, I think this video has just cemented that ambition. Love your content btw, seems totally real and honest.
Hey dude, im from queens doing my build since last year and i wanna say thank you bc all of your videos definitely helped me thru my process and made it easier for me!
I came across an 85 K100 RT a couple years ago and stripped it naked. In doing so I put on a scrambler seat and cut down the back of the frame. I cut the stock muffler in half to match and it sounds great. These bikes have such a beautiful exhaust note!
Sounds fantastic! Great camera angle too, really enjoyed this.
Glad you enjoyed it
BMW K Swap the world! I always love hearing this bike!
Glad you're back. Greetings from the other side of the Earth)
Watching this makes me miss my bike. Once I'm back on good money, about 5 months time, I'll pick something up. Currently considering a Bandit 1200, XJR1300 or CB1300 as a muscle/fighter build. I'm 195cm or around 6''4" so that's why I'm looking a big bikes.
Atlantic’s always fun. I’m looking to do my first build. Having trouble finding a starter
Absolut savage exhaust sound, Love it!
>makes Michael Jordan reference
*"HE'S BACK!!!"*
>illlestrator be like...
*"I never left"*
You've been an inspiration to me since I came to the UK from Portugal and the sort of thing I would like to see myself doing in the long run so yeah mate... Keep on fighting the good fight and remember... "The revolution will not be televised".
Haha, thanks for the kind words friend. Check my channel for some new stuff.
The sound is awesome and it seems to be running just right. Congratulations.
She sound so goooood. Dude. That looked like a nice ride, too. Inspired me to spend a couple hours riding, myself. Excellent weather and sunset and some good music. Damn fine.
Thanks, cant beat that combo!
Do you have any recent vids of this bike? Also loving the glove design what brand & model is it?
Thanks for taking us along on the ride man. Great view /cam angle btw 👌🏼
Can't wait till my K bike is done!
Nice vid man.
Oh man! It sounds so good! It's come a long way, dude! Well done!
This is what I love! Sounds so amazing!
2:10 dodging them potholes 🤣
Gotta love those after winter roads 🙃
love these riding vids. Hopefully we’ll get one for the cb550 soon? The one where you rode it around and gave the story about how it caught on fire actually made me take the plunge to get into riding and get one for myself lol.
Oh nice congratulations on that. I dont know if you saw the latest build episode from 2 weeks ago, but theres some 550 movement in there.
If you are caught up on that, I am still sorting out the timing chain issue that I left the end of the video on. I got the 550 engine back together and installed the new chain but common motor sent me the wrong one...waiting on that new one now.
Nice little rip through the city 👍
Givin' 'er da beans
Hey mate love the content! Currently building a K, watching from Tasmania Australia. Keep it up legend 🤙🤙
Man just keep it up with this kind of videos! pURe L00vE from Romania!
Gettin it! She’s been sitting a while. Sounds fine though. Can’t wait to get back out. Still a month or 2 away. I decided over the winter I’m going to do a K bike. Just started looking for a donor.
We have some weird weather so I just ride some days and drive others...that weird February phase lol.
Which k bike you looking at?
This sound reminds me of an angry snarling beast at all times whether on acceleration through the gears or deceleration. Beautiful.
Man, I wish you'd keep your gloves on. 🍻
Haha! and that was from 2020, when I lost my gloves unfortunately.
Sounds like an F1 car and a subie at the same time haha beast of a build !!
That sound is awesome. Most dope, my man. 🔥
Appreciate that
That sounds really good!!
Thanks!
sounds great... gotta get out on the open roads and let that thing eat... i got a k1100rs and everytime you come across my sub page i think i gotta turn that bike into one of these...
I would definitely be interested to see how this bike performs on a track. If I had space, I would pick up a second one and just restore it as a dedicated cheap touring bike.
Great video as always!
I appreciate that
Not gonna lie…reminds of my 81’ Honda CB650C that’s surrounded by snow in the shed!🥺 Same decel pops as well! Sounds magnificent!👏🏼 On another note… thought you were going in a wood chipper for a second! 🤣 I grew up in Staten Island as a kid, and I’m glad I don’t have to ride in that kind of traffic here in VT! Stay safe!
Damn not the snow lol, Watching the video back I actually thought about how sketchy riding by that chipper looked lmao. In the moment I didnt even think about it. Funny stuff.
This sounds good man. It has a nice deep rumble. Nice ride. Atlantic is Def your stomping grounds lol.
Clean asf. With the new unit I wonder how the MAP is setup.
Glad you are back, worried about you.
I'm here, I appreciate the concern. If you want the story, check the last build video I put out a few weeks ago.
It's absolutely brilliant from part one rite to the end
Help me keep going on my 1994 k75 build
Still ongoing 👍👍👍
You did an amazing job on that bike!
Oh yeah! This thing will get me to work and back!
Awesome note out of that pipe 👏 👌 Sweet .
Un sound inconfondibile anni 80
Oh man, idk why but I find the idea of riding in NYC very fascinating. Maybe one day I’ll give it a try. Such a pleasant noise from that BMW tho 💯
The fascination has certainly worn off for me, but there is certainly a specific way to ride through this town, and theres alot of stimulation. High IQ stuff.
@@Theillestrator1050 agreed! You definitely need to look alive when riding in this kind of environment, and that urge to escape the traffic jam and avoiding getting hit is exactly the kicker! This reminds me of my learning days back in South America from where I am. Same exact type of streets but more traffic and road rage involved, plus an homogeneous mix of bikes raging from 125s to liter bikes scrambling between congested streets. Glorious!
Bro I love your bmw and the effort and depth you go into with it! I also wanted a virago or k100 and ended up with an xv920r, I searched for 3 years to find it. halfway through the build right now and was wondering if you ever planned on buying one and building it? I would love to see your process.
Sounds like a race car, so good!
It sounds pretty cool. Revving high reminds me of some of the bikes in my favorite movies, the original Mad Max and Road Warrior. Those damp lines and streets get spooky on my 750 turbobike!
Lol, I find this bike hooks up pretty well when flooring it, but if you notice, If I decide to rev out first gear, I always shift up a gear before engine braking because this bike likes to lose all rear grip when engine braking from red line...stiff chassis, shaft drive dynamics I suppose.
@@Theillestrator1050
The automotive style clutch and flywheel are likely the culprit for engine braking. The shafts on those had double u-joints, best I can recall, which helped minimize shaft drive's pitch happy nature. Your SV had a form of slipper clutch, not sure about the FZ1. Pretty cool video.
AYOOO ILLESTRATOR GOOD DAY SIR THANKS FOR THE VID 😍😍
Mmmmmmmmmm the good stuff. Honestly this is the sort of engine that seems to sound good at all rpms. but it gets quite angry once the revs get up.
Excellent. All of it.
Those revmatches go crazy!
This might be my favorite bike to short shift. You can shift at 2,000 RPM like a car and get to 5th then just blip back down a few times.
I binge watched your videos last night, good to see you back here (I know I know I follow you on insta now I know you ain't dead)
also pretty bRuTaL sOuNd bRo
Lmao, glad you enjoyed and thanks!
That thing sounds awesome; two thumbs way up
We ride the same route! Except I turn onto Pennsylvania to go to Canarsie. Fz09(Mt09) silver
East NY, but I just did a loop here for some footage since Atlantic is a great wide road for flooring it lol.
Sounds so good!!
those handlebars are beautiful wtf
That sounded damn good. You gotta finish that bike properly and turn it into a one-of-a-kind eye-candy!
Bike sounds like a Subaru after you switch to equal length headers. The signature Subaru burble comes from one header being longer, this is what they sound like when both the same length.
Damn I miss living in BK, I remember all those streets. Hart St. near the J line was home for seven years, worked on McGuinness Blvd when Blockbuster was there during HS. I wanted to ask, doesn't the reservoir by the throttle get in the way of your hand at times?
Finally starting work on my K1100... where did you get your exhaust?? I must have missed it in your videos.
Dude love your bike! You inspired me to start my own K-bike cafe build, however, I have a K75 but samesame. Also, dig the jacket! What kind of jacket ya got?
I now need an exhaust upgrade on my k100😮
Sheeesh sound goes crazy
God these bikes sound sweet. How have you been liking the throttle response of the Bosch K-jet? Do you find that it sometimes hesitates when you mat it? Theres a couple mods you can do to improve the throttle response on these systems, biggest one being loosening the clock spring in the air vane by 2-4 teeth. I can point you to a guide somewhere if it's something youd' like to play with. Its totally reversible. You can also upgrade to a larger unit from a VW or BMW car if you find the little one on the bike is choking it out. they're pretty much all intercompatible.
Well when I floor it its perfectly fine, only time it hesitates is when I blip the throttle over and over ( 4:50 for example) It never dies but sometimes the quick open close open close will make it bog but thats about it.
I knew about the vane trick, didnt know you could swap the AFR from one of the autos, thats cool.
Amazing sound
Man is this what my K1 is gonna sound like mmm
And thanks for all the links for help and info 👍 👍
What is the exhaust configuration you’re running? Brand, details, mods? Sounds kickass! I’ve been wanting to build a café-racer for a while now and that k100 base bike looks and sounds like what I want to work with.
That thing sounds good dude.
Thanks
We need a walk-around of the bike first, please. 🏍
Is that a dry bump system for the bike??? Never seen that before. But I guess that bike’s engine is got to struggle with lubrication
that k100 sounds like an uncredited subaru feature, haha
Good one, it really does sound like a subaru 🤣
Very growly bike innit
Sounds awesome, what kind of motor is this? are they a boxer engine they sound unusual!
Sounds great 🥰
好想看看这辆k100 我喜欢的改装 想她了 谢谢您 麻烦拍一个最近她的照片或者视频 谢谢🙏 来自巴黎的问候 您忠实的粉丝
👍👍👍
Hello, thank you and greetings. check the community tab on my channel. There is a recent picture there! Or my instagram account.
Just need the sound of a turbo blow off valve and it would pass for WRC rally car👍 Sounds awesome
Did the K&N airfilter make a big change in the sound?
Interesting vid. Kinda weird not hearing u narrate something. Exhaust is way 2 loud 4 me, now in my older yrs, I need 2 protect my hearing.. Anyway, ride safe, god bless u.
Yeah when you really give it the beans its pretty loud. Driving like a normal person has the exhaust quite respectful because of the deeper tones.
Bro I have been wondering about you, how have you been it’s been long ass time?
Hey, all is well. Have you seen the latest cb550 build on my channel? The long time away is explained in that video, on top of some build content.
Seeing you riding through the potholes gave me all the anxiety
Lol It's not super terrible if I hit one, Im just pretty good at dramatically swerving them when I see em late.
Hi, I know that you've been done with this project for a long time but I just finished watching your build series, (fantastic work by the way!). I had a question for you regarding the air intake system on the k100s. I plan to buy one to build my own Cafe Racer in the near future and I am admittedly unfamiliar with the K series bikes. I remember in a previous video you had said that it is possible to separate the carbs so they have individual filters on any of the engines except the 2 valve versions. But I cant seem to find any information on how to do so other than poorly explained forum posts that just dance around the topic. Would you be willing to explain how this is done properly? I would like to be able to do separate filters because I really like the look it gives the bike.
He means the individual throttle body look.
Sorry to say but I never worked on a 4 valve K bike and have never done ITB's I just know you put 4 pod filters on each intake and...i'm pretty sure its that simple. Check any web shop with BMW bike parts.
@@Theillestrator1050 Awesome! Thank you!
Excellent trafficking!
Thank you sir!
THAAAANK YOU!!! 🥰🥰🥰
What exhaust is on that!? 😮
Where are the gloves from? Thanks
Fuckin exquisite noise that brick makes my dude🤘😎🔥
It's a wonder you can hear any noise you move faster than the speed of sound brother 😅🤣👍🏾
When I say that 1 litre lump under me is a kick in the ass I mean it!
Who would have thought a K engine can sound so nice?
Love that sound ..
Gaddamn, that's nice. 👍
You absolute hooligan
Lol
It's got a bit more burble than most I4 engines. Is the firing order unique? Or is it just down to the header on your bike?
Well any K bike sounds kinda deep, same firing order as a typical 4 but a more automotive bore and stroke. The UEL exhaust does accentuate it though, heres a K bike with non-unequal headers.
ruclips.net/video/YFNkihY2iJg/видео.html
This is ASMR
Sounds like a dinosaur farting into a tin can.
Jacket and gloves?