hey fellow brickers

Anyone got a set of OEM K100RS tank knee pads that can email/send me a tracing of the shape? I have been trying to get a set but apparently they are NLA

Any help would be much appreciated

Cheers
gary

Go to Motorworks and type 16111455331 into the search bar at the top. Only available used. You will have to contact them and see if they have any in stock.

Good luck.

rosskko

This is for the left one. end in 332 for the right one.

Thanks roskko

I took this photo some time ago for another forum member......if you can copy and scale it so that the ruler is 6" long, it should give you the profile of the originals.



Paul.

I sent you acpm viper. Has the inbox tab on the portal page gone red?

Thanks Paul 

88 - no I checked the portal inbox and its not red - it says I have no new messages. The only message I have is th initial one from the administrator.  Sorry mate I dont know what happened there ??

Many times parts listed as NLA do exist somewhere in the inventory of some dealer somewhere on the planet.  If you contact a dealership with competent personnel in the parts department (like Ride West or Irv Seaver) they have the ability to do an inventory search for discontinued parts that still may be available for sale somewhere.

I have obtained lots of NLA parts this way.

PM'd again 

Got it this time 88


thanks mate for your patience 


cheers
gary

and thanks Duck


I must say that this forum is great to be a member of  - everyone wants to help out and the advice is fantastic

Thanks everyone - if I could it would be my shout at the local drinking hole


cheers
Gary

Viper357 if I could it would be my shout at the local drinking hole wrote:

cheers
Gary

Steady on! We have a track record of taking up invitations 

Gary,

I've got OEM tank pads on my K-100 RS.  Do you want a traced outline?
(If I knew how to insert an image I would add a photo)

JD

Hi Dinosaur


Yes please to the tracing -  


Cheers
Gary

No worries. I will do both LH and RH.

Thanks heaps  

cheers
gary

Yep, Motorworks has them... 44 British pounds each LOL

Gary,

My bike is in transit until 16 May - will still send tracing unless you cancel them.

JD

hi dinosaur

sorry for the delay I was away for a few days

tracing whenever you can get around to it would be great  

thanks again

gary

Gary,

Tank pad tracings and some photos ready to send.

If I used PM properly you should have a message from me in your in box.

G'Day Dinosaur


received the Pm sent - many thanks and cheers  



Gary

Here's the photos for the record - a side view for measurement and an oblique view to profile the swage.

I went through this exercise about two months ago here in Canada and was quoted as much as $110 each per pad only to find out that they weren't available. It seems that in the last several months BMW Motorrad is reducing or obsoleting parts for the K100 and that vintage of models from their catalogue. There is a good source for reproduction parts from a gentleman in Switzerland at https://bmwbike.com/. It may be costly and not particularly timely but available.

It seems that custom cutting pads is the most cost effective way to get knee pads at this point.

elementalfire

thanks for the replies everyone  


Elenemtalfire- I looked on the website you mentioned and a set of pads are approx $180 (australian) which is as good as it gets price wise, so if my tracing/cutting efforts look crap they could be an option

Cheers

Gary

Hi Dinosaur

received the tracings yesterday by Aust Post - thank you. If ever we catch up I owe you a drink   

I have ordered some ( I hope) suitable material which should arrive soon so as soon as I have completed the taskI will post some pics

The K Forum - again - has been a savior and a great resourse

So to all on the forum 


Cheers
Gary

Glad to hear they arrived - hopefully in good order.

I have no idea how they are attached to the tank - how are you proposing to make yours stay put?

Doug

Not sure Doug - 3M makes a spray on glue like rubber cement - I will buy some and try it on another surface and see how it goes

I can vouch for StompGrip as they transformed my riding. The feeling of connection is empowering and does a ton for control and overall ease. You may want to consider these, as 30+ y.o. pads will be grossly inferior in both material and design. 

Universal fit or find one that's close enuff, as the K's tank has a lot of real estate to work with. Just a thought. 

Stompgrip Traction Pads

TechSpec Tank Grips

The Eazi-Grip™ ‘Evo’ tank grip

so what to chose/

I've used a spray contact adhesive on a few bits and pieces over the years and found it works just as well as anything else.  It also has the advantage of being easy to remove overspray with a rag soaked in turps which doesn't damage paint surface if washed off with soapy water after treatment.  

Doug

Want something to stick the pads for good... go talk to a car (oh the shame) windscreen fitter and ask for the goop they use to fix the interior mirror onto the windscreen.......guaranteed not to let go..... just make sure you fit and align the pads correctly.

norton71 wrote:Want something to stick the pads for good... go talk to a car (oh the shame) windscreen fitter and ask for the goop they use to fix the interior mirror onto the windscreen.......guaranteed not to let go..... just make sure you fit and align the pads correctly.

Or the stuff for bonding the windscreen to the car. It's not easy to shift that stuff when it sets.

Bostick SealNflex or Sikaflex (which is twice the price) is the stuff. Make sure to clean any silicone polish from the tank using prepsol and clean the pads with acetone or prepsol.
Draw on the tank the outline of the pad where it is to be then put a small bead of the glue on the pad and mount it on the tank then without moving it tape it in position and leave for a min of 24 hours to cure.
Once it has cured it is permanent so take care to position it correctly. it can be removed using turps up till about 4 hours and clean up with turps.

The best stuff to use, IMHO, for securing moldings, pads, roundels, & etc., is 3M 08008 in black, or the gorilla snot version, p/n 08001, in yellow. I use it on the Airhead engine emblems. It even takes the heat and petrol dripping on it from leaking petcocks.

Two Wheels Better wrote:The best stuff to use, IMHO, for securing moldings, pads, roundels, & etc., is 3M 08008 in black, or the gorilla snot version, p/n 08001, in yellow. I use it on the Airhead engine emblems. It even takes the heat and petrol dripping on it from leaking petcocks.

You are 100% correct. This is the stuff my paint guy has been using for 20 years on tank planks on various bikes