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1Back to top Go down   Million dollar highway august 26th Empty Million dollar highway august 26th Sun Aug 19, 2012 1:44 am

KlaustheK

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My wife and I will be riding the famous million dollar highway through the San Juan mountains in southern Colorado next weekend. We are leaving from Montrose in the morning and will finish at Pagosa springs, i figured it might be worthwhile to see if any other forum members will be in the area. I will post pics when I get back.


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1987 K100RS Klaus *sold* 
1989 K100RS SE Klaus 2 *sold*
1997 K1100LT Gunter
    

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RT

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Nice one Klaus. That is something my wife and I have been thinking about for a long time, look forward to your
updates and pictures.
Travel safe
RT


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Looking forward to the pics already Klaus, Enjoy!
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Million dollar highway august 26th Ir-log1188....May contain nuts!Million dollar highway august 26th Ir-log11

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

KlaustheK

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Million dollar highway august 26th 00411

Just outside of Ouray

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Bear Creek falls

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Silverton

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more Silverton

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the top of Wolf Creek Pass

I wish i had more pictures to share but when a road is that good I just can't bring my self to stop.


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1987 K100RS Klaus *sold* 
1989 K100RS SE Klaus 2 *sold*
1997 K1100LT Gunter
    

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I take it the K performed as it should have? Great pics.


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Million dollar highway august 26th Ir-log1188....May contain nuts!Million dollar highway august 26th Ir-log11

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

6Back to top Go down   Million dollar highway august 26th Empty Re: Million dollar highway august 26th Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:03 pm

KlaustheK

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On a section known locally as "the gun barrel" (ten freshly paved straight miles with perfect visibility) we hit 120 mph fully laden two up. The only reason it wasn't 140 was my own fear. The k ran perfectly!


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1987 K100RS Klaus *sold* 
1989 K100RS SE Klaus 2 *sold*
1997 K1100LT Gunter
    

7Back to top Go down   Million dollar highway august 26th Empty Re: Million dollar highway august 26th Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:56 pm

Rick G

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Wouldn't do 140, the rev limiter will cut in at 8300 or close to that unless the thing has had a sad ending of course.


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"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


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8Back to top Go down   Million dollar highway august 26th Empty Re: Million dollar highway august 26th Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:42 pm

ridefar

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I have ridden Colorado a few times, its great! I have a very similiar picture at Independence Pass. I recall a beautiful old growth Aspen forest on the west side of the pass. Have a great ride, I'm sure you will.

    

9Back to top Go down   Million dollar highway august 26th Empty Re: Million dollar highway august 26th Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:13 am

KlaustheK

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Thanks for raining on my parade Rick. I'll just keep imagining that klaus can go 180 with the right conditions. Smile


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1987 K100RS Klaus *sold* 
1989 K100RS SE Klaus 2 *sold*
1997 K1100LT Gunter
    

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club_c

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KlaustheK wrote:...we hit 120 mph fully laden two up.

If I go any faster than 120 KM/H while 2 up, my wife digs her claws into my sides, if I was to do 200 km/h (120 mph) she'd be up to her wrists in my kidneys!


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11Back to top Go down   Million dollar highway august 26th Empty Re: Million dollar highway august 26th Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:41 am

Rick G

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KlaustheK wrote:Thanks for raining on my parade Rick. I'll just keep imagining that klaus can go 180 with the right conditions. Smile

Get rid of the rev limiter and they just keep going TWBs RS has no limiter and is quiter a bit faster than most.
My K100LT would go all day on the limiter at 208k on the speedo but sooner than later I would start thinking If a roo jumps out I'm gone and that just hurts too much and back off.


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"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


Bikes 1999 K1100 LT with a Big Block 1200
    

12Back to top Go down   Million dollar highway august 26th Empty Re: Million dollar highway august 26th Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:25 am

Inge K.

Inge K.
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The RS is capable to do 140 (speedo reading, not real world),
the condition on the rear tyre counts when squeesing out those last km`s.

The rev limiter starts to retard the ignition at 8700, cuts fuel at 8800.


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K100RS -86. (first owner), K1100LTSE -94.
    

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Two Wheels Better

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My RS will tach to over 9500 with no valve float and almost, but not quite, bury the speedo needle. That's with 35mm throttle bodies and other trix. How fast is that really? Dunno, my eyes blurr and my helmet shudders at those speeds. But I saw, through one bleeding eye, 252 km/h on the road to Bingara. Even factoring ten percent less is perty near well to scootin'.

252 km/h equals 156 mph -10% = 140 mph. Ingepedia.


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