Hello everyone. You may wonder why a K1100LT rider wanted to join a K100 OG forum. Well mine is one of the first K1100LTs. It has, as near as I can tell, the same engine management system and abs as late K100 4 valves, the same wheels etc.

This is us:


I've had the old girl for 12 years now. We've not done a huge number of miles (25,000), most of it touring. I do look for and try other bikes, but I really can't find anything which suits me better.

As you can see I've lowered the seat (suspension as well but thats not in this pic). Other mods include removing the topbox and rack, a larger alternator and added pillion handles.

Welcome Gerry good to have you along for the ride now stick your lid on and hang on.
I don't wonder why because I also have a K1100 and this is the best bunch of guys on the net and besides I used to have a K100

Welcome Gerry.

Reeeaaally nice bike!

welcome jerry

nice looking bike ol mate

hope you enjoy the forum , lots of enthusiastic members and some great resources

enjoy !!!

Hi Gerry.Welcome and hope you have as much fun as i do reading this forum. The help and expertise i've had from this team is great.

Hi Gerry, welcome to the forum thats a nice bike you have there.



BIG D

Welcome,nice bike and I really like the color.

Welcome Gerry, I also have a K1100LT & have met some great guys on here, check out our Antrim Glens/ Irish Eccentrics posts. This site is very addictive, beware!

Gerard

Thanks for the welcome - I'm somewhat dazed by the number of responses.

I'm looking forward to talking to you all.

Welcome Gerry, nice looking bike.
If you've had the old girl for 12 years, how long have you had the bike?
(With apologies but someone had to do it)
RT

Welcome aboard Gerry - I have both a K100RT and a K1100LT, as you point out there are many similarities between both models

RT wrote:Welcome Gerry, nice looking bike.
If you've had the old girl for 12 years, how long have you had the bike?
(With apologies but someone had to do it)
RT

Don't worry Gerry, we didn't invite RT, he just showed up at the door and we let him in.
The picture of your bike shows that you take great care of it.
Hope we will be able to answer all your questions about it.

Welcome to what gmcq described as a very addictive forum. It's a great meeting place for all of us.

CF

RT wrote:Welcome Gerry, nice looking bike.
If you've had the old girl for 12 years, how long have you had the bike?
(With apologies but someone had to do it)
RT

You beat me to it RT

Great looking bike Gerry, love the colour! Were the grab handles not on it when you got it?

88

88KE wrote:You beat me to it RT 88

88KE, you deserve a 5 minutes recess too!
That's not a way to welcome a respectable new member.
I have to agree that your are quick and I like your twisted sense of humor.

That all about this forum... Serious when somebody need help, but othewise we get some good laugh.

Suitably chastised, I will ban myself from the next co ordinated ride. Sorry Gerry and Mrs. Gerry.
But right now the sun is out and a hamburger and shake await me down the coast road.
Hope you enjoy your bike mate
RT

Poor 88KE. He did say grab handles, not love handles. Always a gentleman.

Gerry you are very welcome and nice to see such a good condition K bike.

We have great fun over here and if you do read about Irish Eccentrics you will see 88KE, gmcq, myself 92KK and a few more members had a really enjoyable run up the Antrim in September, courtesy of ComberJohn. We also had a great run in August. Check out a nice K1, Trapper. You will also see we are planning a Kerry run in next June to coincide with a large BikeFest in Killarney. Since you are only a short distance across the pond maybe you might even see about a trip in this direction.......could be a nice holiday for K1100 and Mrs G!!!. We promise not to embarrass you.

It is a great site for technical know how, help of all kinds and best of all your life will be better for it.

92KK

"We promise not to embarrass you."

That's a rather bold statement!

Hijackers!!!! Back off ....the man said pillion handles, I merely, er, misquoted him when I said grab handles!!

I am suitably chastised and standing in the corner, CF.

blakey wrote:"We promise not to embarrass you."

That's a rather bold statement!

Think Olaf left out the "Terms and conditions apply" Blakey:lol!:

Baptism of fire here for you Gerry!

88

Hello everyone, this is quite a welcome!

First of all the lady in
the picture isn't my wife, or girlfriend, we're just good friends. In
fact it was her boyfriend taking the picture. Its the only decent &
recent photo I've got of Fancy Nancy (the bike).

As for
embarrasment I grew out of that the day I turned up at my dealer on the
brand-new bike (Norton 650SS) I'd just bought from him and caught my
trouser leg on the kickstart. The bike and I both keeled over with a
loud crash and everyone sprinted out to see what had happened.

#RT - Please don't poison yourself on my behalf.

#88KE - Grab/pillion handles aren't fitted to the K1100LT, the rack gets in the way hence the blanking plugs you see in the picture.

nice ride, I'm sure the envy of many. Enjoy!

GerryP wrote:

#88KE - Grab/pillion handles aren't fitted to the K1100LT, the rack gets in the way hence the blanking plugs you see in the picture.

You learn something new everyday on this forum.

Welcome GerryP,

Paul.

It's the only one I have seen without grab handles.

Rick G wrote:It's the only one I have seen without grab handles.

My K1100LT doesn't have grab handles either - go figure

Interesting I wonder what the reasons. BMW would probably say "you don't need to ask ve know best".

Here's an old pic with the rack and topbox in place:



As you can see the rack runs hard against where the grab rail is normally. It also gives something to hang on to.

My LT has grab rails!

I love that color! If I ever repaint mine . . . hmmmm

gmcq wrote:My LT has grab rails!

I think I have figured it out a bit, maybe.
Mine is ex police and so the rear ducktail and seat etc. is from a different bike because the police had single seat. I dare say many would be in the same situation. gmcq yours looks like an ex police but Gerrys is probably not and came from the fatory without rhe grab handles because it has OEM top box.

Rick G wrote:

gmcq wrote:My LT has grab rails!

I think I have figured it out a bit, maybe.
Mine is ex police and so the rear ducktail and seat etc. is from a different bike because the police had single seat. I dare say many would be in the same situation. gmcq yours looks like an ex police but Gerrys is probably not and came from the fatory without rhe grab handles because it has OEM top box.

Mine is also ex-police, so maybe your thinking is correct. The bike would probably have had a single seat when the police had it

Yip, mine is an ex-police bike

I had a look at a K11 a while ago and it had the ducktail and seat from an 85 K100 with the grab handles in the seat.

Hi Gerry,
Looking Gooood A well kept bike and a credit to you, good to have you with us.
Regards,
K-BIKE

The colour is 'Silk Blue' and its the main reason I bought the bike twelve years ago.

My plan was to buy a cheap ex-police bike and build an 1100cc K75. I'd just been to see some and was on my way home to make up my mind which one to have. Went into a dealer to buy a pair of gloves and Nancy was sitting on the forecourt.

Apparently the owner of the shop bet the sales manager that I would never take the fairing off once I'd tried it. Twelve years later it's still there.

I know what you mean Gerry. I love the look of some of the Naked K's but riding home yesterday on a cold Autumn day in light rain I knew I wouldn't have to stopo and pull on the waterproofs, my jeans wouldn't even get a drop on them because of the full fairing's protection. That's a hard fact to ignore in this climate. I shall continue to lust after other bikes in the hope that someday I might afford a second one but the fairing is staying on mine too!



88

Welcome aboard and i must say that is the fastest color (colour)