K11 Owners Group

321,000+ on my '85 K100/1100RS. Bought it new in Oct. '85. I have a little over 400,000 BMW miles and about 700,000 motorcycle miles in 42 years.

I am not am old hippie dude and the bike is defin ...

I had a '99 for around 2 years and really liked the power and handling. I just couldn't make the seat work for me and didn't want to spend $600 (at the time) to see if it could or could not be fixed. ...

Loosen the TOP triple clamp, maybe tap on it up to be sure to loosen any force on the knurled nut. Adjust that nut and then tighten everything down again. Keep the weight on the front wheel to make ...

The fuel injection is NOT timed sequential so it doesn't matter. The injectors all get the signal at the same time. Put them on where the wires fit the best.

Frank

A few years ago someone did dyno testing that indicated the stock filter is about as good as it gets. They tested K&N with no improvement and no filter at all didn't improve the numbers. I ran ...

Cast iron has a better coefficient of friction than stainless steel. If you don't mind having a slight coating of rust once in a while, go with cast iron for the performance.

Frank

I've used a dental type pick with a 90 deg. end to get them out.

Frank

I think the best were the ones installed on the 8V K100's.

A mechanical interconnect hooked to the clutch release that retracted the sidestand when the clutch lever is pulled and the sidestand is u ...

I have run the stock K11 ECU. I tried a couple of aftermarket "chips" for the ECU and have gone back to the stock setup- it works great and the others are a waste of $ in my opinion.

Fra ...

I think the cams are the same between the K1004V and the K1100. Where there is a difference is with the cams from a K1 or a K1200RS. I put K12RS cams in my 1100 and notice a little improvement in th ...

Most K's have a mounting lug on the transmission housing just in front of the left aft frame mount (Where the frame bolts to the transmission). That is where many grounds go to.

Frank

The chain is not nearly the problem that the tensioner and runners (guides) can be. The tensioner can wear a hole in the guide above it (oil pressure escapes causing noisy operation), the guides them ...

I once put a NAPA filter in mine in the middle of New Mexico because it looked about right when compared to the stocker. Worked fine for many miles. If the flow is enough, usually the size of the in ...

They do not use valve seals. It cold be bad valve guides not seals. Did you do a wet and dry compression test?I replaced the non-existent valve oil seals on my '93 motor when I had the head off.

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Hi, Endoman,
I've used Mobil 1 15w50 for years and a couple of hundred thousand miles on my K1100LT's and K75's. This is the "car" oil, not the higher priced 20w50 "motorcycle&quo ...

I have gone the other way- putting a 16V exhaust on an 8V. The engine mounting wasn't the problem, but the muffler mounting had to be dealt with.

The 16V exhaust actually improved the mid range to ...

And here I sit with a bare K1200 head on my bench- just being a paperweight.

Frank

Hi,
I thought the reason the K1200 is less "buzzy" is because the engine is rubber mounted. If thet is the case, I doubt the K1200 engine will be less "buzzy" in the K1100 frame ...

That swap is not that hard to do. You must use your 1100 bellhousing to adapt the transmission. Otherwise, your 1100 systems will run the 1200 engine with no problems. Use your 1100 water outlet pi ...

Is it the stock exhaust? If so, check for a crack in #4 header (the rearmost one) where the four pipes all join into the collector. It will be visible from the left side of the bike. My stock pipe ...