K11 Owners Group

I finally broke down and took my K 1100 apart and redid that setscrew #8
that attaches the gearshift lever.
With the rearwheel off the ground and shifted into first gear I can rotate the rear wheel ...

I have a frontwheel (with tire) off my 1997 1100 LT.I changed to a leading link fork for sidecar use,have all the leftover pieces:fork,wheel,fender axle etc.
Gary
I am in Nanaimo

I just ran into the same issue:excess slack in gear shift lever on a 1997
K1100 LT.So there seems no easy way to reset that setscrew#8;transmission and final drive have to be removed?.What does that ...

I used a Chatterbox tandem on my FJ rig.It worked okay but had a lot of static and the wireconnectors were flimsy.I would really miss communications
with passenger.Will beat the new system into submi ...

I bought the ScalaRider Q2 Multiset Pro.I use it on a K 1100 LT with a sidecar.
It is used only for communication between driver and sidecar passenger.Wind noise is a serious problem.Communication is ...

Thanks for very quick reply.-So 10 seconds of loud whine does no harm?
I guess it could be a low fuel audio warning.

Gary

Doing a hard turn with low fuel but no reserve light on the fuelpump
whined noisily momentarily.My K1100 LT 1997 is driven with sidecar,so fuel and oil get displaced laterally more readily.Can the pu ...

This K11 owners group certainly is great for info exchange.-I bought
2 Hella plugs from John Deere.Same day I found them in a hardware store selling fishing tackle.They are used on Scotty outriggers. ...

Bleeding brakes on my K1100 LT 1997 I have fluid leaking from front master cylinder.Took it apart,inside is very clean.How is the piston retainig screw(Allen head,about 4 mm)) sealed?could that be the ...

Thank you all.At the moment shock is not in the budget.Bike has 40000 miles on.Shock"seems" to work but I am attaching a sidecar,so requirements are a little different.

Gary

The rear suspension unit on my K 1100 LT 1997 has a slotted screw,for damping adjustment.The slot is so messed up that I cannot move it.
Does it increase damping by turning clockwise and how many scr ...

It was easy.I phoned John Deere on Vancouver Island,gave them
thr parts number(RE 11344) and the bring it in for me.Problem solved.

Gary

This is great.I was already trying to find a way to get at those nuts.
Thanks

Gary

That is the kind of information I like to have.
Thanks

Gary

The K 1100 has 2 plugins for 12 volt appliances.Is there a generic
alternative for the male plugs to fitt those outlets ?

Wow! I can just reach into the tank and unclip the pump?I had the filler off to look into the tank.It looks very clean but I could not see myself going at the pump with wrenches and stuff.I have no re ...

Thanks for the prompt reply.So the fuelpump sits on the bottom of the tank and can be removed by undoing a couple of clips?I downloaded and
printed the repairmanual.It does not go into much detail of ...

I bought a K 1100LT 1997.Was going to check the condition of tank and fuel pump.Pictures show the pump in the fuelfiller.My pump sits on the left side bottom inside the tank.(pretty hard to get at).D ...

I have a set of forks from a 1997 1100 LT that I replaced with a leading link fork for sidecar.They look good but I think they are leaking a bit.
I als have wheel,brakes, fender etc.

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How much trail does a K 1100 LT(1997) have?-I am converting to a sidecar and find it awkward to measure trail accurately.- I am installing a (modified) Leading link fork off my FJ 1100 that blew its e ...