K11 Owners Group

[Shoganai]

A long time ago I bought a used 1993 K1100RS and tho she looked quite good she required a lot of repairs over the first 18 months. Thus earning the name The Shop Whore, because she liked being on her back, on a rack letting the mechanics fuck with her.

The month I bought her.



I started learning how to wrench the bike myself in part due to the costs and in part just become a better motorcyclist.


She got newly rebuilt forks in Anchorage, that's TomS at Legion's house.





I replaced the clutch and tranny in High Level, ALB on my trip to AK.



In this Ride Report
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142933

This is her looking pretty good :thumb



This is her being abused.. :uhoh




We've huddle together from the cold..



She's watched over me while I slept...



Miles and miles of smiles...






All that is just to introduce her to you. I love this bike. I was asked why I loved this bike so much. I've thought about it and the closest I can compare it to is asking why you love your wife or husband so much.

If you have to ask, you might not understand the answer, because it's not logical. It's pure emotion. It's how it makes me feel when I look at her and when I ride her.

It's not logical but it's very real.


This thread will cover her repairs and tweeking that have taken place since I bought her. I do not presume to enlighten anyone and this is not a 'how to' guide. Just some words and pics about wrenching on my bike.

I could not do this without the love, support, and tremendous patience of Steverino




I would like at this time, to ask the Manly-Men to pray for him as he now has a wrenchin' wench bogartin' his M/C lift, all his tools and I want it done my way just because that's what I want.
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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT


Nana korobi ya oki

[Shoganai]

Well, here we go, in her favorite place.

This project will start with some mechanical issues that have prevented it from running well / safely shortly after I moved to VA.

The ignition key was stuck in the lock cylinder in the "on" postion, leaving me having to disconnect the battery everytime I wanted to turn it off.

Note: the lock cylinder has already been replaced once a long time ago secondary to the key sticking in it. This time we are replacing the cylinder and housing.



PS, please bare with me as I'll use stupid girly terms for things (I'll try to keep down the number of times I use "doohicky" and "thingy" ) or give bad discriptions.


But I look forward to any positive input you can offer and laughing with you as I stumble through this project, as I will surely make some goofs along the way. For me, this is not about the end product, whatever that will be, it's about the process of learning.


My father said once, "That depression and learning cannot exist in the same person at the same time."





So we start undressing her.

I like to attach screws/bolts to the parts they are associated with. Or put stuff in labled zip-lock baggies. At the same time we're making a list of parts that need replacing.



When we get down to the dash switches, we find two with broken solder connections. The ABS and the heated grip switches. I was aware that both had stopped working prior to finding the source.





Some pics like the following are just to remind me how it looked before I take it apart any further :uhoh i.e. How did those wires run :scratch












We pull the stitches completely out and Steve the Master Solderer repaired both of them




This is the saddle rear attachment point. Note it has been broken and rewelded once. It has never fit right. It will be replaced.



This panel covers the rear storage compartment, it too has a broken attachment point and will be replaced.


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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT


Nana korobi ya oki

[Shoganai]

Alright, on the the key stuff...



I got the old one out





And Steve assembled the new housing and cylinder and it was installed.

On to the steering head bearings. These have been shot for quite some time, but the Alaska trip just toasted them.







We heated the frame and used a wooden dowel and hammer to tap them out. The lower one was WAY easier than the upper one due to a lip of metal on the inside of the frame tube that pevented a good bite on the bearing race as seen in this pic.



About this time I'm starting to think "What the hell am I getting myself into"




(Next we removed and rebuilt the forks, but I'll come back to that)


The next day I took the bearings to Morton's BMW where they press off the old ones and press on the new ones

I tap the new races in using the old ones. They both go in very smoothly.





Then I replaced the large nut that pulled / held the upper and lower bearings in place.



I used one fork tube to align things. This would later come back to haunt me.



Steve told me via the phone that the amount of torque on this "knarl" nut was more about feel than a number. I achieved no play in the bearings and smooth left to right turning, then locked everything in place as you see above.
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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT


Nana korobi ya oki

[Shoganai]

I have no idea what I'm doing here? (In more ways than one ) But Steve thought is was worth a pic :dunno



We spent this time bonding like only riders can.........







The coffee was too good to toss on him



So..............



We didn't take pics of the fork rebuild as we have done it to death :baldy But the threads in the right tube top cap fill hole (pics later) were stripped smooth, so that was ordered. Both horns were also ordered. One was totally dead the other was only making a weak swan song, a pitiful sound.


Here is where putting in only one tube eariler may have caused me a problem.

When we were putting the front wheel back on, the axel would NOT line up thru the forks. I've done this lots of times, it was NEVER this hard.

We released the fork stablizer and with Steve's ample encouragement it went together.


I think one of the coolest things about taking on a new project is a opportunity to buy new tools.

We just had to have a new vise. :nod So I bought and mounted this one.


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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT


Nana korobi ya oki

[Shoganai]

Date
10/20/04 $5100.00 Date of purchase $4820.00 plus taxes etc.

4/08/05 $1498.94 front fork seals replaced,New Works shock, turn sig relay replaced, broken clutch cable replaced,fuel gage replaced,front tire, Z6 DRTEC 120/70ZR17

4/27/05 $55.41 2 pannier hinges, 4 qts oil, oil change kit and socket

5/20/05 $1,043.28 oil change, front forks re-serviced, spark plug wires replaced, air filter replaced, brake fluid changed, exhaust pipe welded, rear tire, Pilot Road 160/60ZR18, clutch splines lubed, shift shaft seal replaced

6/09/05 $9.84 2 pannier hinge

7/01/05 $136.95 front forks seals re-placed n/c front wheel bearings replaced

7/02/05 $166.95 oil change kits x 12

7/06/05 $213.76 ABS buttons and clips replaced in shop

7/08/05 $132.72 ABS buttons and clips

7/15/05 $899.09 driveshaft replaced, LVL 1 service, oil change

8/15/05 $485.00 starter relay replaced, front fork tube re-serviced for leaking, new front fork tubes

8/30/05 $23.63 tire patch kit

9/06/05 $157.63 fuel filter replaced

9/08/05 $695.31 crankcase vent tube replaced, O2 sensor replaced, throttle switch replaced

9/16/05 $245.00 exhaust replaced by me

9/13/05 $546.35 oil change, switch to synth, front and rear tires, rear break pads

10/08/05 ($664.42) spark plugs x 4, ignition wires x 4, engine coolant temp sensor replaced, steering head bearings replaced, ALL AT NO CHARGE

11/10/05 $1,738.20 clutch plate replaced, HSNG cover, clutch springs, drive / input shaft replaced, oil change, rear main seal, all 6 bearings

11/19/05 $80.81, throttle cable x 2 bought, clutch cable x 1 bought, oil change

01/31/06 $450.45 new Works shock bought

01/31/06 $854.44 ignition switch replaced, front and rear brake pads bought, front and rear tires bought, oil, 4 qts synth bought

02/18/06 front and rear tires at Steve's, light switch intermittent failure, replaced headlight lamp

02/20/06 $431.59 replaced with new, oil change

03/01/06 $85.15 Left Multi switch replaced

11/30/06 $683.46 fork rebuild kits, lock cylinder and housing, progress springs

04/10/07 $276.50 various little parts including the horns for this rebuild




The rounded total NOT including the stuff below is $ 16,008



Since the last data entry: I've replaced the clutch and input shaft again, and transmission, been thru maybe 5 more sets of fork seal, at least one more set of brake pads, two more completely rebuilt fork tubes, headlight lense cover, steering head bearings, a right side mirror, replaced the kick stand and center stand, add a olins rear shock, add running lights, relpaced ABS buttons 3 more, and as many as 6 more tires.

Plus more in the following posts....
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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT


Nana korobi ya oki

[Shoganai]

Miles on the bike,

80,753 on it the day I bought it
107,931 when I changed out the Speedometer
46,892 on it today

Total miles on the bike = 154,823
Miles I've put on the bike = 74,070
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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT


Nana korobi ya oki

[Off the grid]

[Shoganai]

[dave n]

Get some fork boots on that front end - I'm surprised no one has added them with the numerous front end rebuilds.
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Dave Norris KOG 248
1999 Cagiva Gran Canyon
1993 K1100LT w/Hannigan sidecar
2008 Suzuki DR650

[Off the grid]

[Shoganai]

[abreeze]

looking at those shop prices makes me sick too. I think making money is good....but the shops are just a rip off.

And try some fork gators. ive only been through 1 set of forkseals in 70K. and that is because I was launching the bike on an over pass on regular.

BTW.......Aweome pics......

[Mystic Red]

Welcome Shoganai! I think you're our first female member. AWESOME looking bike and great pictorial. A RS to Alaska, I like your attitude!
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Scott Hespelt, '94 K11LT
K11 OG #466

[mnb]

My '96 K1100LT ate fork seals for breakfast, too.

Put on some gaitors and you'll never have problems again. Rancho shock boots fit great. Rather than punching a hole in them, make a slit in the lower park of the boot on the back side so it breathes where it needs to.

I totally get why you love that bike so much. Then again, so does everyone on this board probably.

[Off the grid]

I just don't understand the justification of the prices.

I mean, charging 150+ for 25$ish in parts and maybe 15 mins of labor?

Thing is, they are shooting themselves in the foot. Once any non-retarded K bike owner starts doing the job and realize how easy it is, they cannot help but get a resentment.

Once a dealer charged me 550$ for a set of Lasertecs, mounted and balanced. I never went back unless I needed a part bad.

Was actually a blessing. I found the best mechanic in the area searching for a new one.
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Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"

[Shoganai]

Thank you all for the welcome.

First girl member *yikes*
Come to think of it, in all my miles and in all the places I've been, I've never seen another female on a K11RS *shrug*

Ok, these are some recent pics when we lubed the clutch splines and addressed a few found issues.





Some of the studs holding the exhaust came completely out, so Steve cleaned them all off and re-set them in place.



New horns! Sweet!! I don't think they ever worked so well, The bike is rude loud now





When we got down to here we discovered the boot was torn and the spring was missing. I guess when I put it back together when I broke down in Alberta, I forgot to re-install the spring.



All better now, new boot and spring in place



We also installed SS brake lines front and rear.



Then we loaded the bike and headed to the car wash with a handful of quarters, a gallon of de-greaser, and a bucket of rags and brushes.



All the blown fork oil over the years and dirt was scrubbed off. [/img]
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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT


Nana korobi ya oki

[Shoganai]

Next we addressed the beat to shit belly pan.

Before:






What can say, I like to lean.







For now we just sprayed it flat black, which amazingly looked good on the bike. I plan to have it painted Cobolt Blue Candy with House of Color paints but it will cost around $2000 and right now we are saving to buy a house, so the bling will have to wait till 2009 or so.

Steve mounted the 2610 where my Quest 2 was.



I did the rotor buttons myself while Steve mounted the tire pressure sensors in the wheels.



I guess I should check these out more often.



This is showing some wear and I'll replace them next time I do the button job.



Whats wrong with this picture



I figured it out before I got all the bolts in place

Next Steve installed the Throttle lock. I've never had one on this bike until this past month.



It's a well known fact I cannot hurd electrons worth a damn. So Steve wired in a cambus helper and tapped in the power for the GPS and AUX lights which he also mounted.



He didn't like the way it was designed to draw power so he installed a relay, seen in the foreground. I'll let him explain that if he has time. It works perfectly!!



Here's the AUX light switch he installed.





Ok, that's all for now. I'm riding south for a few days *wave*
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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT


Nana korobi ya oki

[Geoff]

Shoganai, thanks for sharing your pics and story. I was going to suggest fork boots, too. I use neoprene covers on my K1100RS, the wrap around type with a velcro closure.
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2000 R1100RT
2008 H-D Electra Glide Ultra Classic

[Steverino]

Half the fun of being a motorcyclist is keeping them running. Shog's just likes to have lots of fun.

Bike runs very well considering its level of "use" and what it has been through. Really nothing major wrong with it. Just a bunch of little normal wear and tear things that accumulate that are easy to repair.

BTW dear, the lights are wired to a canbus helper that is a relay with fuses that control the GPS, tank bag power and power to fire a seperate 30amp relay to power the aux lights. Nothing fancy or magical. Red is hot and black is ground. Throw some other colors in for other jobs and it all works. Well at least when you get the right relay and wire it properly. Before that it just eats fuses. DAMHIK.

How did the new lights do going to South Carolina yesterday?

The K is fun to work on, gives me a pleasant diversion to working on the Super Enduro.

[Mystic Red]

I noticed you guys went with a throttle lock. You might want to add this wonderful little modification. It works in addition to the lock and is great on the slabs!

http://www.k11og.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1074&highlight=kruise
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Scott Hespelt, '94 K11LT
K11 OG #466