K11 Owners Group

[Wigomas]

Everyone who has owned a 'K' knows that they are renowned for their longevity.
I, for one, would like to know if there are bikes out there with really huge mileage on the clock.
Also, I would like to hear about 'Monster Mile' rides. Those of you out there who only get off the bike for gas ups and coffee.

[Wigomas]

At the moment, I have a K1100LT which has done 91,000.
That's really nothing as BMW standards go, but my old K100LT, which I sold a few years back is still being used daily in Weymouth, Dorset, UK. I sold the bike with 140,000 on the clock. I will try to contact the owner to check the current mileage.
Rumour has it that there is a old hippy dude with a really beaten up K100RS with 320,000 on the clock. I will check this out.

[Trucker]

I have just got back from a trip around the Hartz mountains in Germany. My faithfull brick has just passed the 97,000 milage mark and dosnt miss a beat.
All I have done is keep the maintenance up together and regular. Apart from a new clutch at 94,000 miles, which I had sorted in a weekend and a couple of little niggles like the ignition switch wire breaking I see no reason why there wont be many more miles to come.

Cheers.

Rich.
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1993 K1100LTIC.

2011 Triumph Sprint GT

[Flying Duck]

I bought some stuff from a guy in LA last year. He had a sidecar'd 93 LT with 218,000 miles on it. Claimed the only major problem the bike had experienced was a failed head gasket at 125k or so.

I bought a 90 K75RT as a parts bike that had 179k on it. Rode it 1,200+ miles home from San Diego without a hiccup.

Paul Glaves had a K75 (named Old Smoky) that he put about 350k on before some old lady in a car smashed it.
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
Buy parts HERE

[Flying Duck]

[whyoldbill]

[bmwtf]

115 K Wouldn't know it wasn't just broken in.

[Moondog]

108K, water pump, radiator hose and a muffler. It's a BRICK.
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"Badges? We don't need no stinking badges"!

I like the social aspect of riding. Rally's, socializing, drinking beer, fartin' and carrying on.

2004 R1150RS
1996 K1100RS (moved on to new home)

[ken]

and it is usually something stupid that breaks.
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Ken in Denver

[ken]

posted 122,000 and it is usually something stupid that breaks. did it wrong.
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Ken in Denver

[Shoganai]

1993 - 181,000
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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

[duckbubbles]

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 definitely not beat up.

Frank
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85 K100/1100RS, 321,000 miles, 25 years
96 Ducati 900SS/SP, sold it
05 R1200ST, 35,000 miles, 5 years
400,000 BMW miles

[ljjohns]

Gee, my stable is filled with virtual virgins: the parts bike has only 17K, the 95 has 34K, the Washington bike has around 80K (all done by the Iron Butt PO), the K75 is at 33K and even the K12 has only 63K. I'd better get going before I die

Larry
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1993 K1100LT (Washington)
1995 K1100LTSE
1996 K1100LTSE (parts)
2003 K1200LTC
1991 K75RT

[Wigomas]

An Apology.

Although it's great to hear about machines and riders that have done astronomical mileage, I feel that there may be someone/s reading this post that feel somewhat inadequate. And that they feel that owning a bike that is only used on sunny days, with only 55,000 mls on the clock is a little 'Limp-Wristed'.
That they only use their bike to go to work and going to the shops is pathetic.

To these, I apologise.

This post was to praise the engineering excellence that is, the 'K' series in general, and the venerable K1100 in particular.

Owners, whether your machine has 10,000 or 100,000 on the clock. You own a something special. If you only use it on high days and holidays, that's just fine, because you still belong to this huge family. Most of which read and write to this most excellent forum site.

Thank you.
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K1100LTIC

[Freedom45]

I'm not sure how many miles Dave McQueeney racked up on his 85 KRS, but, it was well over 300K. Frank Kujawa and Ross Copas (K100RTs) were well over the 250K mark IIRC. All three are IBA participants.

I bought a salvage title K11LT with 87K on it; it now sits idle on the patio with 412K on the odo having had only a final drive malfunction.

The bi-annual Iron Butt rally will see many riders complete eleven consecutive days of 1,000 miles+. My mileage will a tad over 11K for the event in 1993 and I still have dreams about it after all these years.

I've marveled at the MOA mileage contest. One winner, IIRC, was Robert Higdon that rode his Beemer on the Washington DC loop every night racking up miles, determined to win.

Some motorcycles we savor for those special occasions while others are daily riders. I doubt there is a correlation between high mileage and high quality of riding. At some point, the novelty of mere mileage seems irrelevant but the K bikes have an outstanding ability in racking up those miles. The ones I know that have mega miles do have one things in common -- they have been owner maintained. Meticulously.
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1996 K1100RS SE, K1100K, K75S, Laverda 1200
MOA 9900
IBA #70 NRA

[Ted]