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jklnhyde

Some of you may have seen this last week on Fleabay. It's a Cold Weather/Winter kit for the RS, but the PO modded it to fit the LT.
(the "mod" is just a pair of small notches on a inner edge of the kit).
I had never seen one of these kits on a K11, and the photos on the auction were kinda' misleading, in a good way for once, and the price was very reasonable, so I bought it.
The kit has 4 parts, two on each side; an upper and a lower. They are attached to the very edge of the fairing and extend the width of the bike outwards to keep windblast from freezing you.
Well I figured they would be an inch or two wide at most; I wasn't prepared for the huge box that arrived today. The parts were very heavy, made of very thick rubber and weighed about 10lbs for the set!
The kit will probably add 6-8 inches to the fairing width!!
I'll have to remove the windshield motor assembly, fairing inner liners (?), and DRILL apprx 16 new holes in the fairing... FUN!

I'll post some pics tomorrow when the sun is out!!

Rick
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2003 BMW K1200RS
1997 K1100LT-SE
1988 Ducati Paso 750
1981 Honda CBX
It's not the kill; it's the thrill of the chase.

Flying Duck · Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:08 pm Post subject:

The thing I find most annoying about the LT fairing is that it doesn't protect your feet from the cold very well like the K75RT and K100RT fairings do. I saw a hardcore Iron Butt bike at the dealer one day where the owner had fashioned some little flaps out of tire flap material to protect the feet. Looked like a good idea to me. One of our Larry's here now owns that bike.

I use heated insoles these days so haven't gotten around to doing that yet.
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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject:

I just try and keep my feet a little further back on the foot pegs. Not ideal but I haven't gone the route of the heated insoles yet.
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ChuckS · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:35 pm Post subject:

Any of youse got pics?

We seem to have a never ending winter here in Michigan. I'm going to fab something and it would be great to to actually have to invent it.
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Flying Duck · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:41 pm Post subject:

I thin I've got some pics on my desktop PC at home. I'll try to remember to look it up.
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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

jklnhyde · Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject: Pix here!

This is the oddest thing I have ever put on any bike (and I work at a motorcycle dealer's service dept). The size of my fairing has grown by a multiple of 1.5--I can't wait to ride it tomorrow!! Enjoy!!

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2003 BMW K1200RS
1997 K1100LT-SE
1988 Ducati Paso 750
1981 Honda CBX
It's not the kill; it's the thrill of the chase.

jklnhyde · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:00 pm Post subject:

Well, took out the LT this morning to test the fairing. HOLY TOLEDO! There is absolutely NO wind that can wrap itself around the fairing; the combination of my CeeBailey oversize screen and the Winter Kit is amazing!
The bike is even more top-heavy now, and I have to open my stance ever so gingerly at a stop, but once moving, it's crazy how quiet and calm the cockpit is. The only real drawback I've encountered is that the frontal cross section is so massive, I can feel the bike straining against sudden windgusts and the windblast off the side of large trucks.

Rick
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2003 BMW K1200RS
1997 K1100LT-SE
1988 Ducati Paso 750
1981 Honda CBX
It's not the kill; it's the thrill of the chase.

Scott_Anderson · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:33 pm Post subject:

Just don't be supprised if you also start cooking this summer when riding on those 90+ deg days. Very Happy

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Ride safe.

1995 K1100LT 0302044
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
Garmin StreetPilot 2820
Garmin Zumo 550
Garmin Zumo XT
"One who does not ask questions is ashamed to learn" Danish proverb
1997 K1100LT 0302488(R.I.P.)
1997 R1100RT ZC62149(sold)

ChuckS · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:47 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the pics!

I'll have to keep my eyes open for another kit. 'Till then at least I have some ideas
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Mystic Red · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject:

Good luck! I have never seen or heard of such a kit, until now.
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jklnhyde · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:30 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I thought about the heat issue too. I rarely use the LT in the hot months, unless it's an open-road ride. The K12RS is my commuter...
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2003 BMW K1200RS
1997 K1100LT-SE
1988 Ducati Paso 750
1981 Honda CBX
It's not the kill; it's the thrill of the chase.