K11 Owners Group

le_pinceau · Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:48 pm Post subject: WP Suspension

Hi.. just noticed you having problems aquiring WP Springs.. I believe I ordered from here: http://www.wpsuspension.co.uk/ best of luck Wink

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95 K1100 RS
06 K1200 S

Dave6172 · Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:26 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the suggestion but upon reading their website it says that they have recently separated from WP. I ended up going with Race-Tec. The springs should be here this week..........stay tuned.

le_pinceau · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:23 am Post subject: front springs

ahh My apologies.. I actually got my springs last summer to install over the down time this winter.. Didn't read further.. thanks for the heads up..
sad to see them unavailable.. perhaps later this year they might rise up again LOL..

take care
Kris
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95 K1100 RS
06 K1200 S

le_pinceau · Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:25 pm Post subject:

Dave6172 · Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:27 pm Post subject:

Not a problem, I'm getting old too and so is my K11LT (93,000 miles). I went with Race-Tech springs and am having them installed by Cogent Dynamics in Fletcher, NC in a couple of weeks.

They are also going to install a set of their Drop-in Damper Cartridges and new bushings/seals. I'll post the results as soon as I get a few miles on the new set up.

Cheers!

Dave6172 · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:11 pm Post subject:

Finally got a couple hundred miles on the K bike with the new Race Tech springs and service by Cogent Dynamics. WOW what a difference.

They serviced the forks (bushings, seals and new springs), and the rear Works Performance shock. They also dynoed the whole suspension so that the front and rear damping and spring rates match perfectly.

Smooth, taut and controlled. Better than new. I'm a happy camper, thanks Rick, Joyce and Ken.

grant93 · Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 2:13 am Post subject:

Gidday Fellas,

To finish off this thread that I started a while ago and mentioned earlier, today I finally go around to replacing the front fork springs on my 1993 K1100LT

I put Race-Tech springs in and used 15w Motorex which was red in colour and the difference in handling was great, the bike now rides through bumps and rough road instead of crashing down into it, big improvement indeed.

I followed the links (walkthru's) that where posted on here about completing the job and it was actually a lot easier than it read, can be done with two people and not three, just read first, lay everything out, take your time and enjoy the project.

I had never done this before nor my mate who helped and it took us 1 hours exactly to complete the right side and 45 minutes the left.

many thanks once again for all of your input and safe riding
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Cheers Grant

1994 K1100RS
1981 R100RS
1978 R100RS
1928 Chevrolet tourer

www.montythe1928chevrolet.blogspot.com.au

Beachcomber · Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 6:03 am Post subject:

These are the RAM Goldline progressive springs which were developed specially for Kays [ K100 / K1100].

Ben Kingham won the BE.A.R.S. series outright last year using these springs and RAM shox.

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Beachcomber '93 K1100RS / '93 K1100LT and several K100's