K11 Owners Group

[Terry1100]

Circumstances are funny things – what is right one day can be completely wrong the next !

For years I worked from home with 2 commuter bikes – almost as soon as I made the decision to trade them in for one big tourer, I changed my job and ended up commuting into central London again - on a K1100LT. It’s a fine bike but not exactly ideal for London traffic. So, it has to go in favour of something smaller – if you are looking for an budget tourer for the summer this could be it.

It’s a ’93 in Seiden Blue with a light grey seat. 76,000 miles on the clock and a dealer service history up to 63,000. It had a new engine under warranty at around19,000 miles so this engine only has around 55,000 miles under its belt. New clutch fitted in February this year.



Complete set of paperwork (including the radio) a manual on CD and all recent MOTs.

MOT until July and Taxed until December.

Usual colour matched topbox and touring cases and a set of (tatty) black city cases. As I’ve been riding it right through the winter, it is certainly not immaculate – but it is basically sound, and certainly reliable, starting without fail at sub-zero temperatures. Cleaned up it looks pretty good as you can see from the pictures. A perfect time for a new owner to fettle it in before a summer tour of Europe or beyond.



The Good:
It has RS wheels (allowing a better choice of fatter radials)
New Pirelli Angel tyre on the front – good Bridgestone on the rear
New Clutch
The ABS works!
The radio works
The electric Screen works

The Not So Good:
The temperature gauge does not work (aficionados will be aware that this does not affect the cooling fan which is on a separate circuit).
The heated grips are intermittent (and at the moment they’re not working)

£1,800 or swap for something more commuter friendly !

Stanmore, Middx
Can be seen in Central London (W1)
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Terry
London, England

1992 Kawasaki KLE500

[Number 6]

It's a fine commuter bike, even with city driving, you should keep it!
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94 K1100LT

[Terry1100]

Ted,

I don't deny that it's up for the job (And I'm an "ubercommuter" search me on YouTube and you can find a video of me in London traffic - on my last GP800, also a bit big for commuting)

As I've just gone through the last winter on it I can vouch for the fact that it's competent in all weathers.

But it is a bit of a waste of fine machinery - as Summer's on its way I'm sure it will make a great economy tourer for someone.

It is a bit heavy for me (I'm not getting any younger) and it sticks out of bike parking bays in London - and remember that fuel costs in the UK are relevant even on a bike.
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Terry
London, England

1992 Kawasaki KLE500