K11 Owners Group

[merlin geikie]

Am looking at a nicely kept K100 RS abs four valve 1992 with 60K miles on the clock.

How do these machines stack up against a 1993 K11 RS in terms of handling, power etc etc.

Maybe Tech isn't the right place for this but I couldn't think of anywhere else that may be more suitable.

Thanks in advance for any stories and opinion here.

Thanks for the forum
Safe roads
Fun rides

[Phil Marvin]

Hi,
The only thing I've heard bad about the 4-valve K100RS bikes is problems with cracking the exhaust where the pipes enter the muffler. Other than that, they're probably bulletproof like the rest of the K-bikes.
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'94 K75A/3
'95 K75RTP

[Flying Duck]

Pretty much the same bike except for the fairing which makes the thigh heat a little hotter on the K11RS.
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91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
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[Flying Duck]

[Ted]

The K100RS-16v does have a weakness, the driveshaft, if it does go bad it usually happens around 55k (Bob Cox and Joe Senner can testify to that.) I am not sure how you would check for it absent removing the final drive and pulling it, maybe put it up on the centerstand with the weight on the front wheel and spin the rear checking for any notchiness?
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KOG#1

[Flying Duck]

[merlin geikie]

Sounds like the K100 RS 4 valve is pretty much the same as the K11 RS.

I notice they have the same compression and ponies, but the K100 seems to have to work harder.

So maybe the K11 RS is a more easy going motor and a little less tuned and therefore more flexible torque?

Duck, you had one, how did it compare for ride-ability with the K11RS?

I guess the fact that you sold it says it all

Thanks for the responses and...
All the very best

[Flying Duck]

[Flying Duck]

More:

Personally I think the K1100RS is a better looking bike, especially in red, but for some reason I got noticeably more "nice bike" compliments when I owned the K100RS4V. Not sure why.....


Edit: It's probably that my RS is so fooking spectacular looking that people are afraid to approach 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

[merlin geikie]

Duck is wistful;

[laverda]

[Flying Duck]

With respect to ABS, I prefer the ABS I. Why? On uneven pavement or lanesplitting(a.k.a. filtering) on road nipples the ABS II yields more "false positives" as I call them - letting the rear brake off when it shouldn't.

It also does it if you come over a rise while braking and get the rear end really light. ABS I has never done this - at least for me. I've got a rise right before a stop sign that I hit every time I leave my house. When I first got the K11RS I stopped about ten feet beyond where I wanted to because the rear ABS let go on me. Something I learned to be careful about.

Also spline lubes are easier on an ABS I bike.

Both ABS I and II are "chunky" and fairly primitive by today's standards but they do work and, when you need it, are effective.

ABS I weighs a bit more. A pair of ABS front and rear modulators weighs 17 pounds 10 ounces while the combined ABS II modulator weighs 11 pounds 7 ounces.

Though I certainly believe it while riding/pushing the K1100RS, I can't figure out exactly where all of that extra 70 pounds comes from. The fairing, side panels and catalytic converter account for some of it I'm sure but 70 pounds seems like a lot. The frame's probably a little heavier on the K1100RS too because it's got two members in a V in the center under the tank while the K100RS4V has one single member up the middle.

And if you look at the 94+ bikes they've got a "half" battery while the earlier bikes have a full-sized battery. The 94+ bikes also have a lighter two piece stamped paralever while the earlier bikes have a heavier solid rod. It's a big mystery to me where all of that additional weight comes from.
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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

[BobZ(IL)]

heh,heh,heh, he said member heh,heh...
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[Ted]

[Jim]

[Flying Duck]

Preverts!!!!
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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

[merlin geikie]

Jim is happy for Bob;