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« Last post by DoubleGuzzi on Today at 06:52:03 PM »My K100 was a bit of a wreck with the benefit of hindsight.
Good points..
Plenty of room to move around on, so 100+ mile runs were a pleasure (most of the time).
Seriously low down grunt - could pull up a 30mph pretty steep hill in top gear.
Decent fuel economy.
Got us home when a coil connector came loose (provoked by a tipover), 2-up along undulating and twisty terrain, for half of the 50 miles or thereabouts.
Accessories are well thought out. A tail rack came with a fitting template and the underside of the tailpiece has pre-formed areas for bolts to go through. Likewise for the small factory windscreen.
Kinda Bad points..
Make me hanker for a Luftmeister turbo kit - yippee!
Made me hanker for a K100RS 16V - pearlescent paint one.
I used to scrape the rocker cover when keeping up with my buddies on their sporty machines - reputedly quite a sight of little me on big bike.
Bad points..
Got banned for 6 months for doing 128mph on a clear 70mph dual carriageway.
I had got pissed off being stuck behind some old git for miles, on a peachy twisty road in the glens, with nowhere safe to pass. 
The throttle cable overheated in a tourist town in the Highlands and stuck open - that was a fun few moments!
I got stranded one evening on my way home, due to the internal fuel pump hose popping off. Yeah, I now know that it's not that rare a thing to happen.
The delightfully thought of lifting handle (to help onto the centrestand) had a great habit of separating from the rubber handle, leaving me holding this item, with the bike laying on its side, like some pushed over cow (that's a 'murican thang, I'm told).
Mine failed an MOT for out of alignment wheels - I tried to explain the deliberate offset due to single-side swingarm and shaft drive. Went to a lot of trouble and expense (for me) to try to rectify with a 'straightened' frame, as well a really poor useless BMW dealer supposed diagnosis. It handled worse after this but passed an MOT test. Go figure. I re-covered the seat, resprayed the bike (in different colours) and sold it back to the dealer that had failed it, who didn't recognise it.
I'm sure that there were other features, stories, events etc.
Get yerself a Triumph 955i Sprint ST 2001/2 model onwards (mine was a 1st gen. 1999). Characterful, strong engine and 55+ MPG Imperial. 208kg "dry". (Too large & heavy for me now, otherwise I'd have kept it for another 20 years, if I live that long).
Good points..
Plenty of room to move around on, so 100+ mile runs were a pleasure (most of the time).
Seriously low down grunt - could pull up a 30mph pretty steep hill in top gear.
Decent fuel economy.
Got us home when a coil connector came loose (provoked by a tipover), 2-up along undulating and twisty terrain, for half of the 50 miles or thereabouts.
Accessories are well thought out. A tail rack came with a fitting template and the underside of the tailpiece has pre-formed areas for bolts to go through. Likewise for the small factory windscreen.
Kinda Bad points..
Make me hanker for a Luftmeister turbo kit - yippee!
Made me hanker for a K100RS 16V - pearlescent paint one.
I used to scrape the rocker cover when keeping up with my buddies on their sporty machines - reputedly quite a sight of little me on big bike.
Bad points..
Got banned for 6 months for doing 128mph on a clear 70mph dual carriageway.
I had got pissed off being stuck behind some old git for miles, on a peachy twisty road in the glens, with nowhere safe to pass. The throttle cable overheated in a tourist town in the Highlands and stuck open - that was a fun few moments!
I got stranded one evening on my way home, due to the internal fuel pump hose popping off. Yeah, I now know that it's not that rare a thing to happen.
The delightfully thought of lifting handle (to help onto the centrestand) had a great habit of separating from the rubber handle, leaving me holding this item, with the bike laying on its side, like some pushed over cow (that's a 'murican thang, I'm told).
Mine failed an MOT for out of alignment wheels - I tried to explain the deliberate offset due to single-side swingarm and shaft drive. Went to a lot of trouble and expense (for me) to try to rectify with a 'straightened' frame, as well a really poor useless BMW dealer supposed diagnosis. It handled worse after this but passed an MOT test. Go figure. I re-covered the seat, resprayed the bike (in different colours) and sold it back to the dealer that had failed it, who didn't recognise it.
I'm sure that there were other features, stories, events etc.
Get yerself a Triumph 955i Sprint ST 2001/2 model onwards (mine was a 1st gen. 1999). Characterful, strong engine and 55+ MPG Imperial. 208kg "dry". (Too large & heavy for me now, otherwise I'd have kept it for another 20 years, if I live that long).
Great scenery and freindly people. The day before I did a short loop over to Aberystwyth and over the top to Llanidloes, where I had a bite to eat, bought three books, and talked about ancient Scottish Borders music on bagpipes and harp with a lady harper. Monday just the long slog from Llangurig to Plymouth in the cold, but at least it was dry! 
