Saturday 23 April 2011

1984 BMW K100 RS



A fantastic K100RS with a genuine, 10,100 miles from new. The aluminium engine cases, forks, swing arm and footrest hangers are all buffed, as you can see.  There are one or two small paint marks and touch-ups, the most obvious one being a small crack in the tail piece that can be seen in one of the pictures. The rubber bump stop on the rear shock has perished and there is a little touching up of the black paint on the front of the engine, low down. On its original Metzeler tyres, too! The seat cover was replaced by one made by an upholsterer from TVR Cars, after the original was damaged by a sharp object, and whilst not original, is a very well made. As you would expect, a complete paper history came with the bike.





Water pump body has been repainted black.
















Fork gaiters under the fairing have a couple of splits in them.


The switchgear has faded a little over the years.





The horizontal white line is a reflection of a strip light, not a scratch!



Mucky fingerprints wipe off!