One of my K100RS's

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:25 pm

Just about to take the back wheel off ..... damn punctures!

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:22 pm

I used to really like those. Quite stylish in a very Germanic way.

GRAgusta · Post by **GRAgusta** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 8:19 pm

Wow

Really impressive .... the light weight version.

Of you and bike.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Sun Oct 20, 2013 8:34 pm

GRAgusta wrote:Wow

Really impressive .... the light weight version.

Of you and bike.

I know. Stopping smoking has a lot to answer for

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:50 am

Herb wrote:I used to really like those. Quite stylish in a very Germanic way.

I had five of them over the years Jim incredibly reliable and surprisingly quick, as three white and red R1's can testify

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:41 am

slparry wrote:
I had five of them over the years Jim incredibly reliable and surprisingly quick, as three white and red R1's can testify

Pah! Red and white ones are the slow ones - a yellow one would smoke you!

Al

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 2:54 pm

Steve, that's the sport one isn't it? Came with radial tyres and upgraded suspension. I had a blue K100rs and was going to part ex it against one of those but by the time it had come into the country I was waiting to visit Wetherby Magistrates for "making rapid progress" on the blue one and thought that maybe I shouldn't take any finance on at that particular time

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:33 pm

dave the german wrote:Steve, that's the sport one isn't it? Came with radial tyres and upgraded suspension. I had a blue K100rs and was going to part ex it against one of those but by the time it had come into the country I was waiting to visit Wetherby Magistrates for "making rapid progress" on the blue one and thought that maybe I shouldn't take any finance on at that particular time

Yes Dave, the SE model with sports pack. I personally think the KRS's were the best thing to ever come out of Germany

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:39 pm

Blackal wrote:
slparry wrote:
I had five of them over the years Jim incredibly reliable and surprisingly quick, as three white and red R1's can testify
Pah! Red and white ones are the slow ones - a yellow one would smoke you!

Al

Being honest Al on that particular day had my riding been seen by plod I would have rightly been put in gaol as it was beyond aggressive and stupid.

Going for an overtake that a slim sports bike had squeezed through on a sports tourer with panniers was crazy and must have scared the daylights out of others. Stupid really stupid but the red mist had descended and I was determined to nail them, the first two we're difficult the third was approaching impossible until we were going up the horseshoe pass from the ruthin side, there's one very tight left hander and as we approached it at 90+ matey overshot and thanks to ABS I tucked under him and left him, he didn't crash but regained control. By which time I was at the café. the 3 of them came over, Manchester lads, to say BMW's weren't supposed to go like that