RS Resurrection – The Beginning
I have a 1981 BMW R100RS in the back of my garage. It’s been parked there for quite a while now. I bought it in 1989, and I used to ride the heck out of i...
Category: Motorcycles
Keys, keys, who’s got the keys…
I thought I lost my keys to the K bike this evening. I drove the truck to work and back today, so the last time I remembered having them was yesterday. They liv...
The K1100RS has new clothes
Got the K1100RS all put back together last night and drove it to work today. Here’s a shot of it’s new skin.
Motorcycle Season!
While it may be pushing it to declare the motorcycle season has started here in Minnesota, it did reach 60+ degrees today! I rode the sidecar to work and back t...
The Gumption Trap
The other morning I started up the FJ1200 to ride to work. As it sat idling while I suited up, I noticed a spreading puddle of gasoline underneath it. Damn it. ...
DIY EFI
A long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away… no, wait.) Mark and I were discussing changing the carburettors on the 82 BMW R100RS to Fuel Injection. The ma...
New bodywork finally here!
Eddie finally dropped off the freshly painted parts for the K1100RS on Saturday and man do they look nice. Now my only concern is that once I get all this prett...
The FJ Saga – One Step Forward, One Step Back
Grr. On Saturday I synced up the carbs on the FJ. They were not far out of adjustment, just a little tweak. Then I noticed that the fuel filter was leaking. Mus...
The FJ is Alive!
I got a “free” 1990 Yamaha FJ 1200 a few weeks ago. It needed a little work, so I have been cleaning and repairing it a bit. Last night I took it on...
The garage is kind of packed
Well with five motorcycles (one with a sidecar on it) the garage is pretty darned full. Left to right: ’90 Yamaha FJ1200, ’93 BMW K1100RS, ’83...