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If I kept the KRS I'd want to ditch the mirrors and have a rear view camera with a display above the instruments. I don't know whether that would work. But, yes, they are an issue in traffic. I also had a K11LT and got the fork springs changed and a 4 way adjustable rear shock. A bit of a transformation. I had a K100LT long ago and really hated the engine, it was always tight and was horrible to rev. I got the R11GS when they came out and everyone thought they were a joke. Then got the 1150. GS world was nice and cosy until the twats on the telly ruined it. I wish KTM had said yes to them.
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In fairness I think BMW was starting to appeal to that type of rider with the GS and they were the visible aspect of that. If anything people should have looked at that series and bought an Enfield Bullet.
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The k1100rs is one of the few bikes I’d buy again it wasn’t for ulez.
We had a k100rs and as you say night and day difference between that and the 1100 (although I believe the k750 was quite well regarded). Our old Ipswich office ordered a K1 as a surveillance bikes, the dealer rang up someone more high up to mention they’d ordered the most visible bmw in the world for a covert role and the order got squashed.
Airhead
underuser53929
I used to have a k1100rs for work when I was doing surveillance work for customs, great bikes and so much better than the k100. The mirror indicator pods had a habit of falling off in tight traffic so I had mine fitted with a cable so they would just dangle. You could ride it all day in comfort and still give it some stick when needed. Conversely I had a k1100lt as my own bike - fucking horrendous, nearly put me off bikes. On the boxers had a r1100rs on big rides one of the fastest bikes point to point. Comfortable and swift. My first big bike was a black and yellow r100gs really should not have sold that one.