BMW K100 BARN FIND PART 1 ( Sort Of) WILL IT RUN?

Chris has a mate with a bike that's been sitting outside for a while, this is not quite a barn find but it's in a barn and we've found it. This is an expansion of our Write-Off Rebuilds series, do you have anything sitting in barn?
What do we do with this K100, whatever happens, it'll end up doing skids, not sure about the wheelies though.
#barnfinds #restoration #bmw

[@oliverleifadams2003]

Bike S.O.S new TV programme is born!

[@XSR_9001]

This channel just keeps putting out the hits. From write off rebuilds, to dream rides, to barn finds. Keep doing what you're doing, and I'll be along for the ride.

[@teneretraveller8980]

Knobblies. Metal panniers. Screen. Road trip. With the odd green lane. Obviously. Ride safe 👍

[@trongthuc9xsupercar]

Track day! I'd love to see you having a blast with this K100 on track.

[@Surfkid16]

So cool, track day for sure!!!

[@BokoMoko65]

Representative of Manguetown supports the motion!

[@p1k68]

Def need an episode on the Land Rover

[@Itsdandaney]

The gap in the door 😂

[@nickrider5220]

Chris' enthusiasm is very infectious, now to look for dear old bikes that want to live again !!

[@gawainemellors]

When I was a teenager in the 80s, we used watch club racing at Mallory Park every Sunday. There was a guy raced one of these in the production class, and without exception, spanked everyone else every weekend, without exception. Can't wait to see if you take this one on track.....

[@RichardBarry-p8z]

You can really find some interesting historical fun finds at the garage sales/estate sales and auctions starting in spring all the way through fall I'll be definitely looking forward to it again this year..👍

[@neillunderhill6907]

Give it some TLC for a good thrashing at the track. Great episode; can’t wait see how it comes back to life.

[@creedm3040]

Awesome video! Track day and mot. Bring that beast back from the dead. It sounds great too. I'm going to love this series. I loved the Land Rover too. Your underpants, not so much. Best!

[@MonkeywoodGarage]

Agreed on the other comments, as much as I love bikes and this BMW - wouild love to see a Landy video (.. also that bike sounded so nice!)

[@elijahmaddux8525]

I simply love all of these vids you are putting out. Brilliant ideas and quite fun to see you use all your skills. Keep up the good work mate!

[@cetdac3]

Of course it will start. Mine set fire to it's clocks on way to work... Had to ride home with no lights etc. Had 140k miles on the clock and after new (second hand clocks) had only done 64k miles ...magic 🤣... Went back round the clock no problem... Used all winter, washed only for MOT and servicing. Toughest bikes I've had over the last 50 years riding...

[@coreydoody1806]

Love the bike and especially the Defender 🤩

[@Mike-jm5wt]

Just letting you know you're more entertaining than anything on TV, hopefully the big money flows your way eventually

[@MichaelKobler-yu6fy]

Hard to put into words what a delight those restoration/repair videos are. I can 100% confirm what you said about getting those back onto two wheels again, most recent bike being a Honda Hawk RC31 that's been sitting in a garage (gladly) for 10 years.

[@1990-t1j]

I like the look of this old Beemer. Chris, if you want to come to Portugal, you can have my UK-plated Buell Ulysses: low miles, hasn't been run for a few years but it's in great condition. Kept in a dry garage. Cheap deal. Great video. Nick

[@chrisnorthover7582]

I’m in Portugal in a few weeks… where are you?

[@1990-t1j]

@@chrisnorthover7582 Hi, Chris. Lagos, but I am in Thailand until early June. Shame. Nick

[@josephedmundreynolds4244]

Personally I'd love to see you do a track day on this Bimmer.. It would certainly prove that it's all about the rider not the bike. You got to go for it Chris.🎉 Thank you for all your most entertaining and enjoyable content...so good.

[@garethskelding]

Track day for sure dude , loving these restoration vids !

[@andrewgordon7714]

Raced one of these in British historics bears class. Thee best fun ever. Track days were fun out braking r6’s

[@BlackThor15]

Another Bike SOS awesome video!! Thanks Chris and Bike World team, you guys rock!! 👍👍

[@atthesummitMTBskills]

Love the door gap for ventilation on the landy 😂😂

[@Qq-x9447]

Excellent video - great stuff, as always👍 Even as it stands, that there bike is a thing of great beauty. Purposeful shape & size of the beast- I used to lust after those old BM bikes on the way home from school through the windows of Slocombes BMW in Neasden (NW London) back in the late 70's and early 80's. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@pwbderksen]

A PROPER BUILD and track day of course!

[@pietro160775]

Love all this sort of stuff👊🏼 that bike is sick, just an engine and seat 🤣❤️

[@Cyprusmichalis]

Love your videos mate, so uplifting ❤️

[@bblaks8916]

Make it a racer, love them😁🏁

[@MT_T991]

Honestly you are hitting all my favourite bikes. First the r1200 now a k100 K100s are fantastic I've had two. I love this And you have a series I've just sold mine

[@redplats]

Track day, definetly!

[@mullins6429]

Great video. It seems too good not to fix it up properly now that you’ve had it running. Track days first and then develop it into some sort of travelling bike. You could get multiple uses out of it and do some awesome trips on it I reckon. 👍🇦🇺

[@jfoz7602]

Great find and a runner 👏 This will make an amazing bike. Nice bit of profit too if you were to ever sell it 💵

[@MotoPumps]

Not sure about a track day, but it definitely needs to be cleaned up a bit and made nicer. Looks like a good flip or scrambler fun!

[@mattguyer1061]

Used to own one and you are spot on! Great bike even though it was a heavy pig. Always wanted to see someone take one and turn it into a K100GS lol.

[@gunshipanropace2gunshipand119]

I Love Episodes Like This Ones.

[@mrandyburns]

Love it … got one in the my garage I’m slowly playing with. You have to take it on the track to show what can be done!

[@christopherhorton5449]

Sounds great. Make it tidy and ride it

[@davidbrown2945]

Had a K75 last year, superb engine and build quality was superb.

[@SuperWellington1815]

Make it nicer 😊😊😊

[@mikemills5144]

I am lovin' the Land Rover! Make that Beemer look pretty, well, as much as you can.

[@robertandersson2523]

Nice door fitting on the Landie😂

[@jonpeters5194]

Love it - can't wait to see what becomes of it

[@DMac998]

Brilliant 👍 So looking forward to this series. Bikeworld is on a roll, keep the great work up. Its great that you just aren't getting bike running (like the yawn LBS barn find car episodes) but getting it road (or track) worthy. i say give it some cool/budget mods too. The bike is v cool, sounds great too and a single sided swingarm to boot

[@TheRealChetManley]

I really enjoy when you do these bikes Chris, as you finish them and show what its like when youre done. Make it a bit nicer and track day!

[@martinslocombe2288]

I had a K75s travelled 1000s of miles all over Europe in 6 years of ownership it didn`t miss a beat good torque meant you could load it up with camping gear and missus on the back cruising at 100mph all day and still good in the twisties untill i traded up to the BMW 1100rs . A Solid and Very reliable odd ball, they make very cool cafe racers now .

[@dannyferguson9415]

Listen to your heart, young Skywalker. And god said; 'Send it on a race track'.

[@Indieosa88]

got an almost complete identical k75 project! great bike and love you've found one also that looks pretty far along (frame modded and dash changed etc already) great things to check 1st biggest - Final drive spline condition - well known that the material grade of the splint teeth wasn't well matched or the K100 and also that clutch seal leakage drips down the shaft, mixing with the molybdenum and causing it to be 'washed away' (those two don't mix well) this greatly accelerates the spline wear also. you have to take a look, as the volume of the final drive shaft cover means large amounts can leak before any will actually be seen on the floor 2nd biggest - coolant in the oil. it is a combined twin pump acting on the same pump shaft, the pump shaft and or seals can fail and it is impossible to tell, other than water in the oil under oil test ( the fluid doesnt really get lost in to the oil side, as there is no great pressure differential across the pump seal between the two fluid bodies minor stuff i experienced or heard of The clutch and throttle cables were in terrible condition on mine and were not even uncovered at any point, close to snapping, apparently also common if never changed don't leave it on its side stand for long time as the cylinder heads get filled with oil weeping through the piston rings due to horizontal layout. apparently, the T split config of the fronty brakes, with only single pot calipers are lethal on track.... your brakes are either on or off haha. check the main power relay for the started motor etc as they are known to weld together with age and become stuck open, gotta disconnect battery to stop it you missed a lot of headaches, finding one where the original dasah was already removed - that was a nightmare as it is all keyed in to the multiple electronics boxes. have fun! great bike once done

[@jvanschie942]

I bought one new .and rode to Alaska and put on 160000klms always good . Also the k1100lt and now the k1200lt great engines

[@tnoisette1419]

Honda NC750 motor is half of a Honda Jazz engine. Great vid 👍

[@mikespence6313]

Either a trackday bike or a monster enduro style 😨 I owned one for a few years, they are absolute tanks, but there's a weakness in the flywheel in the older models that can make them sound like the main bearings are shot ! Older flywheels had only ( from memory ) 6 rivets holding them together, these tended to wear and the induced play then sounded terrible..newer bikes had 10 or 12 rivets and didn't suffer from the same issue..but a relatively easy fix 👍

[@atthesummitMTBskills]

Track day with full cafe racer fairing and hot laps 👍🏻

[@spikeydood4241]

TRACK DAY!!!!! LOL You know u gotta do it Chris 😅🤣😂

[@2wheels1clutch]

I've just finished building my k100 it's got 90k miles on it and still rides spot on

[@paul-thomasjewell2163]

I think it's a lovely bike - needs doing up.

[@beborodner930]

Haa. Love the burnout finish!! Would be cool to see some clip on bars and a mini performance spruce up job. This Bike looks sweet!!

[@kenbrooks7794]

Big Trailie! The GS that BMW never made......

[@WestOzMT]

Track day for sure mate.

[@misfitfarm1937]

I think you should ship it to me in Texas. What are the odds it’s ever seen hot weather. Just an idea! 😁

[@AndrewSmith-hy8gl]

Track day, defiantly going to be loads of fun 😀

[@02238584551614]

Definitely a track day and love the view out the top of the door in the landie 😂

[@paulbryan1094]

I had two K100RT’s, they were excellent. Did massive miles on them. You’ve got to bring that up to spec with some narrow bars on

[@markkenyon22]

Had a 1986 K75, put 68K miles on it with no issues, great bikes. Only issue these days is parts availability and running down small issues with the electronics.

[@ChumiStu]

You need to set up an affiliate link for that NOCO. I’m sold 👌

[@VinceHoward-cw6vn]

Track day! Definitely 😂

[@carlamsden6031]

Love this series!!!!!!!!

[@WALT3rd]

love this show! such a likeable fellow.

[@richlevo979]

Track day bike👍🏍

[@aidens04]

What an advert for BMW!! Sounds sweet!

[@stefanzand3469]

Love these episodes, nice work bike world!

[@johnnyrvf]

You've just given me the idea for my next project...

[@peterston4039]

One of the best engines ever built besides the K750 3. You keep it oiled, it will run. Easy to work on too, all engine parts easy access to bearings and shims, all of it. Great find in a barn. Ride it after you tune it back up. Shell go.

[@robsadv2012]

Brilliant video! Track day definitely!!!

[@mikefordham6546]

All of your content is bloody brilliant, thank you

[@abstractspaces8186]

Looks and sounds gorgeous.

[@staryjanek]

That centre stand will collapse , they rust from the inside out, fit a "solid" stand from the 1100s, I still have two K7s which are actually the better engine. One of mine has covered 250K miles

[@portaltwo]

Track day! Yes! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@markcostello9514]

That is a real gem. Plenty of TLC, then track day it 👍

[@luddite6239]

A great choice as a follow-up to your GS restoration. Remember how it was BMW's plan for the K-series to replace the boxer twins? And yet here we are, 40 years later, and while the twin has gone from strength to strength, the flying brick is now just an intriguing footnote in BMW's history.

[@Rossi593]

I had a 1979 R100RT in 1984 and traded it in for a K100RT which looked the business at that time. It was a great mile muncher with a superb fairing if you were very short. I’m no giant at 5’8” but it needed a crouch to get its quiet best. Honestly, it was soulless with a dreadful seat and vibrating engine. But it lingered for many years in its various guises. The 1300s are pretty mental. What they really achieved was a great comparison and guaranteed the flat twin’s survival and development.

[@ChumiStu]

I’ve been thinking of a noco for an upcoming trip. Decision has been made now.

[@piggymito]

"will a k bike run after standing" 😂 obviously... I bought my k75 when I was 22 as a cheap shitter to go to France on. That was 18 years ago and it's still mine... My r ninet feels like a fisher price toy in comparison from a build quality pov. The engine actually started life as a Peugeot car engine, bmw bought it off them.

[@kpowers9017]

That sounds absolutely fantastic tbh

[@alanduncan3337]

You may just have increased the value on the K100. That was staggering. If only the modern bikes were built that way.

[@WhiteRocket918]

Track it! I had it's little brother the k75 and it was a lot of fun trying to ride it fast.

[@pjakpjak7000]

More cheap track day builds!! Would love it!

[@martyndunn1905]

That is a fantastic bike, love it.

[@braikka]

I used to have a K100rs back in the 90s. Great bike. Looked a bit different to that tho😂

[@philholey3958]

Nick Jefferies rode one in the proddie TT in 1984 , finished 8th . You have to track day it ..😁

[@chrisnorthover7582]

Legend! That must have been a hell of a thing to ride around there.

[@MrCromagnonman]

John Britten raced a k100 in NZ prior to building his legendary Britten bike

[@Rocketboy-qg6ts]

Mad Max Bike 😎

[@martinhughes9769]

Make it look better for a track day 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Scott-sb1xi]

Track it! I bet you'll be surprised how well it handles.

[@jameselliott5220]

Please consider a cafe racer build. These bikes look so great in cafe form.

[@kuhndj67]

As soon as I saw that the brakes weren’t locked up like on every barn bike I’ve ever touched I thought you might have a ‘looks worse than it is’ situation. In that case I’d say put some time into it… really does look like top cafe racer material to me.

[@chrisnorthover7582]

I know, I was so shocked that the callipers weren’t seized, I’m guessing it had some decent love before it was laid up.

[@Zomgbbq667]

Rebuild video, track day then put it on a pedestral somewhere in or near your workshop!

[@sarahlivingstone8367]

I had a K100RT back in the really early 90's then had a moment of sentimentality about 4 years ago and bought a K1100RS - which I got over after about 4 months (and made about 400 more than I paid for it).

[@richardhirst264]

I remember seeing Nick Jefferies do a 100mph lap on a K100RS of the TT when there was a proddy class in the 80’, so a track day should be a breeze 😂

[@LemonDrizzleGang]

Absolutely Track Day do it justice - loving your content Chris - Are you in the Brecon Becons ? the scenerey is fantastic (I am North Wales)

[@chrisnorthover7582]

Gotta love Wales 😊

[@blipco5]

Make it mechanically perfect then head for the track. That in itself is satisfying. Spending much more money than that would be a waste. Let the next guy make it pretty.

[@bingiedreaming]

I'm thinking HP2 megamoto forks, some good nobblies and then getting some air 😁

[@dundeedeek]

Track day, in your hands I'm sure you could cause some real upsets.

[@furryglass]

Either track day or knobblys and a bit of scrambling😊

[@Dan198025]

I have an old 1999 K1200 RS with 50k miles on, so long as I chuck some fuel and electricity at her she is unstoppable. Amazing build quality and like you say bonkers engineering but great bikes to plod around on.