[Ep 09] 1986 BMW K100 Cafe Racer Project - Front End Finalization

What better way to start finalizing the bike than by simply going from front to back. This is a recollection of the process of finishing the front end complete with incredible savings but also some fails lol.
------RESOURCES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE------
BREMBO M4
www.sportbiket...
GSXR FORK AND WHEEL SWAP INFO
www.svrider.co...
ADAM'S WHEEL CLEANER
www.amazon.com...
ABM MULTICLIP CLIP ONS
www.motovation...
APEX RISER CLIP ONS
www.sportbiket...
EBC SINTERED PADS
www.revzilla.c...
CORE MOTO CUSTOM BRAKE LINES
www.coremoto.com/
BREMBO 19RCS MASTER CYLINDER
www.revzilla.c...
ACCOSSATO 19MM MASTER CYLINDER
www.omniaracin...
SHINDY NISSIN DAYTONA 19MM MASTER CYLINDER
www.amazon.com...
DOMINO THROTTLE TUBE
shop.revivalcy...
FIRST CLUTCH LEVER
cognitomoto.co...
BILTWELL THRUSTER GRIPS
www.revzilla.c...
M-SWITCH MINI
www.revzilla.c...
M-SWITCH
www.revzilla.c...
SECOND CLUTCH LEVER
www.amazon.com...
M-BLAZE TURN SIGNAL
www.revzilla.c...
RIZOMA RESERVOIR
www.revzilla.c...
MOTODEMIC 7-INCH HEADLIGHT (If you want separate fork rings if you messed up like me, contact motodemic)
motodemic.com/...
MOTODEMIC LED BULB
motodemic.com/...
CRG BLINDSIGHT MIRROR
www.revzilla.c...
CRG BAR END MIRROR ADAPTER
www.revzilla.c...
360 TURN SIGNALS
www.revzilla.c...
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[@Mercgo]

How does my dude not have a million subs already?! Best stuff on KZbin

[@BlinkbCk]

I love this show. I’m building a k100 also.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks man, how's the build going?

[@BlinkbCk]

I bought the bike but I actually didn’t start start yet. Procrastinating a lot.

[@edwardm9227]

I love that you are thinking out of the box instead of shelling out, which is easy to do when you are trying to progress a build. Isn't it great when you discover a saving by cross referencing like with the discs, that lightbulb moment never gets old! Best wishes

[@Theillestrator1050]

Right! When you're this far into a build you get tired of spending too much money lol.... after all I'm not rich by any stretch

[@amr99912]

Thank goodness you uploaded but can you please make a part 2 of 7 things that bikers do that drivers don’t understand it’s the best video on KZbin coming from a small but great KZbin motorcycle channel

[@Theillestrator1050]

What 7 things do you suggest to cover for a part 2?

[@amr99912]

- The illestrator - 1: accelerating quickly because every time a danm driver talks to me they always tell why do bikers always accelerate quickly I usually just tell them their light so they go fast. 2: why we have after market mods such as LED lights stickers windshields and tires and exhaust and so on and so forth. 3: group rides because not only drivers but everyone that isn’t into bikes doesn’t even understand why we all go out and ride together. 4:the biker wave. 5: why ever biker wears different gear/clothes/suits. 6: why most bikers have road rage myself included and I know you have road rage too sometimes. 7: why we forget to turn off our turn signals. 8: why we park on the side walks sometimes. 9: why we listen to music when we ride or put on ear plugs. 10: stunts. 11: why we change our body positions 12: excessive speeding I’m guilty of you you probably are too you know sometimes you just have to give it a little twist lol. 13: why do all motorcycles look the same such as sport bikes they all look the same to people who don’t ride and cruisers and so on and so forth. 14: why we lose control of our motorcycles. Here you go I put 14 things so you can chose it’s completely up to you which ones you want to put but also if you want to make a part 2 then a part 3 Series that’s up to you too

[@lilscurr4004]

Finally another part✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@Theillestrator1050]

Yes, hope you enjoyed!

[@kanadezosGT]

Ah yeeeaaahhhh!!!! Honestly, no need to thank us for waiting... I could feel that excitement in your voice, when you were talking about the boxes, even though you probably recorded your audio days after the fact! So exited to see this brick coming into shape!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Some of the audio is in the moment and if you can sense that, you are correct lol. Thanks for watching

[@ballzack4866]

This build was never going to be easy but you're doing a good job with less and showed the mistakes to boot. Good stuff.

[@mongrelkat1139]

Mate this K-Beemer is going to be flash indeed, keep up the great work son, cheers from OZ again!!!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks man

[@orangeballs4536]

Can't wait to see the bike finished.

[@Theillestrator1050]

I second that!

[@jishh]

things DO NOT go to plan. but thats what separates you from the quitters. awesome video man

[@Theillestrator1050]

😎😎😎😎😎

[@itssanktime82]

I got a notification at work and was bummed I had to wait and watch til now. So stoked. That song that plays in the background all the time always gets stuck in my head. 😁

[@Theillestrator1050]

Lol, they're all from the Bully video game

[@rocketrollsvlogs7625]

The stuff you learn. Yeah, I give away the wine vouchers, and I didn't know RevZilla had a warehouse in Vegas. Great progress on the Beemer. Great production work.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks for watching as always

[@williamwintemberg]

I'm loving this build! All the thought process. Ideas put in motion! That white ceramic chair? That's where I do my best thiinking.!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Haha, thanks as always

[@rlr240sc]

Just picked up a 90 k1. I got it running and I am watching your videos for ideas. I want to do this front end swap. But I’m still watching and you did your homework for sure

[@TheEnergyball]

Bike is coming together nicely. Having Trevor clean your throttle bodies would be the best money spent on this build ;)

[@alexjenkins7425]

I fell in love with a K100 on the weekend and then started the search for one, along the way I found this post and have now watched it back to back. Awesome work and gives me hope!!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Glad I could provide some motivation

[@brettleffer6323]

Looks slick, I'm starting a complete overhaul on a 98 zx9r.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Custom job? Or you're just restoring it

[@cvgbcs]

Really like your videos, all the explanations and your searching is amazing, Keep it up!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks, I do the heavy explanations to try to contextualize things...hell I even cut out some information that I voice recorded in the final cut of this video

[@ducatinyc]

great pleasures seeing you last night, my amigo.

[@sv650nyc7]

Damn! That's a truly custom front-end you built there. Looks great so far!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thank you!

[@Huntdab104]

So stoked for these videos coming out. I check in every couple of days just to see if there's any progress. The build is going to be beautiful.

[@Theillestrator1050]

I wish they could come out every week but alas...

[@benspeedschannel888]

You are making great progress on this build, really enjoying it. Big respect from across the pond in South Wales, UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ivan9066]

Man that looks sick as it is! 👌👌👌

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks! I wanna see how it looks all together asap

[@jerrylinton1]

Huge props on your style man, either you're incredibly lucky or your creative eyes see it before it ever comes together but everything is looking sick! I can't wait to see it all on the frame. Congrats my friend

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks, there's definitely a degree of luck here 😂 But I suppose I'm good at adapting the vision where needed.

[@DirceuCorsetti]

It is turning out very nice! This front end alone is awesome and makes the whole bike. But when you match it with the rear custom suspension and all, that's gonna be one of the best bimmers out there. I just hope you can get the design right, but you are on the right track! Cheers mate!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks! I dont want the bike to rely on the custom rear to be nice... gotta make sure it's all worth looking at...

[@drscrib99]

I'm loven all the detail of your build. Keep up the great videos.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thank you

[@Hsas897]

Love the show man ! You have a knack for good storytelling and the content is relatable. Keep it up! Front end looks great. For those interested there is a NISSIN 19mm master cylinder as fitted to the kawasaki z1000r and certain cbr1000r that has an integrated master cylinder that you can replace with a rizoma direct mount reservoir. Rizoma ct028 it ends up sitting lower than the ones with the mount and hose and has an even cleaner look. Alternatively most of the Nissin ones you can fit a British customs direct mount reservoir that does it in a similar way

[@matejmatej3554]

I think you are a great honest man my respect greetings from Slovenia east europe

[@TeamNoAffiliation]

Dude, I am forever impressed with the progress you make on this bike. Lol. It's taking me forever just to do a valve retainer and head gasket. lol

[@Theillestrator1050]

😂😂 you can do it too fam

[@knerdrider]

You will not regret dropping the coin on that Cyclops headlight bulb. I got one for my Honda PC800 because the stock headlight is so terrible. When I switched to my KLR I kept the bulb and swapped it to that bike because it's so good. Totally worth it. That headlight is sharp, and the Cyclops bulb will make it that much cooler.

[@Theillestrator1050]

I'm glad to hear that...I was pricing some $15 to $30 LED bulbs thinking why would I pay $80 for one?...but this is a safety device so I decided to bite the bullet...glad it has your blessing.

[@knerdrider]

- The illestrator - for sure. I’ve used those $15-30 LED bulbs in my car and they weren’t very good.

[@Dielman95]

Love the videos man. I'm picking up an '86 K75 and have been using this series as a rough guide for my cafe build to come

[@smilebro100]

31min video, that's some time, work and dedication, good job man. had to disable ad block and rewatch it.

[@blainecole5452]

That looks really good. I can't wait to see everything powered up.

[@Theillestrator1050]

You and me both! Thanks for checking it out

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Looking good. Can't wait on the next video.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Cool, Thanks for watching as always

[@JayKissinger]

This build series inspired me to document my own. Good shit man - it's been fun watching and I'm loving the way it's turning out!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks, got a link?

[@JayKissinger]

@@Theillestrator1050 The start: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaTFf5mvn5WWmJI

[@paulmunster669]

i cant believe that you ran into this much trouble , yet your frankenstein front end looks clean as hell. keep going really looking forward for the powder coating.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thank you, I thought it would be much easier myself lol. But things came together in the end.

[@jimmybaggs5342]

That front end is gorgeous

[@brokeblasian]

Been waiting on this !

[@sgtace]

aww yes finally next episode!

[@Theillestrator1050]

😁

[@ryanzub5870]

That front end looks sick! Amazing episode can’t wait for the next one, worth the wait.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks man

[@ryanzub5870]

- The illestrator - no worries I want to start my build as soon as I give it and would love to meet up with you sometime for a ride!

[@slimegreen8268]

The best videos on YT right now!!! Keep up the great work!

[@AndrettiGA]

literally thought about this bike last night!! that front end is looking clean as hell bro!

[@Theillestrator1050]

It better be....all that thought I put into it lmao

[@Kiwi-vk1lo]

Lookin’ clean! Great choice on the levers and headlamp!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thank you! Very satisfied

[@TJoseph2]

I'm not sure if it was on purpose but I love the cobbled together look

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks

[@Alfred.Hoglund]

this is coming together so so good

[@larsaugust1469]

That looks so good!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks

[@EddieB901]

Another great video illestrator! Thanks for sharing

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks for watching as always

[@Noahh_jp]

Cant wait for this bike to be complete

[@Theillestrator1050]

I knowwwwww

[@andrewsmith-zi7db]

Looking good now coming on well just take time keep up the great work

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thank you

[@TheRealWilliamShaw]

Heyy nice update. Gotta ride over to brooklyn to see it again someday

[@Theillestrator1050]

Yo, you ever get that bike shipped to you?

[@TheRealWilliamShaw]

@@Theillestrator1050 yea man, ive had it a few months now. its not quick but it works for nyc. Havent been on anything else to spoil me yet, so everything is great about it.

[@Recklesshade]

Keep at it brother. Got the same sort of thing going with my project.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks, what are you working on

[@Mr300OG]

Where’d did you learn all of this? Like I just learned how to change my oil 🤔

[@Theillestrator1050]

😂 just learned by experience...every little job adds up into the next one and eventually you can take on big ones.

[@ludovicverbeeck]

Love your channel! just got my k1100RS !

[@volvogt21]

Awesome work as per usual

[@burgersquid]

Don't forget the $50 brakelight switch RCS19 would have required! I remember looking at the Shindy master cylinder when I was building my gsxr 1000 streetfighter, but wound up just going with a zx6r one and that worked perfectly. Also for some reason, every used gsxr part on sleaze bay is located in Florida

[@Theillestrator1050]

I was under the impression that it came with one of those hydraulic switches but you may be right 😂 "sleaze bay"

[@appendix_gang2245]

Adding a vintage headlight cage would look dope

[@lupebeltran7682]

Very cool build keep them coming

[@Theillestrator1050]

Will do

[@donnieweed2547]

I'm using that same CRG bar end mirror on my 2005 cbr1000rr and I love it!

[@Theillestrator1050]

I ran them on the SV, good reliable brand for sure

[@plageran]

Good luck dude!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks!

[@plageran]

@@Theillestrator1050 your welcome

[@danisyx5804]

love hwat you got going, im actually doing a custom sv650 and ive almost reached the point of completion where i need to do a video myself including a couple how to's

[@Blastedaf]

love the series I’m gonna buy a bmw cuz of this series love to see your dope ass shit keep up the great content bro and you mad funny stay blessed my guy 💪🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@zeejenkins]

Looking good!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thank you!

[@dazthejazz1640]

Worth the wait!

[@Theillestrator1050]

😁

[@Angelusmx1]

Nice work 💪.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thank you!

[@blitzkrieg263]

The big threaded hole where you mounted the reservoir bracked is supposed to be used with a mirror :)

[@tito_ae8689]

Another great video

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks fam

[@TeamTaur]

Folk, when u mean to hit share, correct your mistake when u frakenstein/drunk finger hit dislike. So discourteous. Always worth the wait. I woulda got the $250-299 bars. On my projects, I've Learned this: the cheap comes out expensive; and the cheap man pays twice. I grew in an era of 'I won't overpay for a muffler ' commercials... its become my motto... being half west Indian help dat too! Ur doing a great job of finding deals and hitting the tech specs to shift the matrix to your favor... But that hurt my feelings to see the bar was not hollow.... ain't gonna lie, I woulda tapped it with a pen to see if it was just a simple drilling or if it was solid all thru. All while adding up the cost of getting the perfect part. All while going Deepwater horizon on that damn bar. I'd get the perfect part. I'm sure the ring trafficators will do... but I'll keep imagining the initial vision... hell get the perfect part and do both..... safety first my dude-lol :)

[@FTW_Giza]

That missing bolt is where your mirror goes. You can run that our bracket on one of the two clamp boards and also get a cap that doesn’t have that mirror bung

[@Theillestrator1050]

It's not just for the mirror, it's also for the reservoir as per the actual product image. I'm sure you could run a mirror there but I've seen it used for the reservoir in images from the manufacturer.

[@saifsaid6705]

you could use bondo filler on the fork clamps and sand em down to shape, throw some paint on em good as new.

[@eskimoto4417]

here to leave a like a view a comment and subbed as always as my first motovlogger !!! much love

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks as always man

[@nickbuchananracing]

Push that jagged clip on end perpendicular to the grinder wheel to file it and square it up if u have a grinder. Not sure if u knew u could use the wheel like that.ido that when i mess up acut on steel tubing. Its comming along nice man.good work

[@csboi]

Loved watching the front end come together dude! It was awesome to see everything finally stacked on those (luckily) perfect-length grips! Question for you: was it intentional to have the different color button sets on the left handle?

[@Theillestrator1050]

No that was actually a matter of availability lol. They didn't have 2 of the same color sets available.

[@weydaus6725]

Awesome bro ..i like you video,amazing work .. 😊 i wish i have this bike,but in malaysia its so big money to bought 😫

[@migscaff]

Your such a good help

[@HunMadav]

Hell yea!! Cant wait to see it in one piece ;)

[@Theillestrator1050]

You and me both!

[@cristian6766]

I love everything appart from the bars. I am all about cheap stuff. But the bars were way past using... Those were supposed to be at max for spares....

[@coolranchluke]

Where did you find that GSXR Front Wheel / Rotor Matrix? THIS IS SUPER USEFUL INFORMATION!

[@petenisbet2809]

Still loving your build, think your clutch lever looks a bit odd i.e. Not same shape as the brake lever, the rest though outstanding and love that you find alternative quality parts for low price keep on going

[@Theillestrator1050]

It's the best I can do, only matching clutch lever from nissin is unfortunately hydraulic only. I'll see if I can level it out better but believe me I've searched far and wide. I love getting quality stuff for cheap....beating the system lol

[@MrBlackass76]

Thank for update awesome 👏🏿👌👍🏿👍🏿😎

[@Theillestrator1050]

👌🏾👌🏾

[@jarivera1181]

I liked the video before i watched it, why? Cause all your videos are dope! Why would this one be any different ? Keep up the good work bro!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks as always!

[@cheschire113]

you should get the broken clipon extended with a welded tube

[@donnieweed2547]

The terrible Revzilla stickers though.🤣

[@Theillestrator1050]

WE DON'T WANT THEM. 😆

[@petedavis1040]

That’s a hell of a front end, hodgepodge but seems to be good quality items. Do you ride during the colder days of the season? Isn’t buying from rev Zilla expensive as hell?

[@billytullier6133]

Awesome work! Glad to see it coming together. What’s the actual outside diameter of that headlight? Might look good on one of the Buells...(The road warrior has a 5 1/4” version and I love it) Keep the rubber side down!

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks, so this is what the site says as far as dimensions go... Dimensions: Housing OD: 7.9″ Overall Depth: 5.1875″ Mounting Point Depth: 2.79″ Mounting Point Distance: 7.8125″

[@Theillestrator1050]

Hopefully that helps

[@patrickking3253]

🔥

[@FriendlyChemist776]

Don't forget to thank ginger as well.

[@Theillestrator1050]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@FriendlyChemist776]

@@Theillestrator1050 good luck bro, I see you working hard and lots of dedication god bless.

[@yoanls1415]

why did you give up installing the turn signals ? Just because you did not want to drill the clipons bar ?

[@robbymagen2]

This is a no no man change your clip-on bars regardless the price get new one be safe regards Robert from Australia

[@ItsDaJax]

Man; I'll take all those stickers. I had been collecting stickers to bomb my garelli gas tank and two laptops. I was considering your "mock up" light for my garelli too. Saw it on Wish. I got another idea, though.

[@Theillestrator1050]

Will you take the other hundred too? 😆

[@ItsDaJax]

@@Theillestrator1050 Any you don't want.

[@cornish_boy6235]

Have a look at HRC reservoir kit, you’d have to have it very short but would be less cluttered.

[@Theillestrator1050]

You know I've considered doing that brake hose reservoir trick... but it just seems extremely dangerous if something goes wrong...plus its gotta be a huge pain to bleed the brakes like that. I just settled on a "nice looking" reservoir that's as reasonably small as possible

[@cornish_boy6235]

- The illestrator - tbh I wrote that before I’d seen the rizoma one which looks good. I’ve been considering the HRC kit for a while but the brake bleeding has been what’s been putting me off tbh.

[@migscaff]

Your the man 👨 👌👌👌👌

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thank you sir 🤟🏾

[@UtilitieSupply]

very nice front end would you post a list please

[@rocksteady8986]

looking back, would it have made more sense to buy an sv1000 front end?

[@ntrnate]

Inspiring 👌

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thank you

[@rognvaldjaegerdandy4340]

VERY much awesome! I would love it if you posted an actual parts list... With numbers? 😉

[@Theillestrator1050]

All the parts mentioned or bought in this episode are linked in the description

[@Theillestrator1050]

As far as how much I've spent...I wanna wait till the end 😶

[@victorbh94]

Hey mate! First, really nice videos! Second I am seen you might going to make, the same mistake as me buying the DOMINO MOSTRO SINGLE PULL THROTTLE. I Bought one last year for my bmw r1100 gs scrambler build, and I found that there was way too much fiction, on the throttle cable in that system. So my thottel would keep getting stuck. So I found, that buying the domino HR Cross Throttle, that has a roller wheel is so much better. And also cheper. So if you havde that problem I will really recommend that instead. By the way if you want some inspiration for your bmw build, then look up my videos. Found a perfect product for paint. Kind regards Victor

[@Theillestrator1050]

Thanks, I'll check you out. Hopefully I don't have that issue on my setup, but if I do I'll keep that alternative option in mind. I like how this one looks so hopefully it's good.

[@HajtoTimaSek]

I would not get rid of "rubber nipple", it seems to protect brake bleeder on the pump.

[@Theillestrator1050]

I was referring to the long one that goes on the end of the throttle, not the brake pump

[@EnduroMAS]

Nice ! Where is your choke ?

[@emmanuelreynoso5770]

Hey man, how big is that front light? I have a Jeep LED Headlight that might fit it, Full RGB Halo, with the Bluetooth controller and all the wiring (the controller can be swapped if needed). I can send new waterproof connectors with it as well, I just need to clean it. (I commented at 0:16, so if you already changed the light sorry!)

[@emmanuelreynoso5770]

Just saw it's 7" so it'll fit, but I know that you just bought it so..... yeah xD

[@andyboyd7511]

“Saving money, orders anything from Rizoma” but seriously great work, I would have said “good enough” 50 times by now. Do you publish the parts you’re after anywhere so fans can send you spare bits we have lying around? I have a damaged RCS19 that could have saved you a buck or two. Also if you find yourself in SoCal hit me up if you’d like to ride some Italian exotica. Great work, keep it Up!

[@andyboyd7511]

Also I hear STM motor autofocus chatter, lmk your camera rig and I no doubt have a better lens lying around

[@Theillestrator1050]

😂 the goal is to save money on quality stuff... so basically any of the things I installed, you can be sure that i looked through Ebay or for deals in other places. Noted, never left the east coast a day in my life but noted indeed. I'm running a canon 70D with what I believe is a 18-55 kit lens....pretty garbo lol