thinking about buying a K bike.....

[fabiox]

I own a 94 R100RT naked but I am love the shape and style of the K100 and K75
do anyone knows if the K75 fits a guy 6'2"
and how much fuel consumes a K75 on city rides?

sorry one more question.....

K75 ?
K75C ?
K75S ?

I am looking for a naked bike but I don't mind to remove the fairing.

thanks you

K people

[tessler]

Hey Fabio,
I live just across town from you and you're more than welcome to come over and try my K75 if you'd like.

Throw me a PM anytime. :)

[tkapelan]

I own and ride a 1994 K75s and I think its the best of the three. I'm also partial to non-fairing bikes but the small fairing that is on the S look so good. Just enough fairing to divert the wind over your head (I'm 6'2" as well) and little enough that it still shows off the K engine.

Any way, you can't go wrong with a K75

[johnpeter]

Hey Fabio,
I live just across town from you and you're more than welcome to come over and try my K75 if you'd like.

Throw me a PM anytime. :)


Hell of an offer! Take him up on it...I would.

I have a '91 K75S with C bars on it, so I sit up a bit. It is an OK stance for my 6'@235# w/34" inseam. At 61yo my back does not like the low bars for in-town riding.

Of the dozen or so street bikes I have owned/ridden, the K75 is the sweetest of the lot.

[35634]

I get about 40-45 mpg around town on my 86K75S, and 48 at a constant 75mph.
The C-bars on a S pretty much negate the worthless windscreen, and reduce the
effectiveness of an aftermarket shield. Barbacks are a much better option.
I think the later model years of the S had a slightly wider and-or higher bar.
I you want the naked look go with the C. Consider the K100 & 1100 also.
You'll know when you find the right one.

[MichiganMike]

Either bike will fit you. There is much variation due to aftermarket seats and the different models. I am 6'3" and 220 with riding gear. I put 113K on a K75 with a custom Corbin low seat. Had many long days with one 1042 mile day in there. Now I have a K75RT with a Russell Day Long and it is more comfortable for me with a 36" inseam. There are lots of mods with barbacks, seats, bars etc that can be made.

[Gilly]

I get about 40-45 mpg around town on my 86K75S, and 48 at a constant 75mph.
The C-bars on a S pretty much negate the worthless windscreen, and reduce the
effectiveness of an aftermarket shield. Barbacks are a much better option.
I think the later model years of the S had a slightly wider and-or higher bar.
I you want the naked look go with the C. Consider the K100 & 1100 also.
You'll know when you find the right one.

I'd be interested in seeing pics of your 86 S. I know they made them but pretty rare. I don't know if any of them came to the US.

88 had the wider bars. I still have the narrow stock ones on mine.

Gilly

[41077]

I'd be interested in seeing pics of your 86 S. I know they made them but pretty rare. I don't know if any of them came to the US.

88 had the wider bars. I still have the narrow stock ones on mine.

Gilly

Someone is giving you bad data. 86 was the first year for K75 models. The first release was the C (not sure of the month) the T came out in April, and the S followed a couple of months later. To my knowledge there wasn't any shortage that made them rare.

86K75T Has the tall wide bars if you want an upright seating position. Take the windshield off and you have a neck-ed bike

[35634]

I'd be interested in seeing pics of your 86 S. I know they made them but pretty rare. I don't know if any of them came to the US.

88 had the wider bars. I still have the narrow stock ones on mine.

GillyI bought the bike Sept of 86, BUT it was registered as an 87,
so I was technically incorrect. The sales brochure showed the bike without
the belly pan but my bike had it. The salesman at Competition Accessories
(one of the larger dealers then) said it was one of the first 50 S's in the
country. Silver cam and crank covers, lava red that faded to a rose color.
Check out the series 1 Schuberth helmet!

[98lee]

First US Spec S was built in May of 1986 (mine is one of them #81) but they were all sold as 1987 models.


:dance :dance :dance

[Gilly]

I am pretty sure there were 86 K75S's but possibly all European market bikes. My understanding is the first S's didn't have the chin spoiler, when they added the chin spoiler they called them K75S Specials.
Still curious if the story I got from the dealer back when I bought the bike is true, which is that the first "batch" of 87 K75S's were red, followed by a "batch" of black, then a final "batch" of Colombia Silver like mine. He said the Colombia Silver batch was smaller than the red and black ones, and I'd have to say you get alot of stares with a Colombia Silver S, not alot of them around.
Gilly

[Gilly]

I guess my bone of contention is the "for US market" statement. I think there were models made for the 1986 model year, just not for the US Market.
Gilly

[RJM2096]

I am looking at a 95 K75 and wondering if acquiring new parts is an issue on this old of a bike.

Is the final drive a common problem on those models?

This may be a silly question, why does the valve cover on the left not match the one on the right? They both are valve covers aren't they? The K750 cc is a 4 banger, right?

[RJM2096]

No and no. :blush The right side "valve cover" is not a valve cover. The motor lies on its side, i.e.: the left cover is the valve cover, the right "cover" is where the crank is. The K75S is a four-stroke, but it is a 3-cylinder bike. The lack of one cylinder produces the displacement of roughly 750cc - thus K75 - as opposed to roughly 1000cc for the 4-cylinder K100

Thanks for the information. Did that design prove reliable?

[godzilla]

I have somewhere around 140K on my 85 K100 and the engine has never been touched. She likes to cruise at 80MPH. I have had her up to 110+ and there was plenty of throttle left.

Relaible? Yeah, baby.

[motoedde]

Thanks for the information. Did that design prove reliable?

I'd say you'd be hard pressed to find another motor that gives its owners hundreds of thousands of miles consistently without a rebuild...any examples I might be missing?

[41077]

I am looking at a 95 K75 and wondering if acquiring new parts is an issue on this old of a bike.

Is the final drive a common problem on those models?

This may be a silly question, why does the valve cover on the left not match the one on the right? They both are valve covers aren't they? The K750 cc is a 4 banger, right?

The K75 is a 3 cylinder 750. Think of 3 inline pistons laid on their side, hence the difference in engine covers.

[35634]

I am looking at a 95 K75 and wondering if acquiring new parts is an issue on this old of a bike.
Normal wear parts are available from many sources. BMW still stocks
most parts, and with a little effort anything is available online. A nice thing about
the K100&75 is that the models had many common parts and the production runs
were relatively long without many major changes. Instrument cluster is an almost
guaranteed bugaboo, but who needs em? And that right hand valve cover could be a problem.

[35634]

and A 95 Kbike Is Not Old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!