K75S to K75C conversion

[redwombat34]

I'm in love with my K75S but getting old. I'd like to convert it to a C or standard or sell it and buy a standard K75. I have read numerous folks who say they have made that conversion. But when I look at it, the cables don't look like they'd reach a higher and wider bar.

Any thoughts or anyone who has done this?

[Bobmws]

I could be wrong( happened at least once!), but I think your K75S bars are the same as those used on early K100RS'. I put the C bars on my K100RS with no change of cables, but I did loosen the tie wraps under the tank to gain a bit of wire harness length. I only had to swivel the front brake hose a few degrees on the master cylinder, done without breaking the seal, just loosen enough to turn the banjo fitting.
Slide the brake/throttle and clutch assemblies onto the bar before you mount it to the top clamp. You can shift the bar side to side to get them on.
The C bar is a good ergonomic change, about 1.5" up and back and a bit wider, but still fits well with the look of the sport fairing. You can locate the standard C switch panel (you gain an extra switch slot) to accomodate the rise in the bars, or trim the ends of your stock panel.

[35634]

Barbacks are an option too. No hassle with the dash, and my creaky 56 year old bod
is happy with them on my K75S.

[georgej]

Where re you located red?I'm looking for a K75S.
George

[brhartw]

Costa Mesa craigslist. 87 K75S, high miles, says 93000. BMW burnt orange. Pics look good.

[redwombat34]

George I am in the DC area. Good bike, totally serviced, good rubber.

[toddlamp]

George I am in the DC area. Good bike, totally serviced, good rubber.

Converting to a C model may be prohibitively expensive. What is your budget for doing the conversion? I went from a K75 standard to a K75C

[mieczkow]

I did a changeover to the C bars on the S - and I also added barbacks (up 1", back 1"), Very comfortable, used the C cables for clutch and throttle. The whole conversion was a few hours of work.

I really like the S but because of the low bars I thought a lot about a C conversion. It's not practical unless you love a lot of work - you're better off just finding a nice C if that's what you really want. But I would urge you to consider the S with C bars and if you need more then use barbacks as well. The look of the bike is very nice with the C bars, and you have the advantage of the beautiful fairing on the S as well as the very nice advantage of the rear disc brake. I have logged thousands of miles on mine with this set-up and it is very comfortable. Last year I did 16 hours in a single run and no back pain at all - and I'm 62.

The S is a hell of a nice bike - C bars will make a big difference.

[jhealey]

hi tom, i bought a 75s and was told it had c bars on it. how can i tell the difference? or can i see a photo of your bike, please. i definitely need c bars at 5'8" and short arms! what is on here is still to far away. i see we are the same age so i know you understand my predicament. thanks!

[dbrick]

I rode a K75S from 1988 - 1997, and pretty quickly replaced the stock bar with a C bar. I agree with the previous posters: this was a large improvement, made the bike (for me) much more comfortable. I would not have ridden it nine years otherwise.

[Ted]

I did the change too, at first to a regular "C" bar. Just needed to snip and replace some zip ties and readjust the brake banjo bolt. Later I added heated grips and found that at the time the K100 Standard heated grip kit came with a bar almost exactly like the K75 C bar except a tiny bit wider and with bar ends so I bought that. Loved them both. Later when I bought a K1100RS I also did the K100 Standard heated grip/bar upgrade (believe it nor not, it was just $9 more than a "C" bar alone...)

Now I ride a K75RT and find that extremely comfortable. I've seen several K75S bikes with RT bars, looks a little goofy but seems to ride just fine. I am pretty sure the only riding geometry difference between the high seat C, S and RT is the bar itself.

Edit - found a pic of a K75S with RT bars:
http://www.duncansbeemers.com/imagebank/big/K75S.jpg

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[ghyber]

I would appreciate if someone could post a few pics of their K75S with K75 C handlebars.

If someone has barbacks or others, that too would be interesting to see.

Ghyber

[deilenberger]

I would appreciate if someone could post a few pics of their K75S with K75 C handlebars.

If someone has barbacks or others, that too would be interesting to see.

Ghyber

Ghyber..

See: http://www.eilenberger.net/K75S/K75S.html

http://www.eilenberger.net/K75S/c_bars.gif

[k75s]

I would appreciate if someone could post a few pics of their K75S with K75 C handlebars.

If someone has barbacks or others, that too would be interesting to see.

Ghyber

This is not going to be a lot of help, but you asked for pics of other bars. Just shortly before they stopped being available (6 years now ?), I bought these adjustable bars from Heli.

http://www.helibars.com/

Sorry, you would have to buy or steal the bike from me to get these bars away from me.

[35634]

Here's my S-bars with bar backs. Had some clearance issues with the tank but that's not normal. :scratch

[98lee]

Here's my S-bars with bar backs. Had some clearance issues with the tank but that's not normal. :scratch

That looks like the picture from when you had the clearance issue with the DEER!!




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[ghyber]

Update:

I ordered my brand new C-bars and all the replacement cables required for a proper and safe installation. I even kept my A&S bar backs as it is my intention to also install them for a very nice upright riding stance.:thumb

I will post some pictures after the complete installation.

I even got a "used" K75C dash pad for the "full-meal-deal".

Standby for further...:type

[bikerfish1100]

that looks like the picture from when you had the clearance issue with the deer!!




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