OK I hate to admit it but at a recient rally I was asked why this series of bikes have the prefix k. I didn't have an answer, can some of the more educated in the group fill in the blanks for me.
OK I hate to admit it but at a recient rally I was asked why this series of bikes have the prefix k. I didn't have an answer, can some of the more educated in the group fill in the blanks for me.
Jim Lynch
K75S
I have heard (but can't verify) that the K is for the German "Compact" (Kompact). The engine being a stressed member of the frame and horizontal mounting, all bolted the the transmission and swingarm is referred to as the "Kompact Drive System".
Gilly
87 K75S, bought new, now sold
07 K1200GT Bought new, now traded in
13 C650GT
MOA 44606
Thanks for posing the question and thanks to Gilly for answering it---I also don't know for sure but that certainly makes sense.
I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up before.
---Jeff '94 K75S Berlina
ex: R100GS/PD
Check out this naming history
http://www.motorcycle.com/events/bmw...ory-86961.html
2006 R1200 GS
1985 K100 RS
Wagram, NC
I don't see what the writer thinks the K stands for in that article.
I did see a few other sources stating the "Kompact" is the meaning of the letter K. Nothing official though.
Gilly
87 K75S, bought new, now sold
07 K1200GT Bought new, now traded in
13 C650GT
MOA 44606
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