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MOTOBRICK.COM => The MBdotCOM Community Center => Topic started by: skidmore on March 16, 2015, 02:24:44 PM
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I just wanted to exclaim my euphoria to those who can appreciate. My K75 is so damn smooth and so damn satisfying! The first ride I took last week tripped me up a little with some baaad miles-per-gallon. Once I got the old StaBil-ized gas burned up the MPGs are normal. The engine idles/run a lot smoother than a week ago accordingly. Coming home last evening with the wind square at my back, the ol' girl was gulping that cool 60 degree air making easy horsepower. Toss in the bonus sensation of fresh oil in the engine, trans and final drive and it was heaven! Sometimes I long for a K11 or K100 for the ponies. Other times I am too overwhelmed with K75 smoothness to consider them. One of each, maybe?
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I ride the Ural all winter through the snow and slush. This weekend I got out the K, it's like some futuristic rocket compared to the Russian rig. Ridden K-1's 11 & 1200's, keep going back to the old K75. Between the cost of new bikes and some maintenance headaches I don't need, the old girl just looks better and better.
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Before I sold my airhead 7 or 8 years ago I used to keep up with the industry in general. My brain was void of much motorcycle thought until 2 years ago when I bought my first K75 (naked). In the past two years I have slowly taken interest (again) in the rest of the motorcycle world outside classic K bikes and airheads. All the modern bikes have relegated a class K into the same archaic realm as a classic K does to your Ural. But I don't mind thinking of a K bike as archaic. They are plenty modern for my taste yet simple and easy at the same time.
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Your euphoria duly appreciated :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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I hear ya. I tend to gravitate to old stuff that has survived by dint of it's initial quality. I own a sailboat from the late 60's, used to make furniture and cabinets with 100 year old hand tools, and I play a couple of 60 year old drum sets.
When it came time to get back on a bike again, BMW was the logical choice, especially the K's since they were so reliable and cheap. The fact that they are so pleasant to ride is sweet icing on the cake.