New (to me) K75!!

[Doogwhan]

Through the magic of Craigslist, I have managed to get myself a 1994 K75... After doing some lurking, you guys seemed the obvious choice.


I'm still trying to get a good history on her, but the price was such that she could shoot the rear main seal out of the splines (somehow) and still be a decent deal.

I will attempt to read enough to avoid the really stupid questions, but am worried about any group that would have me as a member... Thanks for being here y'all.

[Qdude]

I believe that you and I are in similar situations. I am new to the Brick Bikes as well. I found a bike that was a good deal that had a few "need to fix" issues. I am in now in the process of shopping, studying and amending these problems. I hope all goes well with your project. I'll be curious how it turns out.

[Doogwhan]

So far the obvious issues are:

• burnt out low beam (fixed)
• odometer out (speedo works)
• left rear blinker lens gone
• tank dent
• gauge cluster seems "wpbbly"
• saddle is on the way out

Otherwise she just needs a thorough cleaning and inspection. P/O said the splines were done at the last tire change, but I will probably pull and check to be sure.

[argent brick]

Through the magic of Craigslist, I have managed to get myself a 1994 K75... After doing some lurking, you guys seemed the obvious choice.


I'm still trying to get a good history on her, but the price was such that she could shoot the rear main seal out of the splines (somehow) and still be a decent deal.

I will attempt to read enough to avoid the really stupid questions, but am worried about any group that would have me as a member... Thanks for being here y'all.

But the stupid questions are the ones that we get to poke fun at you about.
No need to worry about membership with this group.
We are like the old mission impossible TV series, we will disavow any knowledge of you if you are caught.

The bike looks pretty clean to me. I don't see a dent in the tank.
Even if it is not in perfect condition, you will love it. How about some more pictures?

BTW, welcome to Motobrick.com

[WoahGold]

Good looking bike, I've never seen a plate mount like that on a K before.

[pdg]

Looks nice - loads cleaner than the one I just bought...

Tank dent isn't bad (horizontal from the BMW tank decal backwards) and the rest will hopefully be easy fixes.

[frankenduck]

There are no stupid questions, only stupid askers. :yes

[Qdude]

Dr. Duck, you left out the stupid answerers...

When there is stupid all around (askers, answerers, observers & questions), it levels the playing field and kind of negates the stupid itself.

Ain't that stoopid?

[Doogwhan]

The plate mount is from where the previous owner ditched the rear fender. Too bad he neglected to put any sort of light on it.

Today came my first bad news: an ominous splut of oil on the garage floor from where the engine and tranny mate up (about the size of a quarter).

My first dumb question: Do I need to change my rear main seal *NOW*, or is a slight spot okay in the short term as long as the clutch still grabs well?

(later edited for spellins)

[frankenduck]

It's probably just a dried out clutch nut O-ring.  If you're a masochist then you can do the rear main seal too.
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More here: K bike clutches

[detbmw]

It's probably just a dried out clutch nut O-ring.  If you're a masochist then you can do the rear main seal too.
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More here: K bike clutches

When I decided to do a clutch spline lube on my '88 K75S I found oil all around inside the intermediate housing, but not on the clutch (yet). Turned out the 25-year old output shaft o-ring was hard as a rock and no longer doing a good enough job.

[Doogwhan]

If you're a masochist...
More here: K bike clutches

Me? I bough a twenty year old BMW, Of course I'm a masochist!

My more established insanity is air cooled VW's, so I love torturing myself with things that are old, German, and intentionally built different from everyone else.

I also love Volvos but Swedes drink a whole different flavor of crazy water...

[Qdude]

[/quote]I love torturing myself with things that are old, German, and intentionally built different from everyone else.
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Reminds me of my last girlfriend

[Qdude]

She wanted me to throw out my favorite sweat shirt because it was "Old, faded, wrinkled and had a big hole."
Yea, but so was she and I didn't throw her out.

[staffordworks]

beautiful ride, great choice scored mine on CL last summer, also a steal, I ride every day rain or shine, I haven't been the best owner (dropped once and have only managed to change the oil once) but she still purrs like a kitten, haven't met anyone who ever regretted buying one.

[Doogwhan]

As more pics were requested:


She seems to run great, although the messed up blinker is driving me nuts. Payday will fix that.

[argent brick]

Yeah, that blinker would drive me nuts, too. They are only about $25 bucks new.

Without the cases or the small rack on the back, your bike almost looks striped.