Pending K75S Owner,

[manilatuner]

Oh here we go again, another leap into the unknown of bike purchases of a platform I have bugger all experience with..




Long time R1100 owner looking for something a bit different, have my eye on a K75s, no doubt I have a million questions that I will start with shortly.


Hoping that I can make the old girl actually handle, not quite if it will ever been a scratching machine??..




Regards

[Martin]

Welcome to the asylum from the land of OZ. Had mine for twenty years, best bike I've ever owned, pretty well bullet proof if maintained.
I used to wear out the toes of my boots, wearing right down to the steel caps, so nothing wrong with the handling.
Regards Martin.

[manilatuner]

Welcome to the asylum from the land of OZ. Had mine for twenty years, best bike I've ever owned, pretty well bullet proof if maintained.
I used to wear out the toes of my boots, wearing right down to the steel caps, so nothing wrong with the handling.
Regards Martin.

Arghhh the land of OZ,


My introduction would be from the economic failing island of cold wet weather and miserable people. I envy you good sir..




Yeah I would have actually got a R1100RS but honestly I am a bit over the expense that one can run into with those machines, I think the K seems to be far easier (awaits confirmation) to work on. I tend to be a bit OCD with my bike prep so you can imagine finding a good example that ticks the boxes can be troublesome.


My main current question is regarding tyre and if the Mitas MC50 range can be recommended, as not being able to source "trackable" rubber could be a deal breaker..


regards

[Martin]

We are in winter and the temperature tomorrow is expected to be a cool 21C and wet.. You should be able to find track usable tyres. I read an article a fair while ago in Motorcycle Trader where they bought an old K100 and on testing on a track they were scaping tragkorbs. The K75's in my opinion actually handle better. Some of the UK inmates should be able to steer you in the right direction.
Regards Martin.

[Laitch]

We are in winter and the temperature tomorrow is expected to be a cool 21C and wet..

We are in summer and the temperature right now is 17C. :giggles

[Martin]

It did get down to 10C the other night if that's any consolation. Rain went past overnight, so with the liner in my summer jacket I'll go for a nice crisp ride. I love winter in Queensland you can still wear shorts. Took the Honourable Minister for a drive down the beach on Sunday, and there were people swimming ( Probably visiting Vermontions ).
Regards a contented Martin.

[Filmcamera]

Rainy season here, Sunday morning at 8 am took my oldest boy for a spin while it was still cool and dry, got home at 11am in 28 degrees and 90% humidity. The bike handles it ok, though on the way back the temp rises over half way the moment i drop below 35 mph (which luckily is rare).  I on the other hand I get fried by the heat from the engine, so Laitch, I envy your 17 C at times.

[Christopherguzzi]

Welcome and good luck with your purchase.  For an older bike, it's a good choice given the features and parts availability.  Which I imagine is why you picked it.  Best wishes!

[rbm]

Welcome.  You might be a bit disappointed by the available choices in tires for the standard snowflake rims that generally come with the K75.  There are no radial options for these rims and you would have to move up to three-spoke rims with 3.5 x 18 front and 4 x 17 rear before you start to see radial tires that fit and provide the traction you probably are expecting.  The handling and performance of the K75 can rival that of the R1100 you are used to so that should keep you happy.

[The Dude]

Hey man....
Got mine new on sept 1st '86.
I've forgotten any miss beats and it's been awesome,about a quart of a mliion Kms on this one.The scratching is relative but you learn to use everything it's got including the shaft effect,possibly without realizing.They are "heavy" with most of it baked in the cake so hard to par down beyond removing the usual suspects.
 

Arghhh the land of OZ,
My introduction would be from the economic failing island of cold wet weather and miserable people. I envy you good sir..

regards

I guess you are a UK resident with you're hijaked Brexit vote.Not Iceland,who actually did prosecute their bankers.OZ envy is something we in NZ have got under control in recent years.
 Sad to watch things unfold over forty odd years of the relentless erosion of equality and fairness.This plan is all going very well apart from a little hiccup with you're latest election result.The sheeple dog whistled back!Argh DUP!!!,!,!,,,,
 Don't worry too much by next year you will be lynching them all,or at least there will be a consensus to do so as you all figure out you've been duped.You've been duped along with our friends over in the Americas.The press barons and their banker ilk need to be first up against the wall.They really are evil bastards using thier influence as they do.You had it figured,already?
Er,please excuse me,I'll pull my head in before I attract too much attention.


The weather here in NZ is winter showers, sunny intervals and a smattering of the white stuff on the hills.Its going to be a little blizzard up there shortly but at sea level she's sweet! :riding:

[manilatuner]

Welcome.  You might be a bit disappointed by the available choices in tires for the standard snowflake rims that generally come with the K75.  There are no radial options for these rims and you would have to move up to three-spoke rims with 3.5 x 18 front and 4 x 17 rear before you start to see radial tires that fit and provide the traction you probably are expecting.  The handling and performance of the K75 can rival that of the R1100 you are used to so that should keep you happy.

I actually have ties to asia and have seen radials that work on the Cub series race bikes, not saying they are compatible with a K but I know radials are out there for a 2.5 and 3" rim width, so is it a straight swap from "snowflake" to three spoke?. I see that 2.5x18 and 3x17 three spokes are fairly easy to come by and Mitas that run the MC50 tyre have a sticky sportier tyre for that rim size.




Look down the page for rim width to tyre size recommendation.


110/90-18 front and 130/80-17 rear should be achievable??, unless I have missed something fundamental??..


http://www.mitas-moto.com/international/products/motorcycle-road-tyres-1/motorcycle-sport-tyres/mc-1/




Option and thoughts very much appreciated




regards

[Chaos]

Hey man....
Got mine new on sept 1st '86.

Oct 31, 1986 here.  You've had yours 2 months longer than me!