I bought my K75S in early 1995 from the BMW dealer in Syracuse, NY. It was a '91 that looked brand new and only had about 2500 miles. I installed the bag mounts and bags, bought a tank bag, added heated grips - and then rode it like crazy for the next 9 years. Stayed on top of maintenance with help from IBMWR.org tech pages - always changed fluids and lubed splines. replaced the driveshaft once and added a Fox TC after a trip to Colorado for the 1995 MOA rally.
In 2006, I bought an R1100S and the K75 became the 'second' bike and didn't get a ton of use so I considered selling it BUT I love that bike. When I was a poor college kid in the mid '80s, the K75S was my one object of lust. My girlfriend, now wife, had a framed picture of the 'legendary motorcycles of Germany' with a K75S and helmeted rider hanging in our apartment living room. I still think it is an awesome looking bike - and I enjoy riding it - but the highway speed limit increased, my friends (and wife) all got 'big' bikes and I was left in the dust.
In 2010, we took the K75S and an R1100R to the MOA rally in Redmond, Oregon and then rode down the coast to San Diego and left the bikes with my family there. For 7 years we kept those bikes in California and flew out to ride for a 2 week vacation every year. The first day of the vacation was maintenance and hanging out with the family, then we were off touring.
In 2017 we rode the bikes back to the east coast and the K75 went on the lift for a 'refresh' - and hasn't come off! I have too many bikes now and just didn't get around to it. But now I have a hankering to bring that bike back to life and try to get the mileage to 100k. It is currently at 75k.
I'll start up a thread where I document the process. I've already started and forgot to take pictures so I'm already behind the 8 ball. It ran great when parked in October of 2017 but needs a full 'going over' with coolant, fuel and brake lines needing replacement, splines checked and greased, etc.
Here is what it looked like in 2017 right before it headed back from its stay in California:
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So I hope to have more interaction with you folks: this site looks like a great resource. Now I'm off to a Eurobike ride in on the R11S.
Regards,
Kurt in Syracuse
