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[ObedBrick]

Howdy folks,
Picked up a 1995 K75C with the low seat a few months ago after deciding to get back on a bike and figuring the immortal brick was a good place to start. When I got it, someone had put low (guessing S) bars on it and a dinky aftermarket café deflector on it. Since then, I've been putting the pieces that came with it back together: factory windshield, taller bars, and the Works shock. Picked up a Corbin low seat, and ended up meeting the previous owner of the bike, 3 owners before me. He was getting out of bikes and sold me a truck bed of k bike parts, which have already come in handy.
I've been learning a lot on this forum, and look forward to learning more.
- Warren

[Laitch]

Welcome to the scrum! Post up some photos of this critter.

[ObedBrick]

[Laitch]

Looks good—three spoke wheels and all! Mine puts in a lot of time on gravel roads and doesn't seem to mind them one bit.

[ObedBrick]

Glad to hear it Laitch. I like the gravel and so far have no complaints with the bike on it, just need some 80/20 tires after gently laying her down in the mud next to the driveway today.

[frankenduck]

Y spoke wheels

80/20 radials

Continental Trail Attack 3
110 80 18 front
130 80 18 for rear drum
130 80 17 for rear disc

[frankenduck]

3 spoke

110/80 18 front
150/70 17 rear

[Laitch]

. . . just need some 80/20 tires after gently laying her down in the mud next to the driveway today.

I wouldn't count on 80/20 tires to help you overcome mud. It challenges most riders and tires. Balance and patience are the best tools—after avoidance, of course.

 

[Laitch]

Your Brick doesn't have the identifiers for a K75C, the main one being a rear drum brake. I've only seen one photo of a Brick with a rear disc brake identified as a C model so I'm not convinced; furthermore, production of C models ended in 1990. Run the last seven numbers of your Brick's vehicle id. through this VIN checker to verify what you have. The side cases are not the ones provided on '95 Bricks, they're an earlier version. Looks like you've got a hybrid. Let us know what the VIN checker tells you.

[natalena]

Welcome aboard, and I hope you get lot's of use out of the brick.
+1 with 80/20 tires being poor for anything else besides dry, packed fireroad's. Another bike has Anakee Wilds that work well on the road, and really well on dirt. Pretty much nothing works well out here with the sticky gumbo.
Cheers

[frankenduck]

Your Brick doesn't have the identifiers for a K75C, the main one being a rear drum brake. I've only seen one photo of a Brick with a rear disc brake identified as a C model so I'm not convinced; furthermore, production of C models ended in 1990. Run the last seven numbers of your Brick's vehicle id. through this VIN checker to verify what you have. The side cases are not the ones provided on '95 Bricks, they're an earlier version. Looks like you've got a hybrid. Let us know what the VIN checker tells you.

All Cs came drum from the factory but it is very easy to convert a C to disc. All you need to do is swap the FD, rear brake and wheel. I've helped somebody do it.

[Laitch]

All Cs came drum from the factory but it is very easy to convert a C to disc. . . ..

We can see some of what it has; I want to identify what it was when it came from its industrial womb. 

[ObedBrick]

We can see some of what it has; I want to identify what it was when it came from its industrial womb. 

Based on the look up, there's no letter associated with this one. A different look up I used when I got it said RT, but some some things don't match there. So yeah, probably 30 years of hodge podge.

Regarding mud, I generally avoid it, except when the yard gets totally soupy. If I need harder roads, I'll get a dirt bike, or maybe a 650GS with knobbies.

[Laitch]

Was it identified as being manufactured in '94 or '95?

[ObedBrick]

October 94