Is a nekid K bike...?

[TaosBrick]

... Either the coolest looking whip in an 80's, Star Wars X-wing fighter kinda way, OR the the most ungainly, bulbously awkward looking thing you've ever ridden?

  I am still trying to decide...😐

[Grim]

In stock form they have that 80's vibe. Not unpleasant at all but you can tell its a 80's bike.  I do not care for the S headlight surround that much. To me it really doesn't match the rest of the bike.

Now with a little parts swapping (mostly the headlight) I think they can be made to look great.
Larry with http://specialks.net/  That Guy has made some beautiful K bikes. The Beast does it for me. The 60's R69 head light bucket and Airhead style exhaust...It works amazingly well and instantly you see the BMW Heritage. 



 

[rbm]

+1 ^^^^^

The squarish instrument cluster detracts from the looks of a neked K.  Substitute round elements into the design -- Slash 2 headlamp nacelle or curvy modern digital speedo and the bike instantly transforms into a beaut.  Larry's a genius; I love the lines on his creations.

[johnny]

needs chrome brake rotors...

j o

[TaosBrick]

On my standard K75, the harsh, klunky, square kludgy-ness of the instrument cluster is ameliorated somewhat by having covered it with a lightly tinted small-ish windscreen from National Cycle. I'd post a pic of it, but it's bucketing rain and getting dark here in Kansas Shitty. Hafta look in my compooter photo archive...

[Lee Barker]

Being a relatively newbie owner--about 5 months--I can't get over the muscular statement that the motor makes.  It seems to be in proportion to the rest of the bike (not like stuffing a V8 into a HD chassis) and yet all the other 'motor views' I get of other bikes pale in comparison. 

It's that uniqueness that leaves me with the conclusion that this is a timeless design.

Then I get on it and wick it up and I don't care much how it looks.

Kindly

Lee

[rbm]

... covered it with a lightly tinted small-ish windscreen ...

Ahhh, but then it's not truly nekid.  It has "lingerie". :eek: Leaves something to the imagination.

[skidmore]

Personally I LOVE nekkid Ks.  :2thumbup: About the only thing I can voice displeasure about is the early ones with that headlight condom looking thingy. Ew. But still gorgeous overall nonetheless, from any flying brick era. I understand the comment above about the squarish instrument cluster. However, it could be considered proper what with the way it tends to go well with the brick engine itself.

Sometimes I long for my RT to be nekkid. I like the benefits the fairing provides though. Come time to add a bike to my stable I expect it to be an airhead but will not be surprised if I succumb to a neKKid K bike.

[TaosBrick]

Then I get on it and wick it up and I don't care much how it looks.
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Roger that. 😃

[TaosBrick]

[/quote]Ahhh, but then it's not truly nekid.  It has "lingerie". :eek: Leaves something to the imagination.
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Ooh Baby!

[achtung3]

Zis This the bike that waz at Quail Lodge Show in Carmel a few years ago, I zwear that I've seen this one before.
Not my taste, too much krome.

[argent brick]

Personally, I like the looks of the early K bikes. The plain vanilla standard is my first choice.  Of course the K75 S is kind of sexy looking :yes

[K75Slark]

I do love the look of the K75's with the Bosch H4 headlight, they live up to the Flying Brick moniker.

That said, the prettiest BMW is still the R80ST in my book...