What Special Edition K75s is this ?

[TaosBob101]

  What special Edition is this K75? Almost has the BMW M3 logo? Yes I'm looking at this... and another up in Minn w/ low miles....

http://memphis.craigslist.org/mcy/4505234519.html


  I guess I may have a long drive this summer...I'm not saying where the rest of the low mile ones are right yet.... :yes

[johnny]

greetings tb 101...

that is the brickus turkus edition without the striping...



j o

[F14CRAZY]

I suspect someone just felt like adding the emblems

[Chaos]

ahh, the rare K75S&M  And just 5 miles north of WalMart!

[TaosBob101]

    So it's just a "normal" 75S. Looks like 94-95 by the three spoke rims? I so want something w/ low miles. There's another w/ 11k that looks unmolested a couple states north. The best around here have 30K, 60-70k and up for the same $$$.

[Chaos]

A very low mileage K that sat for years will be more trouble than a high mileage one that's been taken care of. Even not ridden, gas goes bad, (fuel pump, injectors) rubber bits decay, brake cylinders corrode, seals dry up.  One that's ridden regularly these issues are more likely to be addressed.  Don't let the miles scare you, mine has 185,000 and I'd trust it more than some of the brand new beemers.

[Motorhobo]

+for what Chaos said. Under 70k and it's been sitting far too long.

[TaosBob101]

      So start looking at them w/ 50k and up?  I did look at a 92 K75RT that was in Denver Craig's in May ( I think the ad is still up) 95K on the speedo, but the Co plate was from 09 ! I don't think he rode 100mi.  Up and down his street ? Who knows ? So you can look at a high miler that has not been used and get the same result as a low miler ?

      So let me ask this...If I'm going through one totally anyway ( a high or low miler) . I am building up the grub stake for that. Shouldn't I look at the low milers first ?

       I took some good advice from a former K bike friend ( He's looking again as well) He said " Slow down some and look for the "deal". He's right . But I'd like to get on the road here before winter.  Hell, it's Summer in the morning.
      I'm still flip flopping about a 75 vs a 100.( Leaning to a 75) My budget is about 3k or so... So glad I found this site. I get one shot at this !

[Scott_]

Either way, low miles or high miles, the newest K75 is still going to be 19yrs old.
Be prepared to replace any/all of the rubber parts. Coolant hoses, fuel lines, vacuum lines, etc... you get the idea.

Like Chaos has said, a bike that has been ridden is more likely to have any mechanical issues addressed, and also more likely to be a "buy and ride" scenario, than a "buy and overhaul" before you can even ride.

Flush the fuel tank, check the fuel pump mounting rubber, a good injector cleaning.

[Motorhobo]

For $3k you can get a very sweet Kbike if you're willing to travel with a trailer or even fly/bus and ride. I think you'll have much more variety to choose from with a K75 just because they were sold in USA thru 95 and I think the 2v 4 cylinder Ks were discontinued here in 91 (someone correct me please). Also, I've been tracking Kbikes for sale for about a year and I'm seeing a lot fewer naked k100s than k75s -- there seem to be more k75s with aftermarket fairings, top cases, City cases and the like. For k100s I've been seeing a lot of RS and LT, generally not in as good condition as the better k75s on the market.

I got a very nice 94 k75 with 50 amp alternator, GIVI top case, Parabellum windscreen and perfect City cases, always garaged, for $2k. All I had to do was get a one-way Greyhound ticket and sit on a bus for 4.5 hrs. More often than not, the further the seller is from a dealer or a major population area, the more he/she will be willing to negotiate. It takes a huge investment in time and $$ for a buyer to travel several hundred miles for a bike...that's something most sellers recognize...especially since unless it's underpriced from the start, that bike is geographically undesirable and will be on the market for a long time.

[Damun]

It's the "I'm on my third speedometer" edition.

[Motorhobo]

It's the "I'm on my third speedometer" edition.

 :clap: :hehehe

[argent brick]

When I was looking for my brick, I looked at mileage, options, features, and price.

Next time I will look at mainly at how well it has been maintained, what the PO did to screw the thing up, and what I still need to work on.

Oh, and the price, of course.

[jacksdad1963]

Just a heads up...I'd replace the fuel hoses as they will be perished by now!
Make sure you use the correct hose, it needs to be the specific one that is made to be submersed in fuel all the time, and you can also use the same stuff outside the fuel tank. Its expensive but here in the UK we can only buy it in metre lengths so I just used it for all the fuel lines.
I used Cohline In Tank fuel hose   :2thumbup: