Greetings from Portland Oregon

[mK75RTp]

1st Post!

Name is Marcus, ride a 1990 K75RT, had it for 2 years, put 20k on it so far

This site has been such a great resource; wanted to say thanks.

 

...attaching a pic of my bike, hope it comes through

Cheers!
-Marcus

[johnny]

greetings mk75rtp...

welcome to motobrick.com...

j o

[mK75RTp]

thanks Johnny!

[MCrenshaw]

My son lives in Portland.  Do you get to ride much because of all the rain?  Welcome to the farm.  These guys have been very helpful for me.

[mK75RTp]

Hello MCrenshaw,

Thanks for the response

Yeah, I manage to ride year round....there are only a few days a year that are not safe to ride (ice on the ground).  :falldown:

With the RT fairing, all I have to do is keep moving and I don't even need waterproof gear in a heavy downpour.  :riding: So, I guess it depends on the bike and the guy for that matter. Some folks prefer not to ride even when its just cold  :dunno

I just did a big round of maintenance for winter...
-new shock
-new fork, gearbox, final drive, and motor oils
-new tires

I took Frankenduck's suggestions on oils and the bike is shifting smoother than ever :clap:

Also, I took his advice on off sized Avon radials; it's amazing, the bike is handling SOOOOOOO much better. love it :ba:

cheers,
-marcus
 

[orforester]

Welcome, my son also lives in Tigard!

Yeah and we ride in the rain, or should I say what rain, it is only misting today, or scattered showers, or light rain, or occasional thundershowers.......need I say more??

But with RT fairings, you can ride unless there is snow and stay warm and fairly dry.

Welcome again!!

[Bokobob]

Nice bike and good story about how you ride her......20k miles of fun in a short time...
Please clarify:  "off size tires" and specifics of Frankenduck's oil recommendations, or provide links if you can.

[mK75RTp]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Here's the tire recommendation I referenced:
[http://www.motobrick.com/index.php?topic=2927.0][/http://www.motobrick.com/index.php?topic=2927.0]

Here's the oil recommendation I referenced:
[http://www.motobrick.com/index.php?topic=339.0][/http://www.motobrick.com/index.php?topic=339.0]

cheers!  :riding:
-Marcus