WTB Panels and maybe a seat? for K75 std

[Trebor]

  Trying to spruce up my '95 K75, std. I'm the second owner since about 2001 and the bike came with a Corbin low seat and of course no side panels. I'd like to add panels which means the Corbin has got to go. But as I am uninformed can someone tell me what seat options I must have? My Clymer indicates that my options are limited as my tool box is not empty but has electronics inside.?  :dunno Bike is being repainted so color of panels doesn't matter.

[Chaos]

best bet is to offer a trade with someone who wants a low seat.  http://marketplace.ibmwr.org/ gets pretty good traffic.

[whiteout]

You might want to check a parts source like realOEM or MaxBMW. I believe they changed something about the seat mounting on the last few years of the K75. I have a Corbin on my K75S with the side panels that go with the fairing. Mounts the same as the stock seat. I keep tools in the tray over the battery since there isn't much room in the rear with the anti-lock computer. Plus I'd rather have the weight in the center of the bike. Body parts show up on ebay regularly. Good luck.

john

[Elipten]

There is a fair bit of hardware difference to mount a normal seat versus a low seat.  It call be found on the parts fiche on line.  PM me if you need help

[smith913]

I have a good shape k100 seat I'm not using. It's OEM.

Alex

[Gio]

Welcome trebor ... re your question of the emptiness of the tool tray (I just went through the transition from std to low seat on my K75s) - the std or "high" seat  config (aka dual bench I believe) has both side panels and space for a tool-tray as part of the "brain box" ... wheras the low seat alternative (approx. 2'' lower) dispenses with the side panels (in lieu of a spacer at the rear of the tank)and has no tool tray above the brain box.

So your first question is to the seat height - if you want to re-install side panels then bear in mind that the std seat will be significantly higher than what you currently have ... personally I found this a little too high for my in-seam and prefer the low seat option - hence the change (although I do miss the tool tray!)

Hope this helps.

Gio

[johnny]

greetings trebor...

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j o