What do you think of the idea that this is just the way these K-75's are? Part of this "syndrome" as I called it might be the normal fact that we don't notice everything with crystal clarity and when we do notice something we seize on it in horror, not comparing it to all the similar sets of circumstances. I'll go further out on the limb and say that maybe "these Germans" build transmissions with other ends in view so that if the transmission doesn't go "clunk" when you shift, you're not worthy to ride the bike.
Well, we shall see, if we live long enough.
I bought this bike after a guy creamed me on my F650CS from another member of a BMW club, and that F bike was my first, I rode it for ten years from 1.7K miles to 36K miles, after a few years thirty years ago with an R-69US and then a couple of years with a junker Suzuki, neither of which I took care of. By contrast I did the scheduled maintenance by the book with the F bike, at a dealer. The seller of the K-75 and a couple of other senior members (we're all senior members) are all honorable gentlemen of the road and in fact these other two men superintended at the sale like attendants at a wedding. I suspect that in general they're waiting for me to prove myself worthy of this bike.
All those dancing emoticons sure are annoying.
Thanks for your comment and experience.
