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Glacial

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I recently took over the care of a nice red K75S (1990, 47k miles) and I am now thinking 'Where have K bikes been all my life?' Terrific piece of engineering and a great ride.  I have recently taken partial retirement so will have plenty of time to tinker and to put some miles on.

Regards,
Ed

    

Born Again Eccentric

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Welcome Ed,

Like a good wine, K's and K riders only get better with age.
Top tip read the "how do I?" rather than posting a "wish I'd read....first" - we've probably all been there, although it is amusing to read other peoples warnings after you've just suffered the same fate - doh!)

Enjoy your new bike and your tinkering.


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"Heidi" K100LT 1991 (Grey) (VIN 0190172 Engine No. 104EB 2590 2213) - 5th owner. January 2014 (34,000 - 61,000 miles and counting....)
"Gretel" K100LT 1989 (Silver Grey) (VIN 0177324 Engine No. 104EA 2789 2211) - 4th+ owner. September 2015 (58,500miles and counting....). Cat C Insurance write-off rebuild Feb 17
"Donor" K100LT 1990 (Red)  (VIN 0178091 Engine No. 4489 2024) - 6th & final owner (crash write-off now donor bike).   June 2012 (73,000 miles) to November 2013 (89,500 miles)
    

duck

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The good thing is that BMW took the "bad" cylinder off of the K100s when they designed the K75.

K75s are an amazing "car on two wheels."

Welcome....


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

TacKler

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Welcome Ed, 

Good choice the K75.  I had one when I joined the forum and now I have three.   scratch 

Cheers, Dave.


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Red 1991 K75S
    

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Two Wheels Better

Two Wheels Better
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"....member with a cylinder missing."

Perhaps "missing cylinder" might better describe a fair few of the K nuts in the haus!

Welcome. The K75 may be the little sister but she holds her own against her siblings. Let's call her Cylinderella.


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Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.
~Mac McCleary
1977 R75/7-100, '93 K11/K12 Big Block, '95 R100 Mystic, '96 K1100RS, '98 K1200RS, '06 K1200R & '09 K1300GT. Projects: 1993 & '96 K1100RS, & 1st '98 K1200RS.
The Mystic, Big Block, 2nd K1200RS, K12R & K13 are running & ridable.
    

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charlie99

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great intro ed .....
welcome to the fold ol mate

enjoy !


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cheezy grin whilst riding, kinda bloke ....oh the joy !!!! ...... ( brick aviator )

'86 K100 RT..#0090401 ..."Gerty" ( Gertrude Von Clickandshift ) --------O%O
'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

Rick G

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Welcome to the forum Ed. I took partial retirement many years ago and enjoyed it so much I made it a full retirement and now I,m so busy I don't know how I ever fitted a job in there.
Enjoy your bike and retirement.


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"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


Bikes 1999 K1100 LT with a Big Block 1200
    

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Glacial

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Thanks for the warm welcome to the forum.  I love the idea that BMW refined the K100 to produce the K75 by removing the 'bad' cylinder.

Going up the learning curve of how to look after these bikes is fascinating - and it is all down to the dedication of forum members putting their experience down for others to share. The internet can be a wonderful thing!

Cheers from soggy, foggy England
Ed


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