My thoughts on: This BMW K75
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- Опубліковано 17 гру 2019
- In this video i try to give somewhat of a review on a bike. I'm planning to turn it into a series if i can find more bikes to test. Please keep in mind that this is meant for entertainment purposes. I'm not a professional reviewer. As a result, i may forget things that in turn will result in an incomplete story.
Today's victim: is my BMW K75. Enjoy!
Oh! Before i forget! I'm part of a motorcycling community on discord. This discord was made in honor of Matt Hudson's: The Workshop, but you're welcome if you're a motorcycle fanatic like me. You can chat about anything motorcycle related, as well as any other topic you like in the corresponding channel. I'll drop the links here:
The Workshop: / @dirtygarageguy
The Workshop Discord: / discord
I had. K75RT that I found in San Diego on EBay. I hired my daughter to drive me there from Shreveport back around 2003 or so. What a wonderful bike. The saddlebags were enormous, the engine plenty strong enough. On one trip I had to go to Toledo, Ohio for a business meeting. I took two days to make the trip from Louisiana, stayed a week, rode to Pittsburg to see my sister, down to Norfolk to see my daughter, Birmingham to stay with a friend and home from there. The bike never missed a lick.
The BMW dealer in Shreveport didn’t want to work on the bike when I asked them to take a look at the splines. I don’t know if a dealer somewhere would have the same attitude so I just rode it until they gave out. I finally gave it to one of the other members in the local club. I never heard if he got them fixed . A friend sold me his ST1300 and I had two of those over the next ten years.
Have just got my K75 Basic back on the road last weekend. Such a smooth engine - almost like an electric motor! PS. There is a K75 here in Australia with 1.35 million KM on it...
I love how the K's look, maybe because they came out around the time I first started riding, as a teenager, and I remember how advanced they seemed. Might finally be getting one this week!
You won't regret it
I was just searching K75 reminiscing about my own, which I had for 15 years, until my knees wouldn't let me change gears anymore. Thank you for going gentle on the bike. it annoys me when sports bike reviewers say its slow and heavy. i thoroughly enjoyed the bike and would have had it for ever had I been able to keep riding it. They are also very simple to work on and there are many enthusiast forums to help with any issues you have.
I agree with your thoughts...I have owned many motorcycles, no brand loyalty(anything with 2 wheels). This is one of my favorites K75RT and ridden regularly. This one stayed in my stable as well as my Dad's 1965 Honda Cb 160...it brings back good memories and a hell of a little bike!
I was riding my K75S to work one morning taking a curve when a racoon ran out in front of me. I ran over it jumping both wheels several inches into the air and moving about two feet into the outside of the lane, but the stability wasn't upset for even a moment. Sometimes, having a bike that wants to go straight can definitely be an advantage! 🙂
That's a possibility I hadn't considered. Great you didn't crash
@@fryskerider8553 Thank you, Fryske. Yes indeed, the K75 may not be the most maneuverable bike, but it certainly is stable!
@@donreid6399 I fitted hyperpro progressive springs in my fork. That improved the handling a lot
@@fryskerider8553 Thanks, bud. Always looking for improvements to the handling!
I just got one and was wondering about the whining sound. Thanks for the review! Looking forward to riding mine this summer
Everything you a have described in that video is true. Well done!
Cool video! I just bought a silver k75, same model as yours with that round headlight/windscreen. Very nice machine indeed.
The clutch is the same clutch from the R80 of the same era. They aren't the same as their bigger brother k100. They do rise a bit on the shaft drive under acceleration, and sink a bit under deceleration. I bought mine new in '93 and still have it to this day. I think a big point is to keep the shaft drive splints lubed, cause it can be a failure point without maintainence. Beautiful little bike that will do big miles, given normal servicing. They are a bit sensitive to tyre choice, but with the Metzeler Lazertecs or Michelin Pilots i have used, no worries to get a little skkkksshhhh from a footpeg.
Great video mate, thanks for sharing 🏍🇦🇺👍🏻
I love it! I own and drive one and I love it!!! Thanks for the uploading!! Keep riding ciao from Italy
Great overall coverage,, I love my brick 🧱
My friend has this bike and I've been learning on it. It's really cool but definitely not a bike for beginners. It's heavy, tall ,wide, powerful and the clutch is difficult learn. Of course I'm getting used to it now but when he first let me ride it I stalled it a bunch and had a difficult time handling it at lower speeds.
Try a pan st11 if you think that's heavy, wide etc
Great, educational video! Thanks alot
Thank you for this video! I recently purchased a K75S (non running) and was very pleased to hear you run the engine up into the higher RPM range. It sounds good, and that is one of the things I am looking forward to hearing when I bring her back to life. Regarding the self-canceling of the turn signal at speeds over 50 km/h, I noticed that there is a wire going to the top of the final drive unit that I am not familiar with and was thinking it is the sensor for this. I am used to R/ or airhead bikes, so this was new to me. Cheers from Chicago!
I really enjoyed and appreciated your brief review of the K75 , I'm looking to buy a k75rt this weekend .
I've always enjoyed my trips to NL over the years , mainly to Arnhem and Nijmegen for the 'Market Garden ' anniversary events.
Ps .. reassuring to see the weather is still as predictably bad as in the UK 😂😂😂
Kind regards Damian.
You can hear your experience with the bike throughout the review.
But also the fact that it is your own bike ;)
I love my 1986 K75, the most comfortable bike I’ve ever ridden, handels so smoothly,
I've owned a k75c it's a 1987 but it's a good honest review , you have to feed it into and round bends , it holds the road fine , I think the sound is nice 👍 I haven't got A B S on it , I've owned my bike for 12 years and found it to be comfortable and reliable , you can do a basic service for about £50 my son has a G S XI which service costs £358 , but obviously totally different types of bike but if you like bikes and want something cheap and dependable my B M suit my needs . Oh and insurance costs me £80 a year , my sons cost him £1600 . I get about 50 m p g .
What do you get with basic service for £50? I imagine a complex bike like this requires hefty repairs and expensive service more often than the Japanese stuff. Cheers.
@cesartapia610 Service it myself , I've change the oil and filter , spark plugs , drained the radiator and put fresh coolant in it , then checked gear box and speedo sensor . Can be done every 10, 000 miles 😊
Good job, I enjoyed the video.
The K75 RT can be tight for those with long legs. I’m 5 10 and it fits me perfectly but my friend (6’2”) can’t get his legs comfortably behind the fairing on my bike. FYI
I love my 1991 K75S.
The lack of lean on the 750cc brick is associated with its reputation as "dancing with the fat lady" -- not powerful and fast but stable and quick and very comfortable.
Mine is as dirty as yours.
Thank you for sharing this video. I am trying to make a deal on a 1989 k75 with about 10,000 miles on it. and thanks again from Higganum Connecticut USA
Keep on top of those final drive splines. And the 40 microfarad electrolyric capacitor in the EFI unit. these are very nice bikes.
Thanks
I bought one in 2014 with 10,000 miles and have added 95,000.
Wow!
Yeah thanks for the review.
I am 6'2" and 230 pounds.
It looks like it hauls your butt around pretty well so maybe I am about your size.
It's weird that you have to push it around a corner though.
I have a K75c 1986. I've had it for two years and your description was right on about some things and different in others. For example my bike shifts clunky and I've read at least one other rider who said the same. Don't know why? Not a big deal as I don't put on many kilometres. The description you gave of its turning is right on. I feel like it doesn't want to lean and as you stated you have to work it through. Much of this trouble for me is that I think it needs a much better rider, more technical a rider perhaps? I love the bike for all the good reasons and it has a strong following across N. America. The one complaint would be the piracy that goes on in the parts department. The prices on eBay are ridiculous. Can you suggest any good sources in Europe? Thanks.
I always source my parts on tills.de You can set the language to english. I also use a different website, but that one is solely in dutch.
Lastly i just search for the part no. in bmw-etk.info and phone a dealership nearby and order the part directly from them.
@@fryskerider8553 Thanks🙏🇨🇦
Good review. Are you sure about not being able to lean it over though? The foot pegs are sprung so you can grind them on the corners. They are very susceptible to the wrong tire pressures and that can affect the handling.
Yeah, I know tyre pressure affects handling greatly. It's not that the bike doesn't lean, it's just that it offers resistance when you do. At least in my experience.
@@fryskerider8553 I have found that it dives into the corners quicker with loaded panniers. I guess BMW thought about the handling when two up and fully loaded. I still grind the pegs though.
Speaking of tires, the ones on this bike definitely need replacing!
Does it “gear whine” when accelerating under 3rd gear at around 50-70 km/h?
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Well done D , & I mean that 👌
thanks! as i've said in the discord i'm trying to find something different than simple motovlogging. Have got a couple of ideas in my head.
Fryske Rider ,, yeah , motovlogging has had its day
@fryske rider, is this a carburetor bike?
Nope, fuel injected
Dat zware insturen ligt aan de achterband
jemig wat een hok is dat even wassen was geen luxe geweest XD leuke vid! :)