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Posted: 6/12/2013 6:07:25 PM EDT
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I do not know anything about that year model but I had a 66 model BMW motorcycle that was bullet proof. That shaft drive is awesome
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Posted: 6/12/2013 6:56:14 PM EDT
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3 cylinder version of the K100 (4cylinder). The engine "bottom end" is on one side of the bike. The head on the other.
Decent balance, vibration-wise. Shaft drive. I'm not sure I would term the bike a raging success for BMW. Fairly short-lived in their model lineup. None right now on eBay Motors. Go to www.f800riders.org There is a sub-forum there called "flying bricks" ; devoted to the older K100 and K75 bikes. There should be plenty of info there. Stay safe |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 11:14:06 PM EDT
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Hey,Sharp do you want to sale your motorcycle or what?As I am not getting so please explain.
fixie bike |
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Posted: 7/26/2013 12:10:07 AM EDT
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With the exception of some electrical issues, crazy dependable.
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Posted: 7/26/2013 12:44:18 AM EDT
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I have a cousin that has a K100, and maybe a K750. From what I recall of him saying, the K750 was better than the K100. In all of BMW's wisdom, they decided to place the head side of the engine on the left side of the bike. When the bike is placed on the kick stand, oil seeps past the piston rings and settles in the combustion chamber. 2 cycles get jealous of the blue smoke on start-up. Most K100 owners leave the bikes on the center stand to reduce the smoke out effect. I could be wrong on this but I thought he said BMW made some changes to reduce this on the K750's (but again, I could be wrong).
The K750/K100 is very advanced for its time. They are very neat bikes and they are known to be reliable. Of course with an older bike, maintenance and mileage matters most. If I was shopping for an older bike and came across a K750 in good shape and at the right price, I would have no hesitation of having one. |
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Posted: 7/26/2013 12:53:24 AM EDT
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I have a cousin that has a K100, and maybe a K750. From what I recall of him saying, the K750 was better than the K100. In all of BMW's wisdom, they decided to place the head side of the engine on the left side of the bike. When the bike is placed on the kick stand, oil seeps past the piston rings and settles in the combustion chamber. 2 cycles get jealous of the blue smoke on start-up. Most K100 owners leave the bikes on the center stand to reduce the smoke out effect. I could be wrong on this but I thought he said BMW made some changes to reduce this on the K750's (but again, I could be wrong). The K750/K100 is very advanced for its time. They are very neat bikes and they are known to be reliable. Of course with an older bike, maintenance and mileage matters most. If I was shopping for an older bike and came across a K750 in good shape and at the right price, I would have no hesitation of having one. It's a K75, not a K750, but yes.. you're right about the center stand. Forget the side stand ever existed on a K bike. |
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Posted: 7/26/2013 1:05:58 AM EDT
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I had a 92 k75rt and it was a great bike, but it had some electrical issues, two I fixed, the other haunted the bike til I sold it in 2001. The headlight would flicker for no apparent reason, I'm sure it was a ground but never found it. One problem I fixed was in the left turn/headlight switch that can only be bought as an assembly. You can tell if they are going bad, they start to feel mushy instead of a "crisp" click upon tuning the signals on and off.
It handled pretty well, although newer bikes will put it to shame. I put some long hours on that bike and other than having to add a Corbon seat, it was comfortable. Edit to fix and add stuff my phone would let me do. My buddy had a K100LT and he had handling issues, Google "hinged in the middle" with BMW K100LT and see what comes up. I rode it on some twisties and understood exactly what he meant. I don't know if that characteristic transferred into the smaller brother (I don't know if they made an LT version of the 75, but as I said, my K75RT rode and handled great. Smooth bike. |
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Posted: 7/26/2013 1:51:55 AM EDT
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It's a K75, not a K750, but yes.. you're right about the center stand. Forget the side stand ever existed on a K bike. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a cousin that has a K100, and maybe a K750. From what I recall of him saying, the K750 was better than the K100. In all of BMW's wisdom, they decided to place the head side of the engine on the left side of the bike. When the bike is placed on the kick stand, oil seeps past the piston rings and settles in the combustion chamber. 2 cycles get jealous of the blue smoke on start-up. Most K100 owners leave the bikes on the center stand to reduce the smoke out effect. I could be wrong on this but I thought he said BMW made some changes to reduce this on the K750's (but again, I could be wrong). The K750/K100 is very advanced for its time. They are very neat bikes and they are known to be reliable. Of course with an older bike, maintenance and mileage matters most. If I was shopping for an older bike and came across a K750 in good shape and at the right price, I would have no hesitation of having one. It's a K75, not a K750, but yes.. you're right about the center stand. Forget the side stand ever existed on a K bike. |
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Posted: 7/26/2013 2:28:08 AM EDT
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My bike never had that problem Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a cousin that has a K100, and maybe a K750. From what I recall of him saying, the K750 was better than the K100. In all of BMW's wisdom, they decided to place the head side of the engine on the left side of the bike. When the bike is placed on the kick stand, oil seeps past the piston rings and settles in the combustion chamber. 2 cycles get jealous of the blue smoke on start-up. Most K100 owners leave the bikes on the center stand to reduce the smoke out effect. I could be wrong on this but I thought he said BMW made some changes to reduce this on the K750's (but again, I could be wrong). The K750/K100 is very advanced for its time. They are very neat bikes and they are known to be reliable. Of course with an older bike, maintenance and mileage matters most. If I was shopping for an older bike and came across a K750 in good shape and at the right price, I would have no hesitation of having one. It's a K75, not a K750, but yes.. you're right about the center stand. Forget the side stand ever existed on a K bike. Neither did my K100RS, I always heard aboiut it but I never saw it. Wish I stilll had that bike though. It felt as solid as sitting on a brick wall at 160 mph. |
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Posted: 7/26/2013 5:54:59 AM EDT
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bump for edit in my post.
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