adriannarnold
Coast to Coast
This is my first "modern" bike and first BMW. I am learning and discovering a lot. Its a 92' BMW K75s with about 30k on the clock. These old "Flying Bricks" are amazingly reliable and are known to go 400K no big deal. Apparently there is some guy who has pushed his over 1,000,000
Mine was in pretty rough condition. It ran, but very poorly. Looked like it had been layed over at low speeds or just in the garage multiple times on each side.
Bikes History: From what I can tell it started life as a much loved and cared for bike. The first owners must have used it what it is good for, sport touring. Decent service records at the beginning of its life and some of the first owners spent time and money adding things like:
Upgraded to the K75 "C" bars: These are a bit higher, less sportier, and better for long distance traveling
Aftermarket windshield: Parabellum Air Balance windshield system - Pretty goofy looking, but good for touring and does a good job at stopping the wind
Heated grips: Not sure if these work or not, I havent really messed with them
Hazard flasher system
Upgraded tail and running lights
Motocom, power port, and some other things.
The bad news is the last owner whom I purchased it from really did the bike wrong. It really makes me mad when people buy nice things, in this case a fairly expensive bike, and don't take care of it. Poor to no service records too
From what I can see, and based on the damage and condition of the bike, the last guy bought the bike or had it given to him. He didn't know crap about taking care of a motorcycle, much less a BMW. He layed it over multiple times, got scared or frustrated and just let it sit; with gas is it of course.
Thats where I came in. I found it on CList for an okay price and negotiated a bit and ended up with a decent deal
So far all my work has been primarily to get this bike back to its happy old self with all the maintenance needs and take care of it like it deserves to be treated.
Here is how it looked when I picked it up :'(
Mine was in pretty rough condition. It ran, but very poorly. Looked like it had been layed over at low speeds or just in the garage multiple times on each side.
Bikes History: From what I can tell it started life as a much loved and cared for bike. The first owners must have used it what it is good for, sport touring. Decent service records at the beginning of its life and some of the first owners spent time and money adding things like:
Upgraded to the K75 "C" bars: These are a bit higher, less sportier, and better for long distance traveling
Aftermarket windshield: Parabellum Air Balance windshield system - Pretty goofy looking, but good for touring and does a good job at stopping the wind
Heated grips: Not sure if these work or not, I havent really messed with them
Hazard flasher system
Upgraded tail and running lights
Motocom, power port, and some other things.
The bad news is the last owner whom I purchased it from really did the bike wrong. It really makes me mad when people buy nice things, in this case a fairly expensive bike, and don't take care of it. Poor to no service records too
From what I can see, and based on the damage and condition of the bike, the last guy bought the bike or had it given to him. He didn't know crap about taking care of a motorcycle, much less a BMW. He layed it over multiple times, got scared or frustrated and just let it sit; with gas is it of course.
Thats where I came in. I found it on CList for an okay price and negotiated a bit and ended up with a decent deal
So far all my work has been primarily to get this bike back to its happy old self with all the maintenance needs and take care of it like it deserves to be treated.
Here is how it looked when I picked it up :'(