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1Back to top Go down   Hello/ looking to buy my first BMW Empty Hello/ looking to buy my first BMW Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:08 pm

mckinnri

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49 yrs old. Had my M license since 16 but have never owned a bike. I've ridden a "non-BMW" bike for the last 13 yrs at work. Now I'm out to get a bike for myself against the wife's wishes. I've settled on a earlier K bike and that has brought me to your site. Looking forward to reading to assist me in choosing a motor.

Regards

Rick

    

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Point-Seven-five

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Welcome to the asylum!  Where in Ontario are you located?  There are a fair number of Brick owners in the GTA.


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Present: 1991 K100RS "Moby Brick Too"
 
Past:
1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
1977 Honda XL125
1974 Honda XL125
1972 OSSA Pioneer 250
1968 Kawasaki 175
    

Rick G

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Hi Rick welcome to the Knuthaus.
A bit of advice on buying would be to get a K75 they are a tad down on power but still all that is needed, much smoother than the K100 or K1100 and there is a model for every taste. Don't let that put you off a 4 cyl as they are very good but then we are very biased but only because they are the best. Laughing


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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


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duck

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A K75 run above 4,500 RPM has decent power. Why people are afraid to do that is beyond me.  You can bounce it off of the rev limter and it won't care.

Get a K75 for the smoothness or a 4 valve K100RS or K1100 for the much better front brakes and paralever rear end.


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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
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Woodie

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Hi Rick, welcome!

I'm here in Ontario as well.  I bought an '85 K100 earlier this year and couldn't be happier.  If you look through the site you'll see that a lot of folks own multiple versions of the K.  I'd happily do this also if I could get more past my wife.  What that suggests is that any K is a good K and every K is the right one.  Duck is quite right when he says to take them above 4500 rpm.  On the K100 in 5th gear that will put you past the speed limit in many places.  They are quite interesting to work on also and the technical support here is phenomenal.

Cheers, Andrew


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1990 K75RT 6018570 (project)

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mckinnri

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Thanks everyone. I live in Petrolia. Southwestern Ontario. Thanks for the quick tips so far. I purchased a 1987 K75S today. Looks all original. Half decent shape. I pick it up next week after it's safetied and licensed. Wife isn't as psyched as I am........Can't wait. The dealer is putting a new front tire on and battery.

    

Two Wheels Better

Two Wheels Better
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WelKome, the K75S is a very fine first choice for a taste of the K bike genre.


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1977 R75/7-100, '93 K11/K12 Big Block, '93 K1100RS, '95 R100 Mystic, '96 K1100RS, 2 x '98 K1200RS, '06 K1200R & '09 K1300GT
    

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