Hey there all - I've had my '92 K75 for about a month or so, and have already pestered frankenduck a ton for info and tech help.
I guess he figured I was OK, or was tired of being pestered, so he sent me over here. Sure looks more fun than that snooty BMW Owners of America forum (first time I was ever told I had to pay to post on any forum).
Anyhey, I'm definitely feelin' the love for my Brick. Though I've loved motorcycles all my life, I've not had many bikes. But I think I can safely say that as much fun as it would be to try the rest, I think I wound up with one of the best. (The Kaw H1 I repeatedly nearly killed myself on in my late teens comes in at a close second, for pure joyful adrenaline and terror - but here past the half-century mark, I don't need that kind of excitement anymore).
I've already had the best ride of my life on my chile-red new friend, from Taos to Mescalero and back to play a bagpipe gig for a golf tournament. Though the road was flat and straight for mind-numbing miles, the K made it a joy cruising between 80 and 90mph - it's happy place, yeah!
Through mysterious partings of desert thunderstorm curtains, blazing down the baking asphalt of the low arid flats, then climbing the curves high into the Sierra Blanca, I was falling in Love. There are few things that reach into the core of the soul other than to be alone on two wheels in the vastness of the American West, flying like an arrow down some desolate highway between the middle of nowhere and the back of beyond.
At this time however, I am experiencing the frustration of premature Brickus-interruptus. I find myself 2000 miles away from my machine, playing pipes at a ren-fest near Cape Cod. When I return in early November, the snow will be close to flyin'. But hey, the thing has heated grips, and it came with an electric vest and socks. I'm trying to figure out the best compromise between sporty and functional for a fairing. Rifle's "Superbike" model is currently winning.
So thanks to frankenduck and Johnny for putting this together, I look forward to hangin' out here.