You have a motorcycle that looks, from the pictures at least, like the day it came from the factory 27 years ago. Congratulations on the great find. The K75s is a smooth running, versatile machine. Naked, it’s still kinda sporty, and with bags it can tour OK.
Now you want to chop it up into less.
You want to Bubba it into yet another cafe “build”.
Oh, I’m so excited. I’m glad it stayed preserved so long so it could fall into your hands.
But you haven’t been on a motorcycle in (at least) a decade, are completely new to Ks, and you know what’s best, so start hackin’!
“One of a kind” you say? Let me guess. Stripped of fairing material, round led headlight, small led signals, Chinese instruments off eBay, a small gel battery so we can see through the battery space, chop the back end off, eliminate the fenders or put small ones on, and get a piece of plywood upholstered for a seat. If you want to really complete the look, you’ll get tires that have the right “look” if not the right performance.
Ta-Da! There it is!
Well, that’s never been done before!
Then the pay off. Everybody gets to look at you! Oh boy! Attention! Since it must not be about the ride.
They’ll look. And say “Why did he pick that thing to cafe mod?”
And within two years it will get ridden under 200 miles a year.
Then none.
So you’ll try to sell it, and the one or two who come look will shake their heads and say “If I was doing a custom, I’d do my OWN custom” and walk away.
So yeah, congratulations.
Harsh?
Yes.
So is hacking up nice old motorcycles. And I’m getting tired of it.