Author Topic: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!  (Read 3519 times)

Offline Batan

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From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« on: January 12, 2024, 10:28:44 PM »
New to me that is. New bike and new member. Just picked up a 1987 K75S. Super stoked about this!  icon_cheers
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Offline The Mighty Gryphon

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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2024, 12:42:45 PM »
Holy Mackerel!  That's a nice one!  I think the K75S is the best looking of the brick line.

Like a fool I sold mine a few years ago and kept a K100RS that is getting a bit too heavy for me.  Will need to find one like yours in the next couple years.
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'94 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
'92 K100RS16V "Moby Brick" (RIP, deceased in a vehicular assault)
'94 K75S Special Edition Dakar Yellow "Cheetos"
'89 K100RS Special Edition "Special Ed"

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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2024, 12:58:39 PM »
Once I had a Collie pup. Dug a hole and covered him up. Now I sit there by the hour. Waiting for a Collie-flower.
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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2024, 02:24:37 PM »
Another K-anadian. That looks to be a nice one, there!
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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2024, 04:10:41 PM »
Nice to see an un-molested survivor!  Keep an eye on that rear brake reservoir, they degrade in the sun and get really brittle. Later models moved it up under the battery cover.  87's didn't have the blacked out engine covers, pegs brackets or wheels, those may have been replaced or painted.  Check under the fork bellows for leaks.  I like the Corbin seat, huge improvement over the stock IMHO. 
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Offline Batan

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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2024, 04:28:30 PM »
Nice to see an un-molested survivor!  Keep an eye on that rear brake reservoir, they degrade in the sun and get really brittle. Later models moved it up under the battery cover.  87's didn't have the blacked out engine covers, pegs brackets or wheels, those may have been replaced or painted.  Check under the fork bellows for leaks.  I like the Corbin seat, huge improvement over the stock IMHO.

Thank you!
Yes it needs fork seals as well as some other ones - it leaks oil here and there. I will be going through it all including all the splines.

As for the colour, the bike is Onyx Black and I see they all have the same colour scheme, including the wheels and warm coloured tank emblem. I found on some European site that it was an edition of some sort.
But yeah, it's an 87 so... not sure.
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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2024, 05:15:40 PM »
Keep an eye on that rear brake reservoir, they degrade in the sun and get really brittle. Later models moved it up under the battery cover.

If it does become unusable (not uncommon) replacing it with a newer style one is possible and easy to do.
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Offline Batan

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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2024, 10:47:22 PM »
If it does become unusable (not uncommon) replacing it with a newer style one is possible and easy to do.

Great to hear, thank you!
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Offline Batan

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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2024, 10:47:47 PM »
Another K-anadian. That looks to be a nice one, there!

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Offline Batan

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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2024, 10:49:01 PM »
Holy Mackerel!  That's a nice one!  I think the K75S is the best looking of the brick line.

Like a fool I sold mine a few years ago and kept a K100RS that is getting a bit too heavy for me.  Will need to find one like yours in the next couple years.

It's in nice shape. Here are a couple of more pics...
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Offline DannyEdwards

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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2024, 08:52:47 AM »
Hi,  :welcome to the forum, and congrats on your bike. You got a really clean and nice bike.
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Offline matjas

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Re: From Vancouver, BC - new bike day!
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2024, 10:42:59 AM »
looks, well, NEW.

I envy you :D
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