Hey, stopping in and saying hello. I just picked up a pair of K75s to refresh, an '87 K75 and '87 K75C. Picked up the pair for $2400 so at $1250 each I feel pretty good that there's meat on the bone to get them refreshed and reliable without being over invested.
I've mostly been into Airheads and Unit Triumphs up to now with a few Japanese bikes and Harleys sprinkled in there. This is my first foray into the the K bikes.
My stable currently consists of a 2021 Harley-Davidson Pan America, 1974 BMW R90S, 1965 Triumph T120R, and the 2 K75s.
If there's a "Getting it back on the road" check list for new K bike owners I'd appreciate a link. These bikes have sat for about 20 years... (last registered in 2001 & 1999) definitely not started in the last 10. They were one owner bikes and rarely ridden, the Red K75C has 8657 miles and the Black K75 has a whopping 861 miles on it. Story is they were bought as a his & hers pair and she never rode hers. They are clean and pretty rough at the same time... time took some toll on them for sure.
The plan for now is to Clean the tanks, replace the fuel filter, verify the fuel pumps still work, replace the fuel lines, new battery, flush out the cooling system, replace all fluids and oil filter, address brakes and tires. Then see if they start and run. Hopefully the ECUs are still good and it'll be mostly that and some cleaning to get these things back on the road.
K75s by
Nathan Noel, on Flickr
K75s by
Nathan Noel, on Flickr
K75s by
Nathan Noel, on Flickr
K75s by
Nathan Noel, on Flickr