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I found I missed my K75 - the sweet sound, silky smooth
engine, upright riding position, and the fact that it was my first bike gave it
special meaning to me. I tried to track down the young man that purchased my
1993 K75 to see if he would sell it back to me, but to no avail. So I began
looking ... (This never seems to take me too long!) I wanted a standard
model again, and one with ABS this time. I found what I was looking for in July
2008 - in Connecticut. We made the deal, and I went out and rode it home the end
of the month. Here it is...
| As you can see, its a gorgeous candy
apple red metallic (BMW Mystic Red). I am the third owner. The bike had only
12,000 miles on it and was exceptionally well cared for. It had no windshield,
so I bought the one BMW makes specifically for the bike to ride it back to
Cleveland. |
The bike came with the saddle bags,
including original BMW liners.
| The seat is one of the ones
Corbin made "exclusively for BMW." The previous owner converted the
original low seat to this standard seat, so it was not original on the
bike. It looks like new, however. |
| The
paint is really just out of this world! This photo was taken in the glow
of the setting sun so the color is just a wee bit warmer than it
actually is, but the gloss is there as you can see. |
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I found the 22
liter BMW top box too small for my needs, since this is my main commuter
bike. So I bought a GIVI E45 with mounting rack, which makes for a nice,
clean appearance, is easily detachable and holds a ton of stuff,
including my helmet.
The seat that
came on the bike was one of the ones BMW had Corbin make for them for
several years. The seat was in great shape, and very sharp looking, but
I found it too soft and lacking support for anything but short rides
around town. I was lucky to find a "like new" regular Corbin seat (the
lower one in the photo below) to take the place of the "BMW by Corbin."
The two seats are very similar in appearance, although front portion of
the regular Corbin is 1.5 inches longer than the BMW Corbin, and the
foam is much firmer, both of which add to rider comfort. I'm eager to
give it a try on a longer ride. |
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I like to have
running lights on my bikes to create a triangle of lights, which makes
me more visible to motorists and identifies me as a motorcycle. I picked
up these lights at Wal-Mart for $15 and fabricated simple mounts that
attach to the lower caliper bolt. |
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