Bike Saga Part CXLII

Or whatever part I'm at now. Anyway, think I found a bike I'm really
interested in. It's a 1988 K75S Munich Edition and can be seen here:

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/mcy/107917406.html

Went over and had a look around the bike. It appears in really nice
nick and comes with loads of bits and pieces. Guy appears to be 100%
genuine. Loads of 'toys' in the garage, just getting rid of one. Price
appears to be pretty good. Tomorrow I'm aiming to go over for a test
ride, so far with the intention to buy it unless something really bad
shows up. So what should I look out for on that model? Incidentally he
was wondering what this Munich Edition actually refers to? Any comments
appreciated.

 

PeterT@Home scribbled on the back of a napkin:

The 'Munich Edition' is most likely a couple of stickers...

The K75S is the most sought after K75 - it wasn't really up to pushing
around the big RT fairing (didn't stop them from selling it that way)
so it's the best compromise between a naked one and a dog slow one.

These early Ks are pretty much unbreakable if looked after but I think
IBMWR has a tad more info on their website - http://www.ibmwr.org/. A
lot of people suggest that the 75 is actually nicer than the K100 as it
vibrates less. Price is pretty much in line with UK prices, something
like this would cost about 1500 quid over here, so it seems a tad
overpriced. That said, the additional bits like the Öhlins should be
worth it.

 

Hmm, what's his name? I know someone in Sandy Eggo with a K75S,
tho' if I think on it he had the 75 in Switzerland and an R90S back home.

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Nice. I suspect the "Munich Edition" is meant to imply that it was built to
pre-1970 standards, rather than chucked together in Spandau.

 

Having owned a K75C and K100RS simultaneously, I can certainly agree
with that; the 75 is a much nicer bike to ride.

For me, the K75C was too soft and the K75S was too hard. Replacing the
75C shock with a progressive unit with soft spring option and putting
heavier oil in the forks sorted it out beautifully. I would suspect that
the Ohlins unit would be similar or better than the Progressive unit so
would be a valuable addition to the bike.

Knock off a couple of hundred dollars for the uberhom hand grips and
you've got a decent bike.
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Timo Geusch proposed

Nope, looked at it and it's painted on the left and right side of the
fairing, tail end and front mud guard.

Similar to what I thought. I looked it up in Kelly's Blue Book, and the
recommended sales price for a K75S from that year is $3170. But this
comes with the Ohlins, original shock, set of BMW original panniers,
including a spare one, original exhaust, single seat unit, handbook,
Clymers manual, service check book (all stamped), set of spare plugs
and other bits and pieces. So I felt the slightly higher price is
justified.

 

Dr Ivan D. Reid emerged from their own little world to say

Web page is signed off "Chris"

 

wessie proposed

Oh, the guy was called Chris, but he was the third owner and only kept
it for a relatively short period. A collector of toys, as I said.