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Anyone with a K75RT or K100RT what made you choose the K over an Airhead RT? Specifically an R80 or R100 Monoshock bike.
Anyone with a K75RT or K100RT what made you choose the K over an Airhead RT? Specifically an R80 or R100 Monoshock bike.
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I'm a long time Yamaha and Honda rider, street, tour and dirt. Just purchased a completely restored 1969 Yamaha DT1 250 (one of my first bikes) and just love looking at it. Can't believe what they cost!
I have the classic/collector bug now and want to buy a classic BMW thats a true rider. I've spent untold hours over the last month or so trying to determine what bike to buy. My first inclination is a K100RT or K75RT but I'm drawn to the R100RT as well. More "BMW" to me. I know whats going to happen, I'll end up with both with no where to put them! The older GS's are unbelievable as well and satisfies my past dirt/enduro days but at 60 years old I'm not sure how smart that would be...
I just bought Claudio Somazzi book BMW Mortorcycles of the Century. Great reference book but is missing so many of the models. Does anyone have a suggestion on what book I can buy to compliment this book?
The K doesn’t have opposed cylinders. I’ve got a K, a R and a S. The R1200S is my favorite. The K is for when I’m just running around town. The S is for when I want to go over 100 mph.
I am a K bike guy to the core. When an R bike speaks to me it says "ancient pre-WWII inefficient engine design". Quaint, but not something I ever want to ride. But that is just me...
I heard it said one time that BMW engineered the airheads to be infinitely rebuildable, and the Ks to never wear out. In my experience there is a lot of truth to that. For many, one of each is the right choice.
For myself, I think the K bikes are way underrated. I like the smoothness, and the fact that when you hit the button, they start right up, don't overheat in traffic, and are just completely dependable. The Honda of the BMW line, which is okay by me. My R80 took me two years to get "sorted out". I would say an airhead is like an MG, and a K bike is like a Miata. It just depends on what's important to you personally, beauty or functionality.
For myself, I think the K bikes are way underrated. I like the smoothness, and the fact that when you hit the button, they start right up, don't overheat in traffic, and are just completely dependable. The Honda of the BMW line, which is okay by me. My R80 took me two years to get "sorted out". I would say an airhead is like an MG, and a K bike is like a Miata. It just depends on what's important to you personally, beauty or functionality.
I wish BMW had carried the K75 concept forward as a new middleweight offering with a modern suspension, but that didn't happen. I think it would have been a unique and capable bike.