Refurbishment of low mileage 1993 K75

[smokymb]

Awaiting delivery of a 9K mile 1993 K75 won in an auction, no maintenance records, of course, claims of everything works, runs good. Don’t know if it was lightly, but regularly, ridden or stored for a long period. Will assume only “mileage required” items completed, I’ll start over, change all fluids, plugs, air filter, inspect all the external rubber & plastic bits, replace tires that are in good shape, but 10 years old. Are there rubber pieces (intake boots, coolant, fuel, vacuum hoses) that I should just go ahead and replace, regardless of external condition? Internal fuel tank rubber hoses, rubber pump mounts, fuel filter? What else should I be ordering? I’ve been accused of overdoing such a project, thanks for any advice/suggestions. Have an old Airhead, but this is my first K75.

 

[lee]

Welcome to the forum.
Replace the damper that holds the fuel pump inside the tank and replace the fuel lines while you're in there.
When you remove the fuel cap you'll have a nice big hole to see in the tank.
Replace the rubber brake lines.

 

[kbasa]

Input spline and driveshaft spline lubes, too.

 

[smokymb]

Thank you both for the advice, will incorporate your suggestions with some others I’ve found. I’m sure I’ll get stuck on something and call for help!

 

[kbasa]

Thank you both for the advice, will incorporate your suggestions with some others I’ve found. I’m sure I’ll get stuck on something and call for help!

Paul knows all on these.

 

[beemerguru]

Did you get it running?

 

[smokymb]

@Beemerguru Yes, the bike is running well, put close to 1000 miles on between maintenance tasks. See reply #6 in the other currrent thread “Pristene 1992 K100 RS being sold on BAT” for an outline of what I’ve done. Overkill in some areas, but it helped me get familiar with first K bike. I’ve spent many hours searching this blog for help, it’s a great bank of knowledge for us new guys.

 

[beemerguru]

@Beemerguru Yes, the bike is running well, put close to 1000 miles on between maintenance tasks. See reply #6 in the other currrent thread “Pristene 1992 K100 RS being sold on BAT” for an outline of what I’ve done. Overkill in some areas, but it helped me get familiar with first K bike. I’ve spent many hours searching this blog for help, it’s a great bank of knowledge for us new guys.

It's a fun machine..with the right suspension and tires, you can just slab it from one side of the country to the other..or on mountain switchbacks, you can literally scrape the saddlebag lid and feel perfectly safe ;-)