Fortnine Bmw K75
BMW built one of the best motorcycle engines of all time; an inline triple/four laid on its side: The Flying Brick. The motor was smooth, powerful and easy to work on. What Killed The BMW K75? One of the most reliable motorcycles ever made is gone from this world.
Why? By Amber DaSilva July 28, 2023 3:23 pm EST FortNine on YouTube. Thanks, UTBF, I spent the better part of six months back in '86 going between the Cagiva dealer and the BMW shop trying to decide between the Alazzurra and the K75s. Fortnine BMW K75 Post Reply.
The K75 in particular was massively over engineered and so well balanced that even "acceptable" stresses were reduced to almost nothing. I've seen plenty broken down but it's almost never the engine that fails and even then it's usually from gross lack of maintenance or a crash. Click to expand.
The Amazing 1 Million-Km BMW Owner Interview. think they they annoy lives. I don't know if they actually save any or not but so you're you're 75 on a K75 and you're just on the road all the time yeah I love it and you've always got some place to go and you know some place to make some money friends to visit family to see you know as long as I can keep doing it that's the thing age is.
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Enjoyed that, thanks. Loved my K100RS, followed some years and bikes later by a K75S, never liked that, though sooo many BMW-types say it's not one to have. Also owned a K1100LT, that was a weighty beast.
Always fancied a K1100RS mind. The Million-Mile Motorcycle that BMW Abandoned - K75 Review The Bike that Gave Birth to Modern Day Dakar Machines! Here's a fairly thoughtful 'review' of the Brick, but specifically the K75, done by Canada's FortNine website about 5 months ago.
Some will argue a few of the points made, no doubt, but overall it's a pretty good story about BMW and previous marketing/engineering methods they used.