Segment: Naked / Road
Production years: 1991, 1992
The BMW K75 was a standard motorcycle manufactured by BMW Motorrad from 1985 to 1995. The K75 was developed alongside the K100 model but released a year after the K100 as a marketing strategy.
The standard model was the base for several versions, like the K75 T, which was only for the US market and packed a windscreen, touring panniers, engine crash bars, and a top case, the K75 C with a small cockpit fairing mounted on the handlebar, the K75 S with a sports fairing, stiffer suspensions, and a lower and narrower handlebar, and the K75 T with a full touring fairing.
In 1991, the German motorcycle manufacturer launched the BMW K75 S, a motorcycle in its seventh consecutive production year that packed the same specifications as the previous model without any changes.
The bike was built around a steel frame with a telescopic fork on the front that provided 185 mm wheel travel and a left-hand side-mounted shock absorber with 114 mm of travel paired with an aluminum swingarm.
As for the power figures, the 1991 BMW K75 S was set in motion by a 740cc four-stroke liquid-cooled three-cylinder engine with a fuel injection system in charge, boasting 75 hp at 8,500 rpm and 68 Nm (50 lb-ft) torque at 6,750 rpm.
engine specs | Type: | liquid-cooled, four-stroke, in-line three cylinder, DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder | Displacement: | 740 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 2.6x2.8 in OR 66 mm | Compression Ratio: | 11.0:1 | Horsepower: | 75/8500 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 50/6750 lb-ft/RPM OR 68/6750 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | EFI |
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transmission specs | Gearbox: | 5-speed, manual | Clutch: | single, dry plate | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | shaft |
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chassis specs | Frame: | steel, aluminium swingarm | Front Suspension: | telescopic fork with hydraulic shock absorber | Rear Suspension: | Monolover swinging arm | Front Brake: | dual 285mm discs, 2-piston calipers | Rear Brake: | single 285mm disc |
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dimension specs | Overall Length: | 87.4 in OR 2220 mm | Overall Width: | 35.4 in OR 899 mm | Seat Height: | 31.9 in OR 810 mm | Wheelbase: | 59.7 in OR 1516 mm | Ground Clearance: | 6.9 in OR 175 mm | Weight: | 505 lbs OR 229 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 5.5 gallons OR 20.8 L |
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tyres specs | Front: | 100/90-18 | Rear: | 130/90-17 |
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