You will need to join the MOA before you can post: click this register link to proceed. The forum, the club magazine, and all of the discounts and benefits the BMWMOA offers?Want to read the MOA monthly magazine for free? Take a 3-month test ride of the magazine check here for details. Why not take the time to join the club, so you can enjoy posting on We hope you enjoy the excellent technical knowledge, event information and discussions that the BMWMOA forum provides. Check 'Remember Me?' if you wish to stay logged in. It will be interesting to hear which bike calls to you for the ride, and how they differ in your heart.Welcome Guest! If you are already a member of the BMW MOA, please log in to the forum in the upper right hand corner of this page. I imagine you may have the best of both of these worlds, with your touring riding position and the lovely motor of the K75!! Happy birthday! May this be the beginning of another, different riding relationship as filled with pleasure and temptation as your beloved scooter continues to offer.

I preferred the more relaxed touring position and the lower centre of gravity, but the most significant factor was the meditative mind set that encouraged meandering. I did then revert to another boxer, the BMW R 100 mystic. My K75S never gave me a minute of concern, ran beautifully, with great reliability. The standard touring position of the airhead, and of your K75 is maybe a better choice for gravel and a more mellow outlook. However the centre of gravity is lower on the airhead, and the K’s narrow sport bars made tight slow turns a bit wider and gravel less attractive.

The K was a bit heavier, but more nimble, better brakes. My riding attitude changed between even these 2 bikes! The K75S “sport touring” position created a little more temptation to play a bit harder in the twisties, passing was on a totally different level with more power. OH yes! I loved my 1990 K75S! It was my only “brand new bike”, after my first bike, a ’77 BMW 60/7. I’ll be riding a BMW K75 motorcycle and hopefully have something interesting to share from that experience. I’ve only put 100 miles on it so far and won’t be doing a lot of riding until I have Kissell Motorsports do the Pennsylvania Safety Inspection along with a few other service needs in early August.Īnd then I start sharing the road with my Vespa. A 1992 BMW K75 motorcycle is pristine condition with 16K miles on the clock. So now I will be riding a BMW K75 motorcycle. So when it came time to actually buy something, it seemed more experientially interesting to acquire something that was the polar opposite of the scooter - big, heavy, powerful and not so nimble.

But then it occurred to me rather recently I was just trying to duplicate the Vespa experience on a motorcycle. This post will be short because I don’t have a lot to say.īut here are a few ideas and revelations that led to the decision to ACTUALLY buy a motorcycle when I am so happy with the scooter.Īs I’ve thought about motorcycles I rejected the idea of big and powerful to instead find something small and nimble. Will the same serenity I find on the Vespa occur with the BMW? I know how it will affect the physical aspects of riding, but it’s the mental and psychological effects that are of interest. I’m excited to investigate how these two nearly polar opposite vehicles will affect my experience on the road. The machine will join my beloved Vespa as partners in exploration, adventure and joy as I prowl the landscape of central Pennsylvania. A Birthday PresentĮvery year for the past 15 years when my wife asked me what I want for my birthday I would reply, “A motorcycle.” This year she said, “Okay.” I’m now riding a BMW K75 motorcycle.

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