BMW K 75RT SPECIFICATIONS, PRICE & IMAGES

Editorial Note: I wonder if this is the bike that spawned research on
the telelever system?).

But here comes the strange part: once you land and your wheels
touch tarmac again, the bike will simply continue cornering like nothing had
happened. You are still on the line you chose at the beginning of the turn. No
head-shaking, no rear-end waggle, nothing. To see how this is possible, we have
to look at the frame.

s secret weapon: no matter how much the suspension
throws you around, the frame refuses to flex. No namby-pamby extruded aluminium
here, just good old-fashioned steel tubes bolted to the engine.

This happens to suit me: I prefer
bikes that don’t start turning without my express permission.

Overall impression of the handling: solid, very solid. Given an experienced
rider, the K75 can be hustled along.

One thing about BMW multis: they always were known as
thirsty beasts, at least compared to the boxers and especially the singles. Of
course, the experienced rider ignores the idiot light and uses his tripmeter
instead.

dished: there is enough room to move around but only just. Seat-to-handlebar
distance is perfect for me, it places me basically upright and just slightly
leaning forward. The seat-to-footpegs distance, on the other hand, is a little
cramped. Against that, the footpegs are angled backWards by a few degrees, just
enough to fit the natural way humans like to put their feet.

by the way: these were common as dirt
back in the 80s but since then the bean-counters seem to have restricted their
use to a few top-of-the-range models, even at BMW.

Bike Features

Make Model:
BMW K 75RT

Year:
1989-95

Production:
21 264 units

Engine:
Four-stroke, horizontal three cylinder
in-line, DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder

Capacity:

740 cc / 45 cub. in.

Bore x Stroke:
67 x 70 mm

Compression Ratio:
11.0:1

Cooling:
Liquid cooled

Lubrication:
Wet sump

Induction:
Electronic injection, Bosch LE-Jetronic

Starting:
Electric

Max Power :

55 kW / 75 hp @ 8500 rpm

Max Torque:

68 Nm / 6.9 kgf-m / 50 ft lb @ 6750 rpm

Clutch:
Single plate, dry clutch

Transmission :
5 Speed

Drive:
Shaft

Gear Ratios:
1st 4.50 / 2nd 2.96 / 3rd 2.30 / 4th 1.88 / 5th 1.67:1

Front Suspension:

Telescopic fork with hydraulic shock absorber.

Front Wheel travel:

185mm / 7.3 in.

Rear Suspension:
Monolever swinging arm.

Rear Wheel Travel:
114mm / 4.5 in.

Front Brakes:
2 x ∅285mm discs, 2 piston calipers

Rear Brakes:
Single ∅285mm disc, 1 piston caliper

Wheels:
8 Spoke alloy

Front Rim:
2.5 x 18E

Front Tyre:
100/90-18

Rear Rim:
2.75 x 18E

Rear Tyre:
130/90-17

Dimensions:
Length: 
2230 mm / 87.8 in.
Width:     
916 mm / 36.1 in.
Height:  
1460 mm / 57.5 in.

Seat Height:
810mm / 31.9 inches or 760mm / 29.9 inches for low seat
model

Wheel base:
1516 mm / 59.7 in.

Ground clearance:
175 mm / 6.9 in.

Dry Weight:
239 kg / 527 lbs.

Wet Weight:
257 kg / 567 lbs

Fuel Capacity :
21 liters / 4.6 US gal

Consumption Average:
6 l/100km / 16.6 km/l / 39 US mpg

Braking 60 – 0 / 100 – 0
(mph: 37 – 0 / 62 – 0):

14.1 m / 46 ft. / 42.1 m / 138 ft.

Standing
¼ Mile  :
13.5 sec / 159.4 km/h / 99 mph

Top Speed:
187.3 km/h / 116 mph