1987 BMW K-Series

We have four riders in our family, wife has a 2007 FZ6, one son has a 2009 CBR6 and other son has just put on 4000 miles on an 2008 SV650. We have numerous other bikes, ten others including a 1200cc Sportster and I sold a 99 883 Sportster in order to buy this 1988 BMW K75 and I now own one of the most unique bikes in this region.
No ordinary older bike, this bike that would look appropriate in a futuristic movie or next to the Batmobile. Style wise it is difficult to define. Handling and stance is similar to a Sport Bike but larger and conservative. Bars are narrow and the AeroFlow windshield makes the world almost silent except for the very interesting sound that I assume is coming from the fuel injection system.
It is designed for long rides although it goes well on a twenty mile trip to run some errands or 200 miles to camp out with tent and sleeping bags bungeed to the large rear section (if you have the side bags).
My Bike is so old compared to the rest of the families' and yet it stands up to them in style and performance. I find that this bike can probably do 10 times as many miles as it has now. I got it 5 months ago and it had 11,700 miles on it and it's at 17,000 now.
On the rating system there is no "serviceability" graph, if there was I would put that at average. I am sorry BMW Guys but I have be honest. Changing the oil filter is an ordeal and the air cleaner would be a lot easier if access was from the side, not the center. We are talking about a tedious chore.
Aside from what should be minor maintenance becoming an entire morning of your life you can never have back, this machine is awesome and I would have another if anything ever happened to this one.
It is mostly red and black and seems to lack flash and bling with so little noise emanating from it, yet stands like a monument, sophisticated and strong.
When i want to be loud and feel like walking on the DARK SIDE I ride the Harley......