1986 BMW K75 café racer
1986 BMW K75 · Café build

Yon's K75 Café

Full profile
Metalflake bronze tank with gold roundel
Front end, headlight and gaitered forks
Finished K75, rear three-quarter
Front three-quarter
Brembo caliper detail
Front end
The build

One tired tourer in. One bronze café racer out.

Picked up as a sun-baked 1986 K75 with hard bags, touring screen, and over 25 years of grime. It came apart to the last fastener: frame de-tabbed and blacked out, engine cases refinished, every seal replaced, faulty/worn components replaced, some electronics rewired by hand and just gave it a much needed makeover.

What's left keeps BMW's bones and sheds the rest — slim café tank, diamond-stitch saddle, bronze metalflake over gloss black.

Stock K75, front three-quarter
AS BOUGHT - TOURING SETUP
Bare frame on the bench
FRAME STRIPPED BARE + CHOPPED
Engine and gearbox out on the floor
Engine + gearbox out
Old seals removed from the engine
THIS BEARING HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS
Refinished cam covers
CAM COVER GLAM
Fox coilover on Hyperco spring
Fox coilover · Hyperco spring
Powder-coated frame lowered over the engine
ENGINE + GEARBOX RESEALED
Wiring diagrams and new harness
REWIRING THE NEW GAUGE
New bars and mini gauge on the triple
CUSTOM GAUGE FIT CHECK
Rolling chassis with bronze wheels
CHOPPED TAIL LOOKS A BIT FUNKY