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Nice pic, and the front is heavy enough to break the bridge!!
So then we got the idea of driving the Kalahari in high speed over the bridge and take pictures when the bridge got completely destroyed. It sounded reasonable at that time but it didn’t work:


Another pic of the K75GS-III:
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The K-bikes are great! A Friend of mine built one a few years ago as a low-cost bike.
He could have build 32 for the price of a 1200GS (incl cost of bike).
Ali...
More pics PLEASE!!!
I'm just got back from an RTW trip with the K and it proved its mettle in handling a variety of terrain! I'd like to mod it a bit more for heavier off road stuff...

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Ali...
More pics PLEASE!!!
I'm just got back from an RTW trip with the K and it proved its mettle in handling a variety of terrain! I'd like to mod it a bit more for heavier off road stuff...

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I'll second that - pics are great, yours especially.

I hope you put the bridge back together - those original cross members look a bit flimsy, but there are lots of trees to go at!
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I'm just got back from an RTW trip with the K and it proved its mettle in handling a variety of terrain! I'd like to mod it a bit more for heavier off road stuff...

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Thanks!

Sorry but I don’t have a lot of K-pictures.
I think one of the problems (?) by building an adventure K is that there are not much specialized parts available, you have to do all the work yourself. On the other hand you will get a very special bike.


Modifications (from memory):
-Modified fairing from R80/R100
-180mm front light (from a VW golf?)
-Marzocchi magnum fork
-Extended (original?) shock
-Enlarged tank
-Changed exhaust
-Modification of injection
-Modified bean-can
-Modified subframe
-New handlebars
-Extended central stand
-Removed loads of plastic
-Modified seat

Things he never did:
-Sumpguard
-Better shock
-Changed rims
-Fabricating catch tank with petrol-pump







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Yeah...how funny is this...the K75gs finally gets some luv!

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Some pics with my K75s...one of the best GSs never built

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