If dismantling the donor was fun, dismantling my own K75C was… emotional, after all, nothing was really wrong with it, it was just a normal 40 year old K75C that has done just under 50k miles…
This was the bike I’d ridden, maintained, and trusted since I bought it, most recently I had ridden the DGR in Derbyshire on it 2026 to raise money. I had a relationship with it… original, all there, best colour..
Now I was about to take it apart like a Lego set.
⭐ The First Bolt Is the Hardest
There’s a moment when you think:
“Am I really doing this?”
But once the tank comes off, there’s no turning back.
⭐ The C Comes Apart
The C is a simpler machine than the RT/S. No fairing. No extra wiring. No weighty touring hardware.
It took less time to strip than the donor — and revealed a few surprises:
✔ The frame was a bit crusty, but it was locked to the V5 and historic status
✔ The loom was all there, simpler than an RT loom and all working
✔ The earths were already cleaned, I’d done that
✔ The splines needed doing, I knew that, this was that time
✔ The forks were… well… C forks = bouncy
Everything was ready for the transplant. OMG, one K75C Bike frame, 2 Drivetrains… GULP
⭐ The Moment of Truth
With the C stripped to a rolling chassis, I stood back and looked at it.
This was the moment the project became real.
The C was ready. The S/RT parts were ready.
Now the fun part: building the hybrid.
