Dear fellow K-riders(and others)
As some of you may remember, I purchased my 2015 K1300S Motorsport in May 2020, and this topic is, not just for myself but for everyone else, to enjoy the journey of purchasing the first motorbike, the process of getting a license, tidying up the bike, storage and what not. This is my decent into madness.
So.. Starting off, 9pm on the 19th of June, my father(1956') and I set off from Kolding, Denmark, towards Saarbrücken in Germany in a white van. The journey is just around 2,000 KM from start to finish, and the plan is to drive through the night, and arrive at the BMW dealership in the morning the next day.
So, now we are on our way!
We made a stop for the night at a parking lot in Lippetal, a small town in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Having slept for an hour and a half or so, we left our spot for the night, and resumed the journey towards Saarbrücken.
We arrived on time, 9:30am. Only a couple of minutes away from the new K, the wellknown emblems of a BMW dealership welcomed us.
And there is was, a thing of beauty, surely, but bigger in size, compared to what I has imagined. Paperwork, signatures and the whole shebang done in less than 10 minutes, German efficiency indeed.
So there I was. From dream to reality. It is surely a surreal thing.
One must wear a mask in stores in germany, hence the lack of big teeth as I stood next to the newly acquired Beast of Bavaria.
It was time to get the bike loaded, because we had another 1,000 KM of autobahn to cover, in order to get home.
Leaving the dealership at 10am left us with 10 hours of driving, before returning home.
The morning after returning home, as a groom and his bride, I of course had to strip her down, and get the trickle(charger) on.
At the time I picked the bike up, it was due for the big service, so I began changing fluids(brakes, clutch, engine and final drive), and as my father worked in the four cylinder in Munich, teaching new engineers about BMW engines, we were hopefull.
Having reached out to an old friend of my father, a BMW service center, we booked an appointment to have the valve checked over, and there we had it. Our first deadline. Over the next couple of weeks, we began tearing the bike apart, getting everything clean, oiled and looking and feeling great before the service and reassembling.
Front wheel off, cleaning the duo lever suspension and tackling the wheels and getting these free of tar and dirt. - same for the rear.
Then the order was, tank off for cleaning the engine, exhaust and headers off for polishing, and front headlight fearing off for cleaning too.
After this, radiator off for the known cleaning process, which in my case involved a hot water pressure washer(with light pressure and distance), an assortment of cleaners and compressed air. This was also a great time to clean the valve cover, so the mechanic has a nice clean engine to work on.
Time to reassemble a bit before the service.
Time for the big service. Back into the van, an hour of driving and there it was. The Beast of Bavaria being touched by someone else.
Time to reassemble the bike after the service.
Now the only thing left is a polish, paint protection film, getting gear, putting on numberplate and waiting a whole year to become old enough to take my A motorcycle license.
I will of course update you along the way in regards to picking the right polisher, ppf, riding gear and so on..