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Phmode
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My K bike model:: BMW K1300S 2012
Modifications and add-ons:: Sargent Seat, Powerbronze Screen, Akrapovic Silencer, Ilmberger Hugger, K12S Black Top Yoke, Helibars, Cruise, Centre Stand, Sidestand Extender, Full 3M Film, Barkbusters Hand Guards in winter.
Location:: Ledbury, Herefordshire
Re: K1200S
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Reply #60 on:
December 31, 2017, 11:34:58 pm »
Rain in the lock! Needs a squirt of WD every so often in the winter. Car door locks always used to freeze before they started fitting lock heaters.
I used to have a battery operated un-freezer, a long blade that went into the lock and got hot. Used to work a treat till I forgot it was the heater in the lock and after clearing the screen I tried to open the lock with the hot blade, thinking it was the key and it snapped off in the lock
Congrats on the mileage and the perseverance
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fjtwelve
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My K bike model:: Night Black K1200S 2008, Motorsport K1300S 2016
Modifications and add-ons:: K1200S: Low seat, Kahedo seat, full Akrapovic system, BSD remap, LED headlight bulbs, Pazzo levers, slate grey wheels, MRA Vario touring screen with inverted spoiler, RAM phone mount, RG crash bungs; Bagster tank bag & BMW large soft bag & BMW expanding panniers shared between bikes; K1300S LED headlights, RAM phone mount
Location:: Falmouth, mostly
Re: K1200S
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Reply #61 on:
January 01, 2018, 12:20:39 am »
Plenty of rain followed by hard frost. The cap and lock is treated to plenty of acf50 or wd40 but the bike had stood in the rain for several days which had obviously been just too much.
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Phmode
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My K bike model:: BMW K1300S 2012
Modifications and add-ons:: Sargent Seat, Powerbronze Screen, Akrapovic Silencer, Ilmberger Hugger, K12S Black Top Yoke, Helibars, Cruise, Centre Stand, Sidestand Extender, Full 3M Film, Barkbusters Hand Guards in winter.
Location:: Ledbury, Herefordshire
Re: K1200S
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Reply #62 on:
January 01, 2018, 09:52:00 am »
WD does evaporate off fairly rapidly
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fjtwelve
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My K bike model:: Night Black K1200S 2008, Motorsport K1300S 2016
Modifications and add-ons:: K1200S: Low seat, Kahedo seat, full Akrapovic system, BSD remap, LED headlight bulbs, Pazzo levers, slate grey wheels, MRA Vario touring screen with inverted spoiler, RAM phone mount, RG crash bungs; Bagster tank bag & BMW large soft bag & BMW expanding panniers shared between bikes; K1300S LED headlights, RAM phone mount
Location:: Falmouth, mostly
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Reply #63 on:
January 03, 2018, 10:18:05 pm »
Kicking the year off with passing 75000 this evening. Got stopped by a biker in frankley services who was looking at getting a k12 or 13 to replace his cb1300 as he was getting fed up with having to adjust his chain every 500mile week. See its not just me
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Phmode
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My K bike model:: BMW K1300S 2012
Modifications and add-ons:: Sargent Seat, Powerbronze Screen, Akrapovic Silencer, Ilmberger Hugger, K12S Black Top Yoke, Helibars, Cruise, Centre Stand, Sidestand Extender, Full 3M Film, Barkbusters Hand Guards in winter.
Location:: Ledbury, Herefordshire
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Reply #64 on:
January 04, 2018, 12:11:58 am »
And what did you say to him one wonders?
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raesewell
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My K bike model:: Yamaha FJR (2013)
Location:: Normanton West Yorkshire
Re: K1200S
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Reply #65 on:
January 04, 2018, 08:40:38 am »
You know what I would have said to him Brian
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black-k1
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My K bike model:: ex K1200S, K1300S Sport & K1300S Motorsport owner. Now a Kawasaki H2 SX SE owner
Modifications and add-ons:: Upgrade to Kawasaki H2 SX SE! Almost 220bhp at the wheel! BST Carbon wheels and Sargent seat
Location:: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, UK
Re: K1200S
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Reply #66 on:
January 04, 2018, 10:18:36 am »
Very similar yo me I expect. Don't touch a K1200 with a barge pole. Choose your K1300 carefully and take out an extended warranty (plus start a savings account for the occasional large bill) but the bike will reward in a way that makes it all worth while!
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Correct rear brake use is scientifically proven to shorten stopping distances in EVERY road situation.
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raesewell
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My K bike model:: Yamaha FJR (2013)
Location:: Normanton West Yorkshire
Re: K1200S
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Reply #67 on:
January 04, 2018, 10:57:45 am »
Not quite David, I'd have told him to get an FJR
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black-k1
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My K bike model:: ex K1200S, K1300S Sport & K1300S Motorsport owner. Now a Kawasaki H2 SX SE owner
Modifications and add-ons:: Upgrade to Kawasaki H2 SX SE! Almost 220bhp at the wheel! BST Carbon wheels and Sargent seat
Location:: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, UK
Re: K1200S
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Reply #68 on:
January 04, 2018, 11:22:41 am »
... but he may have been the sort of person who enjoys riding!
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Correct rear brake use is scientifically proven to shorten stopping distances in EVERY road situation.
European Motorcycle Tours since 1998
The Old Gits -
www.old-gits.org
raesewell
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My K bike model:: Yamaha FJR (2013)
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Re: K1200S
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Reply #69 on:
January 04, 2018, 11:38:46 am »
He may have also been the sort of person that liked riding and not having the bike in the dealers every five minutes to fix the myriad of problems that can occur.
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fjtwelve
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My K bike model:: Night Black K1200S 2008, Motorsport K1300S 2016
Modifications and add-ons:: K1200S: Low seat, Kahedo seat, full Akrapovic system, BSD remap, LED headlight bulbs, Pazzo levers, slate grey wheels, MRA Vario touring screen with inverted spoiler, RAM phone mount, RG crash bungs; Bagster tank bag & BMW large soft bag & BMW expanding panniers shared between bikes; K1300S LED headlights, RAM phone mount
Location:: Falmouth, mostly
Re: K1200S
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Reply #70 on:
January 04, 2018, 04:51:46 pm »
On all your advice told him to get a K13, which probably seemed a bit odd after I told him I'd just clocked up 75000 miles on a K12 without much going wrong, and told him to look up EuroKclub. He was thinking about an R he said.
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fjtwelve
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My K bike model:: Night Black K1200S 2008, Motorsport K1300S 2016
Modifications and add-ons:: K1200S: Low seat, Kahedo seat, full Akrapovic system, BSD remap, LED headlight bulbs, Pazzo levers, slate grey wheels, MRA Vario touring screen with inverted spoiler, RAM phone mount, RG crash bungs; Bagster tank bag & BMW large soft bag & BMW expanding panniers shared between bikes; K1300S LED headlights, RAM phone mount
Location:: Falmouth, mostly
Re: K1200S
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Reply #71 on:
January 04, 2018, 08:55:26 pm »
My wife and son both sent me this
https://www.bmwgroupretailcareers.co.uk/job/falmouth/sales-executive/18386/6084786
Not rushing back south just yet so feel free to jump the queue in front of me....
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Phmode
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My K bike model:: BMW K1300S 2012
Modifications and add-ons:: Sargent Seat, Powerbronze Screen, Akrapovic Silencer, Ilmberger Hugger, K12S Black Top Yoke, Helibars, Cruise, Centre Stand, Sidestand Extender, Full 3M Film, Barkbusters Hand Guards in winter.
Location:: Ledbury, Herefordshire
Re: K1200S
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Reply #72 on:
January 04, 2018, 11:03:54 pm »
Me
Hayzoos! I might be way off the mark, but I doubt either of them think that you would be getting a pay hike. Unless, that is, you tell them you are an ice cream salesman. Working in Iceland!
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fjtwelve
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My K bike model:: Night Black K1200S 2008, Motorsport K1300S 2016
Modifications and add-ons:: K1200S: Low seat, Kahedo seat, full Akrapovic system, BSD remap, LED headlight bulbs, Pazzo levers, slate grey wheels, MRA Vario touring screen with inverted spoiler, RAM phone mount, RG crash bungs; Bagster tank bag & BMW large soft bag & BMW expanding panniers shared between bikes; K1300S LED headlights, RAM phone mount
Location:: Falmouth, mostly
Re: K1200S
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Reply #73 on:
January 11, 2018, 02:09:38 pm »
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Phmode
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My K bike model:: BMW K1300S 2012
Modifications and add-ons:: Sargent Seat, Powerbronze Screen, Akrapovic Silencer, Ilmberger Hugger, K12S Black Top Yoke, Helibars, Cruise, Centre Stand, Sidestand Extender, Full 3M Film, Barkbusters Hand Guards in winter.
Location:: Ledbury, Herefordshire
Re: K1200S
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Reply #74 on:
January 11, 2018, 02:30:32 pm »
Apropos anything at all Martin?
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