I used to put sticky plastic tape from B&Q across my radiator from just above the v to the very bottom from when they salt the roads till Spring. Also, as part of the 18,000 mile service I used to ask the mechanic to put the radiator under the outside tap to flush as much of the crap off as he could. From memory my last rad lasted around 6 years and was still working well with no overheating even with the tape onwhen I sold the bike 4 weeks ago.

I pick up the new (to me) K1600 on Thursday and intend taping up the radiator as soon as I can.

Out of interest the K1600’s use the same rad as the K12/1300’s so there should be a plentiful supply for many years to come

Hello James, I agree with Matt, Richtea and Flatfour. Speak to Bahnstormer and Village Motorcycles and explain your problem. You might be surprised at how helpful they are. Ask for their views on getting the bike MOTed and taxed so that prospective buyers can ride it. Beware of scammers and ensure they leave either their drivers licence, passport or something worth more than £5,000 when they ride off. Alternatively Google suitable motorcycle traders to see whether one of them might be interested. I have just sold my 2011 K1300GT that way and it was in far worse condition than your bike and had 125,000 miles on the clock.

As you might have guessed it’s like the Wild West out there so if you just want to sell the bike for a fair price I would suggest the motor trader route but bear in mind that they will be the ones getting the bargain, not you. But at least it keeps the baddies from your door who later reappear demanding a refund for some spurious reason.

Good luck and commiserations for your loss.

Not so much sad as impressive!

What were the highs and lows in that 'just 20 miles short of 125,000' ownership - for other K / GT owners?

Since you've stuck with BMW, many more highs I guess!

The highs were lapping the Mountain Course in 20 minutes, the lows were waking up in a bit of a sweat  ;)p

Dealerships are always happy to see your money for maintenance. But if it comes to buying your second hand K1300S after spending all that money, they're not very interested. Then it sounds like (imagine the dealer's face as if he's in big pain) "Unfortunately, the K1300S is a very difficult bike to sell second hand, you know"...

Hence very unlikely I'll ever buy a BMW again.

In fairness BMW sold me the K1600 at a very competitive price. Only 1.5 years old, 5,600 odd miles and nearly £10,000 off the price new for an identical bike. Furthermore the motor trader was very generous and gave far more than BMW ever would.

As Brian said, all in all it has been a very nice Christmas present to myself.

I cannot understand the mentality of someone that buys a motorbike then does not ride it. Especially when five in a row of them do it!

Aah! Yet another good idea Rae.  I will boot up my computer tomorrow and have a look at MyDriveConnect. I will let you know what happens.

Tony

Hiya all, is there anyone out there who knows how to delete the charging points on a TomTom Rider 500? Apart from being completely useless in that I do not own or use any electric vehicles they also use up valuable memory.

Any help will be gratefully accepted