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Re: K1300s 2013 Dip Headlight Not Working
« Reply #45 on: June 17, 2019, 05:54:42 pm »
I hope you made him pay for the cake Ron, don't go slacking now  ???

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Re: K1300s 2013 Dip Headlight Not Working
« Reply #46 on: June 17, 2019, 06:50:25 pm »
I'm thinking of hiking my prices in the light of this little gem  8)

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Re: K1300s 2013 Dip Headlight Not Working
« Reply #47 on: June 17, 2019, 08:43:54 pm »
Cake AND beer AND toasties? You'll be ill.

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Re: K1300s 2013 Dip Headlight Not Working
« Reply #48 on: June 17, 2019, 10:20:41 pm »
The GS911 did tell us that there was no action at the high beam switch no matter how much we waggled the wiring and fiddled with the switch internals. It also allerted us to the fact that one of the heated grips was not operating. There were also random faults and codes stored but not faulty at the present time.

Takes the guesswork out of trying a new left side handlebar switch.

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Re: K1300s 2013 Dip Headlight Not Working
« Reply #49 on: June 17, 2019, 10:24:36 pm »
RT, who mentioned beer, isn't toasties and cake enough with an inexhaustible supply of coffee.
Its not always the destination that counts its the ride, having a destination just stops you going round in circles.

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Re: K1300s 2013 Dip Headlight Not Working
« Reply #50 on: June 17, 2019, 10:38:57 pm »
Sorry - I crossed forum threads, Ron. Brian prefers beer to coffee as reward for his mechanical intelligence (re: greasing dogs, or something).
It's a high price, but worth it.  ;D

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Re: K1300s 2013 Dip Headlight Not Working
« Reply #51 on: June 18, 2019, 10:06:36 am »
Brian Dog greasing, now that sets the imagination going. No wonder beer is essential.
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Re: K1300s 2013 Dip Headlight Not Working
« Reply #52 on: June 18, 2019, 11:23:16 am »
Beer is to ease the pains of old age and lubricate the joints so getting up from the floor is less of a hazard than otherwise  ::)

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Re: K1300s 2013 Dip Headlight Not Working
« Reply #53 on: June 21, 2019, 07:50:10 pm »
Well it has been sorted by buying a new switch.
I started to fit the new unit when Tom arrived and took over the installation of the new switch this did include forgetting to put on of the outer casings on first and other little mishaps that probably wouldn't have happened it tom was left on his own.
We knew it worked as we tested it first but after refitting everthing the bike was a dead as a Dodo.
It transpired after seeing smoke from near the battery terminal that the screws had worked loose. This may have been the reason my satnag kept turning off and the bike stuttered a bit when starting, a bit like the hot start problem. Anyway after tightening the screws all was OK. The battery is a Motobatt with universal type terminals with a U shaped adaptor that screws into the battery and the bike lead connects to the top on the U adaptor with the potential of four screws working loose, and they did.
So problem has been solved, just need to check the battery terminals more often. The question posed was are loose terminals related to the hot start problems.
I'm sure Tom will be along to clarify everything
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