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Offline chriscanning

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Re: K1200S
« Reply #615 on: March 26, 2020, 02:21:51 pm »
Martin

Think it would make for good spectator sport watching you trying to sell a 100,000 mile K1200  :D 
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Offline fjtwelve

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Re: K1200S
« Reply #616 on: March 26, 2020, 07:51:23 pm »
Oh and the total costs excluding buying it in the first place just tiptoed past £30k....
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #617 on: March 26, 2020, 08:24:55 pm »
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #618 on: March 27, 2020, 08:11:35 am »
Quote from: fjtwelve on March 26, 2020, 07:51:23 pm
Oh and the total costs excluding buying it in the first place just tiptoed past £30k....

It’s always relative... how much did you earn in that time  ;D ;D you certainly cannot say you have not had your monies worth out of it.
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #619 on: March 27, 2020, 11:31:34 am »
Somehow, running costs of 30p a mile doesn't sound too bad...

However, if the mileometer were calibrated to read in increments of 30p, blimey  :(
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #620 on: April 13, 2020, 08:26:11 am »
https://www.custommaderads.co.uk/

As I'm well into the life of radiator #2, I wonder if a radiator made by these guys would last as long as a BMW one? Even if they don't they might be cheaper...
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #621 on: April 13, 2020, 08:33:07 am »
Looks interesting, although from their gallery there seems to be no curved or V shaped radiators. It costs nothing to ask, go for it.
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #622 on: April 13, 2020, 09:53:30 am »
Here's another:
https://www.aaronradiator.co.uk/motorcycle/

'If it is beyond repair, all radiators can be recored.'

The idea of 're-coring' sounds intruiging. To a non-engineer.

[EDIT] And another:
http://westmerciaradiators.co.uk/motorbike_radiator_repairs.html
Article with curved radiator (and price about the same as BMW original - hey ho):
http://westmerciaradiators.co.uk/West_Mercia_Radiators_Practical_Sportsbikes_WEB.pdf

And one near you (what are the chances of that?):
https://www.radiator-repairs.co.uk/motorcycle-radiator-repair
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #623 on: April 13, 2020, 02:21:30 pm »
Betcha they can't do a tapered, curved rad with the fiddly buillt-in crimps to hold the plastic side tanks complete with the unobtainable rubber seal that stops the water coming straight out  :)

When my 12 went there were no places would even look at it as a one off.

A place oop north said send us the old one and we'll take a look. Said they could make me one in copper...told 'em to chuck it in the bin  :(
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #624 on: April 20, 2020, 10:14:44 pm »
Found my bent  slate grey front wheel in the garage today and parcelled it up ready to send to moto liner. Then thought hmm wonder of they are open. Stuck some petrol in the car a couple of days ago and was gobsmacked at how petrol prices had dropped. Today us oil prices went negative,  anyone want to predict when we'll get paid to fill up?
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #625 on: April 21, 2020, 01:33:49 pm »
I've been turning off my drilling platforms in the north sea, but if you've got any spare Tupperware I could still use it for the excess.
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #626 on: April 21, 2020, 05:25:42 pm »
Heating oil was 36.6p per litre in July 2017 when I put 1,000 litres in the tank. Back at Xmas when the eejits who were supposed to be installing my log burner didn't, I had to put 500 litres in at 50p per litres.

Today, they've just delivered 750 litres at 32.4p per litre...ordered two weeks ago.

And don't tell me what it is now, I've stopped looking.
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #627 on: May 16, 2020, 12:22:09 pm »


Got the girls out of the shed/uncovered for the first time since March 22nd. The old k12 which has been outside  tried hard to start but despite still having 12V in the battery it wouldn't. So I think Chris Cannings' theory that there may be a starter motor problem will need to be checked out (it started hesitating a year ago and bump starts have become a regular feature). The k13 started first time. Neither of them have been on chargers so I was pleasantly surprised. Leaving going put for a run till next week so the tin can drivers will have got closer to normal levels of SMIDSY. At present they are having trouble seeing the Q5
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #628 on: May 16, 2020, 04:41:38 pm »


Well there you have it. As recommended the BMW extra splash guard , fitted to the K13 and the K12 still bare ass. Hopefully this will now prevent rain for the foreseeable future 🤔
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Re: K1200S
« Reply #629 on: May 16, 2020, 06:10:48 pm »
 :D :D :D
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