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The Euro K Club Lounge / Re: OK, so it's for a Ducati, but reeeaaallly neat.
« on: Yesterday at 05:18:24 pm »
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: Yesterday at 05:15:05 pm »
The BMW Paceguard gloves from BMW Europe-moto finally turned up. When I ordered I didn't realise where they were coming from until I got the order confirmation. Turned out to be Motosud 34 in Montpelier. So that's taken 15 days to deliver from order, got to love a Brexit bonus. According to the tracker, first they went to Girona (Spain) then the Netherlands where they spent 5 days, then finally trundled through the UK for 2 days via Royal Mail.
And they are exactly the same as my old Enduroguard gloves. As the gloves are Gore-Tex lined I am wondering if I should get in touch with Gore-Tex about the old pair. Anyway old gloves are still intact if not waterproof, so I'll continue wearing them as dry gloves and keep the new ones as a spare pair in the bag if it turns torrential.
In other news the misfire remains undiagnosed. The bike won't show a diagnostic fault in the workshop, only when out on the road and there's a bit of load on the motor. I feel a complete set of coils and or plugs being suggested in a minute as they can't sensibly replace one at a time as the radiator needs to come off and go back on again each time.
And they are exactly the same as my old Enduroguard gloves. As the gloves are Gore-Tex lined I am wondering if I should get in touch with Gore-Tex about the old pair. Anyway old gloves are still intact if not waterproof, so I'll continue wearing them as dry gloves and keep the new ones as a spare pair in the bag if it turns torrential.
In other news the misfire remains undiagnosed. The bike won't show a diagnostic fault in the workshop, only when out on the road and there's a bit of load on the motor. I feel a complete set of coils and or plugs being suggested in a minute as they can't sensibly replace one at a time as the radiator needs to come off and go back on again each time.
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K1200 / K1300 Forum / Re: Additional cooling...
« on: May 14, 2024, 01:13:01 pm »
Unless your temp gauge hits the top of the screen and you get big red flashing warnings I don't think you should worry because the fan is on. My k12s reached the big red flashing stage once after a very protracted slow charity ride with a filthy old radiator. I stopped and10 mins later it had cooled enough to ride on. The fan comes on occasionally whether the radiator is clean or not on both my k12 and k13. I keep an eye on it and occasionally take it easy for a bit, but don't lose any sleep over it
If you want to add more oil cooling, this was a common mod for fj1200. The owners club found a radiator with more cooling capacity that would fit in the same space as the original. They put together a fitting kit with hoses and sold it as a DIY item. It worked well but the fj12 was air cooled and could get very hot. I've never seen anyone try doing it to a k
If you want to add more oil cooling, this was a common mod for fj1200. The owners club found a radiator with more cooling capacity that would fit in the same space as the original. They put together a fitting kit with hoses and sold it as a DIY item. It worked well but the fj12 was air cooled and could get very hot. I've never seen anyone try doing it to a k
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: May 14, 2024, 10:34:04 am »
As expected, the fault causing the misfire refused to perform for the audience in the workshop so waiting for the mech Richard to go for a ride to experience it. This was always going to happen as I'd cleaned the bike fairly thoroughly and taken the bike to the shop without any fairings on while I cleaned them at home. So if you see a stripped down k13 near Falmouth today getting filthy seeing as its been raining again - that'll be mine.
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: May 10, 2024, 04:39:55 pm »
No diagnostic reason for the misfire so we're back to the old strip it down pull the plugs/coils/ whatever. Still, that means radiator off and some more cleaning
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: May 07, 2024, 09:06:09 pm »
I sprayed my Enduroguard jacket with 2 coats of Sdoc today. Tip - do it outside and hang your clothing in the shed as it has a super strong chemical smell. I'm sure it's made by a completely reputable company
We will have to wait to see how effective it is. Instructions say expose it to heat after its dried so looking at the weather that, unbelievably might be the next couple of days, and then I need it to rain
We will have to wait to see how effective it is. Instructions say expose it to heat after its dried so looking at the weather that, unbelievably might be the next couple of days, and then I need it to rain
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: May 07, 2024, 05:29:01 pm »
And here's the pile of crud after I applied a 1 to 1 mix of simple green/water to a dry radiator, left it to soak and washed it out
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: May 07, 2024, 03:40:35 pm »
Started cleaning the k13 radiator and everything else. Here's the pile of muck from the first dry brush. The air filters are nasty, with leaves and feathers lying in the intake tubes
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: May 06, 2024, 08:53:50 pm »
Just been crunching some mileage records. Although I perceive my Enduroguard kit as "new", in fact it isn't. I bought the suit 31/10/19 with the K13 so its 4.5 years old and I have worn it for almost all of the 35,000 miles I've ridden since on both bikes. The gloves were bought on 28/9/20 and have covered almost all of the 26,500 miles since. I blame Covid for fogging my memory, and I have revised my opinion of "humph that waterproofing didn't last long" to "oh, not so bad".
Offhand I'd say the gloves are the most durable I've ever had. My Hein Gericke touring leathers have lasted much longer than 4.5 years, my trousers are at least 17 years old as I bought them before moving here from Scotland, and my jacket is about 10 years old, but I have hardly worn them since buying the Enduroguard suit and they aren't waterproof. Most of the zips have been replaced but that's it. My claim to fame is that the 17 year old trousers still fit...
Not sure what durability other people are getting but maybe there's a thread worth starting on this?
Offhand I'd say the gloves are the most durable I've ever had. My Hein Gericke touring leathers have lasted much longer than 4.5 years, my trousers are at least 17 years old as I bought them before moving here from Scotland, and my jacket is about 10 years old, but I have hardly worn them since buying the Enduroguard suit and they aren't waterproof. Most of the zips have been replaced but that's it. My claim to fame is that the 17 year old trousers still fit...
Not sure what durability other people are getting but maybe there's a thread worth starting on this?
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1200S
« on: May 06, 2024, 07:01:35 pm »
A Bank Holiday afternoon spent on the bike on sunny dry roads without too much traffic in Cornwall? Shome mishtake shurely? Well whatever time and space warp I was in this afternoon had a beneficial effect to on the bike. Did about a 100 miles , a bit of a thrash up the a39 to Bude, across to Launceston, and a steady cruise back along the A30. The radiator behaved itself in temperatures up to 17 C and for a 40 minute 80mph cruise. Fuel economy up too. So feeling pleased with myself that all the fettling has helped
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1200S
« on: May 05, 2024, 07:34:17 pm »
So hammeriting finished, new discs on the grey front wheel, radiator cleaned, bit of a wash and brush up. Need to go for a ride tomorrow and see if what's left of the radiator works.
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: May 02, 2024, 03:08:39 pm »
Well hats off to Two Tyres and DHL. Ordered a tyre at 1540 yesterday , in my house at 1420 today.
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: May 02, 2024, 07:27:19 am »
Credit card took some pain yesterday. New BMW Paceguard gloves, which appear to be identical to my Enduroguard but we'll have to see when they arrive. A new PR5 for the rear to match the front I had in the shed. Why not a PR6? Well I only had to buy one to make up a pair, and as I recall the wasn't a huge difference in performance just the 6 lasts a bit longer than the 5. The rear 6 has just gone flat in protest, I must have picked up a nail somewhere. Today's job. And finally some sDoc spray on proofing for the Enduroguard jacket. Was all under control until Mrs fj walked in with a bill for the q5 that nearly broke 4 figures. Why do I go back to work you ask?
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: April 30, 2024, 08:27:04 pm »
500 miles yesterday, 400 dry. Stuttering like hell below 4k, so just ride at speeds over 4k natch, tyres lunched. On the upside the double USB socket I replaced the din socket with (that the plug in double USB socket kept falling out of) kept the phone sat nav fully charged all day. The last 100 wet mile showed the Enduroguard jacket is not waterproof. If anyone knows the correct waterproofing to use please tell, as Techwash ain't it. And the enduroguard glove felt wetted out but my hands were dry, but I think I'm going to get some new gloves. Why else would I go back to work?
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fjtwelve's Bikes / Re: K1300S
« on: April 28, 2024, 10:02:38 pm »
So last week a trip to Shropshire with a couple of diversions into Wales. On day 2 the bike developed a misfire below 4000rpm which meant riding through Welsh villages at 20 was a noisy first gear affair. Bit like riding a 2 stroke. Examining the bike I thought this frayed wire from an old optimate flying lead was the problem, but removed it with no effect. Anyway managed a 1000.6 miles for the week.
After the Welsh wander I had to go to Manchester to prove I am a real person and can work in the UK, and 30,000 came up
Off to Godalming tomorrow, 500 miles for the day. Bike booked in for a service in a week or so, probably need new tyres too
After the Welsh wander I had to go to Manchester to prove I am a real person and can work in the UK, and 30,000 came up
Off to Godalming tomorrow, 500 miles for the day. Bike booked in for a service in a week or so, probably need new tyres too