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

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

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

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?

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.

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?

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

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