K1300S

[fjtwelve]

Yep I used the vacuum cleaner too

[richtea]

If you are fussy. you can stuff a rag in the filler tube below where you intend to make the hole to catch any swarf.

Had the wife with the vacuum on the go with the pipe close to where I drilled the hole just make sure their were no hiccups dropping into the tank.

Just like going to the dentist. 

[TomL]

You must have a very sharp screwdriver or an exceptional push. Make sure you go low enough too

Just a standard flat blade screwdriver. Use it like a bradle. It is only plastic.

[Costas]

  see, they serve a purpose. And they are experts with the vacumm cleaner not like us .
After so many years now still hesitate to do that mode.

[TomK1300s]

If you are fussy. you can stuff a rag in the filler tube below where you intend to make the hole to catch any swarf.

Had the wife with the vacuum on the go with the pipe close to where I drilled the hole just make sure their were no hiccups dropping into the tank.

Chris the last time i saw that done must be 20 years ago and after the vacuum
 cleaner was full of petrol vapour it exploded, there were pieces of the cleaner landing over 50 Mts away 

Mind you, I see you did the wise thing and got the wife to hold the cleaner   

[chriscanning]

Tom

Have to say the thought of just bodging a hole through the plastic has more to do with a dark side of your subconscious 

Re fumes oh yes i’ve Been round the block more than once hence the rag jammed in the hole as well 

I’ve done 3 bikes now but the first was my 1100s and you sure as hell won’t bodging a hole in such as it’s metal so the drill option is just a carry on from that.

[fjtwelve]

And thanks to daveg208 recommendation, I now have led dip and nearside main, with a halfords 50% brighter in the outer main, as fitted to all of the k12 lights. See how we get on.

[Phmode]

Apart from the horrendous vibration on your K12, the one big thing I remember from my test ride to the pub and back was how VERY low you had your headlight set.

I know that that was many years and 70,000 miles ago but I certainly couldn't see where I was going on it in the dark. One assumes you have raised it considerably since then 

[fjtwelve]

Eat more carrots....
It's just been MOT'd and I think they fiddled with it again. Tbh I rarely get the chance to need the lights,  I'm normally fighting the traffic in both directions so following a line of red lights or looking for my sunglasses for the oncoming dazzles. Mind you if the set of LEDs I put in the k13 works out I'll probably go and buy another 2 sets so all 6 lamps are LED. I fell off once at the top of Fish Hill because I got blinded by oncoming headlights and hit the gravel. Revenge is a dish best served cold they say....

[fjtwelve]

Thanks to a tip off from richtea I entered and just won the Ebay auction for a Bagster tank harness in motorsport colours for about a third of new price. Good start to the year then😁

[richtea]

Woo hoo - result! Well done Martin.

When you fit it, please can you take a pic so we can see if it's a decent fit & colour match.
I'm down to my last BMW tank bag (sourced from the US because German prices are kerr-a-zee), so I may need a Baglux in 2/3 years .

[fjtwelve]

And after a lot of searching I have finally found the Datatag number. I'd discovered a partially worn Datatag sticker under the seat, but not the one with the register number on it. After a few emails and calls Datatag said they were happy I was the new owner and the bike was on their system, but needed me to give them the number off the bike and at the second attempt sent me a little UV light to search for it. After pratting about in the dark this evening in the shed I finally found it. Just too late for me to see if I'd get a discount on my insurance renewal (yesterday morning). I suppose Bennetts will charge me as much for amending my policy as I will get as a discount anyway. This years premium for 2 bikes and the full package of helmet leathers recovery ambulance chasers etc was £338. Given that I'd added 10k worth of bike and 2k of helmet clothing new boots and panties to last years alleged 3k of bike, a 25 quid increase was reasonable I thought.

[fjtwelve]

A pic?? Fill yer boots

So here, dodging the (hail) showers is the K13 with the ebay won tankbag harness. Its Bagster model 1498S

It didn't fit as nicely as the K12 on which was new when fitted, but the K12 one has been on 4 or 5 years now and is moulded to me and the tank I suppose

Struggled getting the straps into a sensible position around the steering head, bit of fishing with hooky bits of wire where my boilermakers fingers won't go,  but they are pretty much where the K12 ones are now



The colour match seems better in stronger light but we've been a bit short of that recently, otherwise it seems a little yellow. See what UV does to it, and I am little apprehensive about how its going to stay white, not covered in sh1te

The side panels seem to lack the ability to mould under the shape of the tank like the K12 one, not sure if the K12 has a bit of metal inside to hold the shape, but we'll see what happens when we get a few miles in

Looks alright from here anyway

Neither the K13 nor the K12 cover fits very well to the side panel where it runs below the seat. There is a little more material on the K13 to tuck into the gaps, but they are both a little short to tuck in at the rear end of the panel. Again I think a bit of use may help

The K12 was still carrying the debris from last weeks run up to the midlands, taking these photos in the first bit of non gale force wind for 4 or 5 days made me go and clean it. Lost a bit more paint off the front forks, I think they may need to be dismantled and painted this summer
I then tried to take some pics to show the difference between LED and Halogen+50% but failed. It'll have to wait until I go out in the dark

[gibbo]

Nice Martin. Looks a treat.

By the way, how many miles on the 12 now?

[fjtwelve]

Approaching 97k now, hopefully turn the 100k this year. Maybe I can time it for the wrinklies run