Good afternoon one and all,

This starts off a bit like this.

Hello my name is Alan and I'm a K1300R owner. The gathered throng go, Welcome alan.

Let's see, mid 50's ish, passed my test on my 16th birthday, got loads of 80's Honda's several Triumphs and bmw's from an R1100R, R1200gsa (where I can be spotted on the GSer forum) and now a K1300R.

Having seen what speeds I was doing on my S1000rr, my children explained that I needed to slow down (really!) and a naked bike was the way forward. S1000r/765RS/cb100r/mt10 were all tried but....

Then a thought struck, or more truthfully one appeared on the GSer forum for sale, that'll do me.

The deal was done, I flew down and did 420 miles on a strange bike in the middle of January, back to Edinburgh what could go wrong ?

Answer, nothing. I got used to wind, something absent from a gsa.

Brakes ok, front end feels 90% like the telelever the 11r and gsa. The acceleration up to 100mph, S1000rr would struggle from a standing start.

I wish the quickshift worked both ways, but it is 10 years old. Cruise control I miss, excellent on the A9 average camera's bit. 2D dash well, cutting edge for a decade ago.

I've bought a complete Akra system, £200 more than just the end can made it a no brainer, next thing will be replacement suspension, I've used hyperpro for the gsa, and after Ducati and Aprilia am loth to go near Ohlins.

Advice for suspension with high/low compression, rebound damping and an external preload too; only one I've seen is Nitron, unless anyone can recommend someone else.

Then the body/bellypan/seat hump will be vinyl wrapped.

I almost forgot, givi mount, coated black, dark grey bike, black frame etc but bright shiny silver carrier; it'd  drive me up the wall.

Apart from that not much else really.