I will probably be excommunicated for this but ....

Why, people, do you go for the K1200 range when the K1300 range is, from the posts on this forum, so much reliable and with a better implementation of a close-to-the-edge high performance engine? Not perfect by any means but just better.

My view? You enjoy the care you need to apply to the unfinished product that is the K1200 range.  My opinion, you 1200 owners are mad! The 1300 just works, general BMW switches and final drive issues aside.

Did you consider we might have done before the range was dropped?

In my case, a 2008 GT. Tried the 13GT when it came out and could not justify the significant extra cost in changing for such little gain.

In addition, I prefer "traditional" BMW switchgear

Now, I'd have t find a huge amount to go to  a 16GTLE and for what I want/need, my GT will do it

Looks very like the Steibel nautilus I have on my GT. Halfords sell lookalikes

LOUD

Very good

its actually not bad from that point of view - far better than a GT

What I found is the better fuel economy offset the additional times for taking panels off at services, so much so it was cheaper to run than an oilhead

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=a8571ce2078d3342!45277&authkey=!ACT6SS-yko3ZviU&ithint=folder%2cDoc

Let's see if it works

I've got a word doc but its too big to upload - anyone got any suggestions? Its all about the fairing off with pics

Hello and its me!

Oh dear fellows with GT's, beware the God of MOTs for it is written that the damn adjusters can break, and its not an extended warranty and goodwill - forget it.

£675 list and a pretty price to fit.

Mine failed the MOT with "light out of alignment - too high". I'd been saying that to dealers from new. They came back with - adjustment broken, need a new headlight.

The ones on the web - beware - the sellers don't seem to be able to answer straightforward questions, such as "Is it HID or standard" and "is it left or right dip"

Then the nice people up north (moto... can't remember bins or works, the ones that do second hand) advertise but don't stock

It was the same with the exhaust headers I got, ended up getting a nice one from the states, and including postage was less than a UK sourced item

Oh, to add salt to the wound, the clutch failed while being brought back to be - dramatic, no warning, just died. So another few pennies for a new clutch... Expensive year and I hadn't ridden it in anger since September

You can run, but you can't hide...

Me and the tired bike is back, with a new exhaust, new headlight and a new clutch