New to BMW

[Charlie farley]

Hi all had my first bm about 3 weeks k1200 gt se , I've been riding 35 yrs mostly big tourers I also have a early vrod but never ride it and cant bring myself to sell it . Bike before the k was a triumph r3 but i won't go there publicly.
Im located in Newmarket suffolk uk.
all the best,
charlie

[Steve F]

Hi Charlie and welcome to the forum!

[raesewell]

Hello Charlie thank you for the introduction and welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy your time here.
Would you be kind enough to put the information you have given us in your profile.
I will add you to the members map.

[Costas]

Hi Charlie and welcome to the madhouse, had a VROD myself then decided to follow my orthopedist's suggestion and sold it.

[Timbox]

Hi Mate,welcome,  really like Newmarket, was there last year visiting the Racing Museum and the missus old Racing School.

[Phmode]

Hi Charlie and welcome to the madhouse that is EuroKClub.

Never been a fan of the V-Rod, but that puts me in a very large majority  As one who held on to a 1987 Honda for 25 years, despite never riding it, I can offer you one piece of advice; sell it. The money is worth much more than your sentiments!

Brian (who has half a K12S thanks to selling his sentimentally valuable Honda and who is much happier with it, thank you very much)

[Charlie farley]

Thanks for the welcome and advice about my vrod ,each to there own and I happen to be quite attached to it and the k has some interesting quirks about it as well.
Charlie

[chriscanning]

First BM in 35 years that's both a sheltered life and a steep learning curve

[Expo]

I think that's why he's on this forum, to come into the sun that is BMW and ease the curve of learning 

[Niall]

Hi all had my first bm about 3 weeks k1200 gt se , I've been riding 35 yrs mostly big tourers I also have a early vrod but never ride it and cant bring myself to sell it . Bike before the k was a triumph r3 but i won't go there publicly.
Im located in Newmarket suffolk uk.
all the best,
charlie

Drive Rav 4's?

[Charlie farley]

Drive Rav 4's?
No I don't drive little 4x4s as im not a hairdresser, chrysler 300c tourning currently. 

[Dusty]

Welcome, Charlie! I can understand why you want to hold on to the V-Rod. I've never had a Harley but from what I hear, the V-Rod blows lots of the critics into the weeds on several counts! As you say, the K has its foibles too, some of them potentially expensive.

[Charlie farley]

Thanks for the welcome, my k has been at the dealers for 1 week out of 3 already to have new timing chain,sprockets and tensioner also a new clutch pack that still feels grunchy at the bite point but it's on a years warranty so we will have to see.  

[Costas]

And the famous chain guard I presume.
Will they replace the clutch pump too?

[Charlie farley]

Well its had the new tensioner with the pot on top I've had a look (trusting sole I am) they tell me it has got the chain jump thingy , clutch makes a horrible noise and find out today the gps power socket ain't working it did before they pluged the dodad into it , so back to ****** bmw so it can be put right notof to a very good start IMHO