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Re: K1300S
« Reply #375 on: April 11, 2024, 10:27:34 am »
He, of all people, should have known better.

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Re: K1300S
« Reply #376 on: April 19, 2024, 03:08:18 pm »
Quote from: richtea =1712773110
I haven't agreed a rate yet  mind, suggestions on a postcard to the usual address

One K1300S every 10 days. Plus expenses, obvs.
Does give you enough flex in price?

I mean, there's a K1300S in Autotrader for under £3k at the moment. I was seriously tempted. That's like the price of tinned luggage for a GS.

We must have hit the nadir for K pricing, I reckon.

But aim for a Motorsport every 10 days.

Meh
12 days

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Re: K1300S
« Reply #378 on: April 19, 2024, 04:26:57 pm »
Well I've got one motorsport, maybe a 30th anniversary. Thats 10 days. Mind you the taxman will own one of the wheels

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« Reply #379 on: April 19, 2024, 05:38:01 pm »
You've got a couple of spare wheels, give him one of those...

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« Reply #380 on: April 19, 2024, 11:24:36 pm »
Well I've got one motorsport, maybe a 30th anniversary. Thats 10 days. Mind you the taxman will own one of the wheels

Did you bid on the cheap one on eBay this evening, that I really shouldn't have been looking at?
Well whoever won it got a bargain, with only a few bits of hassle.

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Re: K1300S
« Reply #381 on: April 20, 2024, 05:09:35 pm »
No just looked at Autotrader.  K13 are going cheap now, very low mileages, lots under £5k, it is very tempting. Still, I haven't earned a penny yet, must stop counting my chickens

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« Reply #382 on: April 28, 2024, 10:02:38 pm »
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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« Reply #383 on: April 28, 2024, 11:12:09 pm »
Blimey you're catching me up fast. 35k yesterday.

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« Reply #384 on: April 30, 2024, 08:27:04 pm »
500 miles yesterday, 400 dry. Stuttering like hell below 4k, so just ride at speeds over 4k natch, tyres lunched. On the upside the double USB socket I replaced the din socket with (that the plug in double USB socket kept falling out of) kept the phone sat nav fully charged all day. The last 100 wet mile showed the Enduroguard jacket is not waterproof. If anyone knows the correct waterproofing to use please tell, as Techwash ain't it. And the enduroguard glove felt wetted out but my hands were dry, but I think I'm going to get some new gloves. Why else would I go back to work?

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« Reply #385 on: May 02, 2024, 07:27:19 am »
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?

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Re: K1300S
« Reply #386 on: May 02, 2024, 03:08:39 pm »
Well hats off to Two Tyres and DHL. Ordered a tyre at 1540 yesterday , in my house at 1420 today.

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Re: K1300S
« Reply #387 on: May 02, 2024, 03:42:48 pm »
I have used Two Tyres and they give excellent service.

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« Reply #388 on: May 06, 2024, 08:53:50 pm »
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... 8)

Not sure what durability other people are getting but maybe there's a thread worth starting on this?

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« Reply #389 on: May 06, 2024, 09:51:19 pm »
Yes, start one, and I'll join in!