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Welcome to the BMW K1200 K1300 K1600 Forum => I'll show you mine if you show me yours! => Who's Who? => Phmode's Bikes => Topic started by: Phmode on August 24, 2016, 04:13:59 pm
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Just realised I never posted piccies of my new'ish K1300S acquired in February so here goes....
The piccie ont'internet that 'sold' it to me, I just couldn't get over the depth of the gloss paintwork....
(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/phmode/1D831FCE-C34F-4596-8839-E9E9DF16065E_zpsjxdibx4g.png) (http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/phmode/media/1D831FCE-C34F-4596-8839-E9E9DF16065E_zpsjxdibx4g.png.html)
And as it is today, almost....
(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/phmode/288C0C91-2815-4127-A103-356B478B9CAC_zpso3kvxxsq.jpg) (http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/phmode/media/288C0C91-2815-4127-A103-356B478B9CAC_zpso3kvxxsq.jpg.html)
I've added Sport Cases, SW-Motech Alu Rack, rear splash guard, Ilmberger hugger, Akrapovic can, R&G bungs and full case and fork protection set, black K1200S top yoke and Helibars (as I couldn't stand the split stock yoke in silver on the black bike), HID lights, centre stand, alarm and the Sargent seat off the K12 with the pod sprayed to match the black.
I also fitted a set of Barkbuster hand guards for those cold winter days but take them off come summer as it is way too hot with them on.
Here is a selection of piccies for your delectation and delight...
Cockpit before....
(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/phmode/93F55977-0CB0-48D0-9241-3357CF1ABCF6_zpsuff2h91l.jpg) (http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/phmode/media/93F55977-0CB0-48D0-9241-3357CF1ABCF6_zpsuff2h91l.jpg.html)
and after....
(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/phmode/27EB1F48-E450-43FF-8357-94281E4FE34F_zpsoyqutgkq.jpg) (http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/phmode/media/27EB1F48-E450-43FF-8357-94281E4FE34F_zpsoyqutgkq.jpg.html)
Left hand Barkbuster....
(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/phmode/0C17A9DC-D4C0-4F9E-9300-81C2246CBA71_zps3ybkgzpx.jpg) (http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/phmode/media/0C17A9DC-D4C0-4F9E-9300-81C2246CBA71_zps3ybkgzpx.jpg.html)
Possibly the loveliest bit on the bike....
(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/phmode/BFA48D8A-AAAE-4FDC-AFAF-0DC5B3D52C34_zps2lkd1fps.png) (http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/phmode/media/BFA48D8A-AAAE-4FDC-AFAF-0DC5B3D52C34_zps2lkd1fps.png.html)
And finally, The Beauty and The Beast, I'll let you decide which is which....
(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/phmode/58F531B8-5C80-42CC-BF67-CE7CA0A0DC8A_zpsvq1ad9c7.jpg) (http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/phmode/media/58F531B8-5C80-42CC-BF67-CE7CA0A0DC8A_zpsvq1ad9c7.jpg.html)
I was really impressed with the state of the bodywork and the dealer told me he hadn't tarted it so I was intrigued. It had 3M Ventureshield all over it, the full 3M kit but even so I was still impressed.
I wrote to the previous and original owner to ask who did the film and I just got his reply. He bought the bike new and was present at Rainbow when it was uncrated and had it delivered to his home with 2 miles on the clock.
He then stripped it, ACF50'd it, Auto Glym'ed the bodywork and applied three coats of Swiss Wax Carnauba hard wax before fitting the Ventureshield himself. I am truly impressed and grateful for the care he took in pre-prepping the bike. He assures me he repeated the waxing and ACF50'ing before every winter and changed the oil between services every year before his tour to the continent.
When his PCP was up he traded it for an S1000XR Sport SE which he says is a lovely bike but not a patch on a K13S and he has made me promise to give him first refusal if I decide to sell.
He also sent some piccies of the bike while he had it and I just couldn't resist including this one....
(http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/phmode/bike%20trip%2013%20002_zpstp80rvqr.jpg) (http://s1285.photobucket.com/user/phmode/media/bike%20trip%2013%20002_zpstp80rvqr.jpg.html)
I've given him the forum details so he may well be along soon!
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Not jealous at all.. :o
Looks fab!
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But it's black .......
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Yeah, but four different shades of black and anyway, I've got a non-black one already 8)
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Who's gonna be Marvin in this conversation...? 8)
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Hank? Lee?
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Nope... Keep guessing...
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Nope...
Return of the paranoid android...
The black on black on black theme returns... Haven't seen it round these parts for a few days...
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About time we saw these! That's a peach, Brian. No takers for the 12 or are you keeping it as your winter hack?
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Looks great in black
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About time we saw these! That's a peach, Brian. No takers for the 12 or are you keeping it as your winter hack?
I'm torn but it is advertised as I need the cash. No interest so far so it may end up cluttering my drive for a while longer.
I note that Bournemouth Ben is also trying to sell his K12, with, I guess, as little interest. A sign of the times one supposes!
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Would be good if you polished out the orange peel on the top yoke. Might even look better sprayed silver. 8)
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Nice Wheels!!! :D
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Nice looking bike Brian and a credit to the previous incumbent. I'm surprised he took so much care of it as a PCP though. Still, it's to your advantage now. ;)
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Nice bike Brian. I see the try out on mine had such a big impact it wan't just the K1300S you needed but a black K1300S!!
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Yes, most definitely. I've gone from the sublime to the ridiculous in terms of colour schemes and I think that I have to agree with you David, black is slightly the faster colour 8)
The previous owner, Mick, who has just joined us in here despite having gone over to the weird side with an S1000XR, still has the 174mph top speed on The Beast recorded on his sat nav although he says he chickened out before it topped out :o
Tom, yer banned! Again 8)
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I've added Sport Cases, SW-Motech Alu Rack, rear splash guard, Ilmberger hugger, Akrapovic can, R&G bungs and full case and fork protection set, black K1200S top yoke and Helibars (as I couldn't stand the split stock yoke in silver on the black bike), HID lights, centre stand, alarm and the Sargent seat off the K12 with the pod sprayed to match the black.
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Please can you elaborate what the rear splash guard is? I am thinking it might be the small bolt on BMW supplied accessory mudguard, jut to make sure I am not missing out on something.
Thanks
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I've added Sport Cases, SW-Motech Alu Rack, rear splash guard, Ilmberger hugger, Akrapovic can, R&G bungs and full case and fork protection set, black K1200S top yoke and Helibars (as I couldn't stand the split stock yoke in silver on the black bike), HID lights, centre stand, alarm and the Sargent seat off the K12 with the pod sprayed to match the black.
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Please can you elaborate what the rear splash guard is? I am thinking it might be the small bolt on BMW supplied accessory mudguard, jut to make sure I am not missing out on something.
Sounds like it. This is the splash guard (as in the term to search for, if you don;t know it):
46627675424 BMW
Rare in the UK, but there are a few in Europe.
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It is indeed the screw on BMW thingy. Used to be called a rear mudguard. Every K1200S came with one in the box and it was a customer fit/no fit choice that no dealer ever gave to a customer refore they almost never fitted them. North Oxford had a box full on the shelf and the parts guy had no idea what they were for until I tried to get new screws for mine. Mine was fitted because it was an ex BMW staff/press bike.
It does a way better job of keeping the rear of the bike more or less spotless than any hugger ever will.
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I doesn't look like it would be very effective at all.
Perhaps it changes the way the air circulates round the rear of the bike so it doesn't suck up all the muck. Bit like Ducati's wings on their Moto GP bike causes down force....or perhaps not. :-\
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I agree the hugger makes sod all difference to keeping clean. I removed mine as it caught the tyre on a couple of occasions. Fitted the rear 'mudguard' but if the back end stays a bit cleaner it's hard to tell. The Acro still gets plastered with muddy water, but maybe the sports cases are helped.
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The hugger has three uses:
1. looking pretty. It does this really well.
2. protecting the rear shock. It also does this really well.
3. stopping mud & gunge plastering the (external) rear of the bike. It doesn't do this very well.
The tiny extender has one use - see no. 3 above. It does stop some of the external grubbiness.
The extender makes a difference more than proportional to it's cost, but you'll still get mud on the rear & the exhaust - just not as much.
The little extender is worth fitting if you can find one at a reasonable price - used to be £25, but now £40 or so.
The hugger is worth fitting one if you like carbon or have nightmares about rotting shocks.
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There are a couple of really cheap ones on ebay ...........ONLY £71.36 postage and packing from the US of A. ;D
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Effective?
A mate and I parked up side by side in really shitty weather in Faringdon a few years ago when I had my K12S and he had a K13s. We had stopped for petrol and pushed the bikes off the forecourt (those were the days) and went in to pay. When we came out he just stopped dead in his tracks and stared at the two bikes. 'Have you just cleaned yours?'
Stupid question, but seeing as I had been following and the front of mine was just a mudbath, the back was still recognisable as a bike, the number plate quite legible and the back of his was as bad as the front of mine.
He ordered one as soon as he got home.
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Number plate legible you say! :P
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There are a couple of really cheap ones on ebay ...........ONLY £71.36 postage and packing from the US of A. ;D
US: $47 (= £34) & includes P&P:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/384231046932
France: 17 Euros (= £15) but no P&P:
http://www.apleingaz.fr/bmw/9384-B3830-46627675424-PROTECTEUR.html
Denmark: 100kr (=£11) but no P&P:
https://www.123mc.dk/brugt/mc/reservedele/bmw-k1200sk1300s-46627675424/-50702
On all those you may well get hit for import duty. Judging from other people's experience, it's a bit random - so either nothing or £30%-ish of the total inc P&P.
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Number plate legible you say! :P
I'm funny like that...
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US: $47 (= £34) & includes P&P:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/384231046932
France: 17 Euros (= £15) but no P&P:
http://www.apleingaz.fr/bmw/9384-B3830-46627675424-PROTECTEUR.html
Denmark: 100kr (=£11) but no P&P:
https://www.123mc.dk/brugt/mc/reservedele/bmw-k1200sk1300s-46627675424/-50702
Thanks Rae. You have a truly global search engine going on there. Which just goes to show how rare some of these parts have become. Indeed some parts and accessories are now unobtainable. If you want them its a waiting game on the second hand market if they ever appear. ???
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I have a few genuine BMW fasteners from my time with the K GT, what are you looking for?
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How about a full HP carbon belly pan/ engine spoiler. ;D