Thanks!, Am going Friday now as have booked in to see this one on the same day-

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/202311244254151?sort=distance&advertising-location=at_bikes&make=BMW&model=K1300S&postcode=wa45hj&fromsra

The black one is due its 18,000 valve clearance check at a cost of around the £500 + mark I believe at BMW Motorrad. Could be a negotiating point

P.S dont for get to check the ESA pre-load works with the engine running, you can feel the ride height change.

 

A quote from Richtea......

"It's a BMW dealer selling, which is interesting. Clearing out the stock room, or maybe changing marque?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394890657986

A little birdie told me they'll probably accept an offer around £500".

If you want to give it a very effective deep clean try this thread:-

https://eurokclub.bike/index.php?topic=5211.msg63235

That is really impressive. I thought my R was a monster as it is couldn't imagine a further 30bhp on the big girl 

With the remap has it smoothed out the jerky throttle and how does it affect the MPG?

John.

Hello John

Yes the remap has smoothed out the throttle response completely

I have no idea on the MPG, I don't do many miles so luckily it's not an issue for me. I think we can safely assume consumption will have increased.

Thanks for the input. Now I’m wondering if the extra air would throw off the tuning (?) on the ECU.

Hello Neal

That kit is worth buying. I installed ram air on the L/H side of the air box on one of my K1300r's but I had to make the components as I thought this was now unobtainable. A great find.
With regards to rear wheel power from the standard S and the R generally they make between 149 and 153hp at the rear wheel depending on the Dyno, air pressure, condition of the bike etc but that's the ball park figure. I have confirmed this from various sources, including two separate dyno operators and my own K1300r as a base run. I am now in the process of tuning the bike and have installed a Power commander, full Titanium Akrapovic, both sides of the air box have been opened with matching air filters, the lambda sensor is removed along with the exhaust flapper/servo.

The reason for the tune is the other K1300r I own has had all of the above, apart from the power commander it has an ECU flash, and it makes a genuine 178 rear wheel BHP and 102 ft lbs of torque. Its loads faster then the std bike. Hope this helps in your decision to tune yours.
When I have the newly tuned K1300r remapped and on the Dyno I'll let you know what it makes.

Previously I had removed and cleaned my radiator by soaking and flushing, more than once, with water and brushing.
However the bike was still running hot, 4 bars, with the fan regularly cutting in way too much. I was on the verge of buying a new rad, not sure if they are still available new from BMW.
I saw this coil cleaner mentioned previously, G2G-FOAM, and decided to give it a go as a last resort.



I bought the G2G, removed the rad from the bike, and completely soaked it from the engine side using half the bottle. I decided to collect any debris, if any, into an old sheet.



I waited ten minutes then gently flushed the rad though. I reapplied G2G in the worse affected areas.
The results are incredible.

After drying out the collected material in the sun I was able to empty the contents of the sheet into a microwave tray 5"x 7". The results speak volumes.



Additionally, there was at least 5mm of debris/sediment in the flushed water that had passed through the sheet which I collected into several containers, all with considerable amounts of muck in the bottom.
After drying, the airline also blew out even more crud that I couldn’t collect.
The radiator is visibly cleaner through all the fins that were previously completely clogged.



The bike now runs consistently at two bars, occasionally three. The fan has not kicked in on my last few rides.
In summary this product has exceeded my expectations and saved the cost of a new radiator, £730.00, if available.
Cost of the coil cleaner….. £20.74 inc delivery and some elbow grease.

Hello Arch

I have the Triboseat grip mesh fitted. Its a very cheap option, no need to have the seat re profiled, and it works fantastically. Tucks around the seat,bit like a hair net, not that I would know a lot about hair nets.
My wife had the same issue but its now completely eradicated, regardless of how I ride.

Check the link:-

https://www.triboseat.com/product/triboseat-bmw-k1300s-2009-2016/

Available on Ebay for £17:49.

Good luck.