Hello everyone, bit of a random one.

I used to have a K1300S with the BMW akra which was stock and had a CAT, i swapped to a K1300R with the Carbon akra but not the full akra line. In my old bike, at night after a ride I could see the CAT glow red inside, in the carbon one I can't see. I also notice the bike smells like older carb bikes, it doesnt smoke and it drive like other K1300 I rode so I doubt it's tuned but it def have a strong smell of richer mix. The bike had a new ECU mounted by BMW two years ago under previous owner.

My guess is it doesnt have a CAT, do you guys know if the Carbon akra ( not full line) came with one? and if it doesnt have one is there any problem on MOT? Is it ok to run no CAT with standard ecu map?

Thank you and sorry about this feline heavy post

Bit of a sensitive topic here but if you live in or around a big city trackers are a must.
On my K1300S I had a Scorpion Datatool tracker and it fitted nicely behind the battery and in front of the tank. Change the standard screw to protected one and it was a decent place to put it. However on my K1300R that space is about half the size for some reason ( maybe a bigger battery maybe the bikes are a bit different) so I am not sure where to place said tracker. In a previous bike I had it in the air box for example but haven't looked at the K's yet.

Anybody got a tracker ( battery connected) and could share where they located it? Conscious you might not want to broadcast it so feel free to PM directly if it's better.

Thank you

Good afternoon everyone,

I have been reading the forum for a bit and finally decided to introduce myself, I bought a used 2012 K1300S in May and have been enjoying it everyday since! It was an upgrade on my old F800ST that I had for almost a decade, the K1300S was a natural step up.

I drive around west London I may see some of you around there

I have a few questions around the bike, I have been reading the different thread but some questions are remaining:

- I think my bike's clutch has a little bit of the classic clutch basket spring problem, it doesnt make any obvious sign/sound but when you keep your finger on the clutch lever (just touching it ready to upshift) you can notice that when you accelerate hard, the biting position of the clutch shift back a little bit, as soon as you release the gas it goes back, it's a weird thing, it's link to hard acceleration not which rpm /speed you are at. It's my first hydraulic clutch so not used to that feeling and wondering if anyone else has something like that?

- Does your bike drinks more oil when it's really hot at the moment, on my f800st i never topped up between services but recently it looks like it's been moved from middle to low oil level in 1000k miles of very high heat in london traffic this last month

J-C