Please keep us posted.
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Please keep us posted.
You are missing some great riding weather while your bike sits in the shop. I suspect the shop looks at yours a low priority, even though it appears to be a quick fix.
I'm with the rest of the...
Alex, if you are seeking to learn about wrenching your bike, I've got an offer for you. Get it back from your dealer, ride it out the 90 miles to the western part of our state, and I'll walk you...
My K12RS is currently running Michelin Pilot Road 2s. I like the feel, and the wet traction. Good ride quality, too. I can't speak to mileage because a nail took out the rear, so I got to start...
Damage looks rather extensive. I'd pass on repair attempts, and go with the above advise.
There must be hardbags damaged in tipovers of slides down the road where the damages is limited to the...
So what was the outcome? How bad was the damage (physical and fiscal)?
I was involved in a board discussion last winter which I believe was comparing K11s to K12s. I mentioned the fuel mileage hit I took going from K11s (~45 mpg) to a K12RS (38 mpg). Someone else...
If I have to read one more posting about how CR rates the Pontiac Vibe poorly and it's Toyota twin much higher I'm going to throw my shoe at the monitor! It's a lie that gets repeated enough that...
Brianplug has it right. BMW engineers used a Peugeot engine as inspiration early in the development process. I've read nothing that suggests Peugeot had any active hand in the K bikes development.
My take is that the K-bricks got the "last forever" reputation because they were much more modern than the airheads which were the standards when the Ks came out. The water cooling, injection, and...
I ride an 03 K1200Rs, which is the GT with some cosmetic changes. Unlike the above posts I have never gotten 40 MPG or above. I average 38, as do some of the others I've talked to. Not saying...
I was riding a first year oilhead, a 94 R1100RS, when I bought a K100 as a second bike. The K just clicked for me and I've owned a half dozen Ks since then, and no Rs. Reasons for the liking were...