Forum: Road warriors
12-23-2012, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 35
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Seller wrote back that he's game for trading...
Seller wrote back that he's game for trading bikes for a ride, though I can't do it before next Sun. unless it happens tomorrow. But he said the 12 and 13 are ergonomically the same bike, he rode a...
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Forum: Road warriors
12-23-2012, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 35
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Forum: Road warriors
12-23-2012, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 35
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Oh man. A very nicely farkled '07 K12S just...
Oh man. A very nicely farkled '07 K12S just popped up on Craigslist with 11k miles for half of what the dealer wants for the K13S. To think I could buy that K12S twice for what the one K13S would...
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Forum: Road warriors
12-23-2012, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 35
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Forum: Road warriors
12-23-2012, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 35
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Forum: Road warriors
12-23-2012, 08:49 AM
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Forum: Road warriors
12-22-2012, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,974
Time to revive this one.
The local dealer...
Time to revive this one.
The local dealer got a magma red K1300S in and I went to see her today. She's a beauty. I took her for a test ride and just couldn't make up my mind. I did the loop...
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Forum: Vendors
11-27-2012, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 26,697
Yes, I ended up taking it to a pro, after the...
Yes, I ended up taking it to a pro, after the left sprocket didn't seat in the divet properly and I got my cam timing all messed up when the left sprocket just spun. I was worried I had bent a...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-20-2012, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 212
Views: 22,057
They replaced mine too, but it was under an...
They replaced mine too, but it was under an aftermarket warranty by then. They threw that warranty in when I bought the bike there, so I was pretty sure they'd make sure the repair was covered. ...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-20-2012, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,436
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-20-2012, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,853
Ok, I feel a little better. We have pretty big...
Ok, I feel a little better. We have pretty big temp swings in AZ, though it never gets real cold in Phoenix. Still, it's enough that you really have to watch your tire pressures. But I have never...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-19-2012, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,853
I wanted to revive this one after a few recent...
I wanted to revive this one after a few recent puffs of oil smoke on a startup. Mine is an '08 GS with 48k miles. I always park her on the sidestand in the garage, center stand only when working on...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-14-2012, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,179
That's true, but it makes visual inspections a...
That's true, but it makes visual inspections a lot easier. I just feel the lip on car rotors. If you can take it down to even with the rest of the surface, it's a lot easier to watch for a lip to...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-10-2012, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 10,972
Guys, do I have the right belt?
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Guys, do I have the right belt?
http://fototime.com/45989D0CA590EB4/standard.jpg
I called Beemerboneyard last week, but they were understandably slammed, having just gotten their power back...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-05-2012, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,564
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-04-2012, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 10,972
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-04-2012, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 673
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-02-2012, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 828
I can't remember why I went with the previous...
I can't remember why I went with the previous model, but thought the EIXs are the ones everyone is using these days. I will swap top and bottom after 6k miles this time. Is there anything I can do...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-01-2012, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 828
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-01-2012, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 828
Please read my plugs.
These have 10k miles on them, NGK DCPR8EKP and are shown in the order they were on the bike. Good, bad, normal?
http://fototime.com/0C55F3174C83CBD/standard.jpg
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Forum: Ride reports
08-14-2012, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 518
Views: 174,496
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Forum: Road warriors
08-01-2012, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 6,698
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Forum: GS Boxers
07-30-2012, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,858
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Forum: GS Boxers
07-30-2012, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,858
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Forum: GS Boxers
07-29-2012, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 941
I'm wondering if I have this same problem. Of...
I'm wondering if I have this same problem. Of course, both nail polish marks rubbed off after a few turns of the engine, but I'm pretty sure we're on the right teeth. The problem is that the left...
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Forum: Vendors
07-23-2012, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 26,697
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Forum: Vendors
07-23-2012, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 26,697
Yes, I'm following that thread too. I'm not...
Yes, I'm following that thread too. I'm not worried. I'll use Snap-On bits and always use a big breaker bar instead of ratchets. I just figure there's no point in reusing stressed bolts. And the...
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Forum: Vendors
07-23-2012, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 26,697
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Forum: Vendors
07-23-2012, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 249
Views: 26,697
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Forum: GS Boxers
07-23-2012, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 6,074
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Forum: Road warriors
07-20-2012, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,974
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Forum: GS Boxers
07-19-2012, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,843
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Forum: GS Boxers
07-18-2012, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,843
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Forum: Road warriors
07-18-2012, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,974
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Forum: Road warriors
07-18-2012, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,974
Now it's getting to be decision time. I have a...
Now it's getting to be decision time. I have a dealer who will probably offer me $10k in trade for my bike and their K13S is $12.5k. So that minimizes the sales tax bite. But I'd want to add an...
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Forum: Road warriors
07-17-2012, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,974
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Forum: Road warriors
07-17-2012, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,974
Thanks. Yours is a sobering post for me. I...
Thanks. Yours is a sobering post for me. I don't know if I can buy a bike in the hopes that it grows on me. When I rented a GS in NV about six yrs. ago, I knew the second I hopped on it I had to...
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Forum: Road warriors
07-17-2012, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,974
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Forum: Road warriors
07-15-2012, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,974
Thanks. I've been considering the K1200R too,...
Thanks. I've been considering the K1200R too, but can't find one anywhere to test ride. We have no sales tax on private party sales in AZ. So if I were to buy from a dealer, even out of state, I'd...
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Forum: Road warriors
07-15-2012, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,974
K1200S vs. K1300S, telll me about it.
I've been on the hunt for a K1300S, but they are scarce in AZ and I obviously can't test ride or check out the ones far away. I test rode one when they first came out, but it's been so long, I can't...
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