Recent content by KAus

Nice work!

Yep, I agree too - I run a bog standard TransContinental and of all the mods, I suspect the 98 fuel octane rating is the big one. Switching fuel from 98 down to 91 certainly makes a very noticible difference in Rock, but also in Roll (and in my wallet too, at the end of the day).

Super interesting. I just checked my bike using BMW Motorrad Australia's recall tool. The two initial recalls - for disabling and then refitting - are listed but no new recalls yet:

Bienvenido Manuel. Congratulations to Transcontinental. Absolutely the right choice! There seem to be a few Spaniards in the Forum - check out some of their posts. Coincidentally, I'm just back from Santiago de Compostela. Was doing the Camino thing which proves the point about Australians and...

Welcome aboard mate. A very tidy R18 - enjoy! If you're ever down in Canberra just sing out.

OK, just checked. No issues with my rear end, so to speak.

Wait, they're metal? I'd better check my TC's rear fender too (I thought they were plastic or fibreglass).

Well, the jump from R18 to R20 is only ~100 cc's per jug, then strip off all the R18s' extra bling and the wieght that goes with it, and off you go for a ride through the forest on an R20. Doesn't really work for me though - looks like they forgot to finish the bike on the line, and look at the...

Just while we're on the impracticalities, where did the battery go? And did they shrink the size of the front discs? How do you stop the thing? On the flip side, I decided I liked the look of the air intake housing with its mesh screen - better than performance plates. The carbs are way cool...

That's a really interesting retro minimalist look. Very cool. Really shows off the exposed retro look kardan shaft. Love the knee pads and the fender bracings too, but no valve covers? Thats off point to my eye. Needed ribbed valve covers. I wonder about that back tyre - looks too narrow or too...

I really like the look of the "1802" on the CF horns, but found myself looking for something on the jug covers - that big blank spot on the CF is just asking for an "R 18 FIRST EDITION" or something similar in matching script. You know you want to. ;)

My old K100 and K1200 were dry clutch bikes; the K1300 was a wet clutch design. Design wise, the older K bikes were notorious for the $2.85 seal failing, letting oil through into the clutch housing and costing the rider a new clutch. The K1300 was a superb machine - the wet clutch eleminated the...

Can't resist stirring the pot - my Transcontinental Rider's Manual, on page 169, says: SAE 15W-50, API SJ / JASO MA2, BMW Motorrad recommends BMW Motorrad ADVANTEC Pro. Maximum of 0.5 L for a top up (between the lines in level glass) and 4.0 L for an oil change with a new filter. I use Penrite...

I went this route too - I got the sacrificial chrome version via ali baba and the 40 thieves. Worked out great - very solid aluminium, good clean paintwork, perfect fitting, and much cheaper the RSD. Did however then find a much reduced $ RSD version on fleabay. Also have a set of reduced $ RSD...

Can you do Lamos on a 3D printer?