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FR4N

The Circulator

Join Date: Sep 2018

Posts: 347

Location: Perth, Western Australia
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K1300RSE - Get a grip on in!

10-17-2019, 08:10 AM

I dropped the K1300R in for another service today

I'd worn the grips down to the metal so really had to have them replaced - $177.70 for the left, $247.72 for the right!!

As a sweetener, they gave me this fully-optioned beauty as a loaner:

Pretty darn impressive package for a 2017 fully options 4,000 km bike. Tempting ...... very tempting .....

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2015 Black BMW K1300R @ 49,200 km / 30,500 mi
2006 Honda FireBlade @ 83,200 km / 51,800 mi - 3 x transcontinentals & a whole lotta hooning
DEAD: 2012 Acid Green BMW K1300R @ 172,600 km / 107,200 mi - Hit a kangaroo - RIP dear friend
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Captain Howdy

Never speak of that again

Join Date: Dec 2018

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Location: Brisbane Australia
#2

10-17-2019, 07:36 PM

$177.70 for the left, $247.72 for the right! 😲😲😲
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Martin_D commented

10-18-2019, 03:48 AM

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Hey Peter , you're still alive ???
jargon

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Location: USA
#3

10-17-2019, 08:35 PM

For rubber grips?
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Captain Howdy

Never speak of that again

Join Date: Dec 2018

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Location: Brisbane Australia
#4

10-17-2019, 08:56 PM

Hey Fran. You weren’t made to pay for the heated grip units as well were you?
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FR4N

The Circulator

Join Date: Sep 2018

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Location: Perth, Western Australia
#5

10-18-2019, 08:21 AM

Yes. They were shagged. I need them for chilly mornings

BTW, howdy, Howdy

2015 Black BMW K1300R @ 49,200 km / 30,500 mi
2006 Honda FireBlade @ 83,200 km / 51,800 mi - 3 x transcontinentals & a whole lotta hooning
DEAD: 2012 Acid Green BMW K1300R @ 172,600 km / 107,200 mi - Hit a kangaroo - RIP dear friend
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955i commented

10-20-2019, 07:14 PM

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Whoa. I feel better about the cost knowing now that they are more than simple rubber grips!

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FR4N commented

10-20-2019, 08:40 PM

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Howdy howdy Howdy! WOO-HOO!! Very much looking forward to meeting you. Does this trip of yours involve bikes/extended period of time?

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FR4N commented

10-20-2019, 08:41 PM

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955i ... me too! Well, I didn't feel better with the cost. Heated or not its still very exie IMHO!!
R111S

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Join Date: Jun 2019

Posts: 190

Location: Central Illinois
#6

10-21-2019, 11:40 AM

WOW - thanks for sharing those pics Fran.

I put Grab-On Foam Grips over my OEM Heated Grips - works great and saves on Grip wear.

'11 BMW K1300S - Cobra SP2 Slip-On Muffler, OEM Centerstand, Grip Puppies, OEM Rear Rack, OEM Bags, Three Vent Holes in Filler Neck, Kuykendahl Riser Plates, Kickstand Foot, Ilmburger Rear Hugger, Throttle Meister, Stebel Horn, ABM Synto EVO Brake/Clutch Levers, Corbin Seat, Z-Technik Smoke Windscreen, R&G Frame Sliders
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FR4N commented

10-22-2019, 07:39 PM

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Great advice - I wish I did that 170 klicks ago!

Do grab-on foam grips absorb some of the vibration that can come through the bars?

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R111S commented

10-23-2019, 08:53 AM

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Yes, absolutely less of that numbing vibration!

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