I'm located in Houston, TX. I'm not a mechanic, and trying to find someone who knows all the oiling problems with the K13S clutch, and would be interested in rebuilding mine. OEM clutch pack is too costly, and so is just dropping at dealership. I used John Sykes in the UK last time, but can't find him. I've done a lot of internet searching with no luck. Any help anyone?
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K1300S Clutch specialist wanted
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This list shows a number of independent mechanics in the Houston area:
https://ibmwr.org/index.php/independent-bmw-mechanics/
You went all the way to the UK before...what about the east coast? Anton is also an independent mechanic...check with him for suggestions:
http://vamotorrad.com/
https://ibmwr.org/index.php/independent-bmw-mechanics/
You went all the way to the UK before...what about the east coast? Anton is also an independent mechanic...check with him for suggestions:
http://vamotorrad.com/
pauls1150
MOA #24991, south of Los Angeles
Barnett (in Ventura CA) sells a complete set of K1300S disks - quite a bit cheaper than OEM...
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I'm probably going with the Barnett disks. Skyes used Kawi disc's, but I don't know which ones he used. Barnett seems to work well for many, and has models especially for the KxS.
I went with the Barnett and have no regrets.
My bike shudders a bit getting underway in first hear but is rock solid everywhere else. I have chalked it up to a quirk of the bike and moved on. Plenty of those very same clutches go past 80k with no problems.
Even though BMW has no service interval for the clutch fluid, i changed mine out and the difference in operation was large.
If you can’t live with that goofy quirk, and plenty of people could not, plenty of folks from the I-BMW site went with Barnett and liked the results.
Good luck.
Even though BMW has no service interval for the clutch fluid, i changed mine out and the difference in operation was large.
If you can’t live with that goofy quirk, and plenty of people could not, plenty of folks from the I-BMW site went with Barnett and liked the results.
Good luck.
