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I am from Sydney
I have just picked up my K 1300 S motorsport variant from Brisbane and ridden 900km home.
The bike is 2016 model and made in late 2015.
First issue I noticed is when backing off the throttle, there's some engine vibration/grinding noise. As soon as I twist the throttle, the noise goes away. It is very noticeable when going 100km/h and above.
The other issue is the bike had some high pitch whistle sound. See video below.
The bike had 17999km on the dash and was sitting in the garage for a very long time. I can see from the service history that it was last serviced in September, 2019 at 16961km. So it didn't get ridden much in the last two years.
The registration already expired, I applied a temporary permit to ride it home.
As soon as I got home, I changed the oil and replaced the oil filter.
I tried to adjust the balancing shaft according to this video
But it didn't make any difference after adjusting.
I haven't tried riding it again since I haven't got it registered. There was indicator switch issue, which I have just fixed by replacing the switch. Hopefully I can get it registered next week and test ride it again.
I googled around the vibration issue and didn't find people having exactly the same issue as mine.
I want to get some advice first, taking it to the dealer would be my last option because here in Sydney, mechanical repair is really expensive.
I have just picked up my K 1300 S motorsport variant from Brisbane and ridden 900km home.
The bike is 2016 model and made in late 2015.
First issue I noticed is when backing off the throttle, there's some engine vibration/grinding noise. As soon as I twist the throttle, the noise goes away. It is very noticeable when going 100km/h and above.
The other issue is the bike had some high pitch whistle sound. See video below.
The bike had 17999km on the dash and was sitting in the garage for a very long time. I can see from the service history that it was last serviced in September, 2019 at 16961km. So it didn't get ridden much in the last two years.
The registration already expired, I applied a temporary permit to ride it home.
As soon as I got home, I changed the oil and replaced the oil filter.
I tried to adjust the balancing shaft according to this video
I haven't tried riding it again since I haven't got it registered. There was indicator switch issue, which I have just fixed by replacing the switch. Hopefully I can get it registered next week and test ride it again.
I googled around the vibration issue and didn't find people having exactly the same issue as mine.
I want to get some advice first, taking it to the dealer would be my last option because here in Sydney, mechanical repair is really expensive.