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I've already ordered the radiator stone guard - the fender extender is a good idea, I will look for it!

I wasn't at all happy about the cost, but the transporter of the motorcycle that my insurance company hired doesn't deliver to private addresses, only to companies. And it would have been a bit of a hassle to have the broken motorcycle delivered to me (I live 30 km away) - not to mention that the garage (which I only know casually) had already arranged for the motorcycle to be received. So I had to bite the bullet, but I'm - as O.C. correctly said - happy about the repaired motorcycle!

Unfortunately, it wasn't a hose that had slipped off or a cover that had come loose, but a stone chipped the upper part of the radiator. The motorcycle could not be delivered to my home address, where I would have installed a used radiator. This meant that the Kawa workshop was able to generate sales of €1,350 from me - the radiator alone costs over €900.

At the end of my tour of Scotland on the Isle of Skye, my GTR (2007, 35,000 km) suddenly lost a lot of coolant - previously there had been no increase in temperature, but when I stopped to refuel, it bubbled onto the manifolds, the temperature rose quickly and the motorcycle was enveloped in a cloud of steam. The tow truck driver had no idea where I could have it repaired, so I flew home and the motorcycle will be delivered to Germany in 4 to 6 weeks.
Has anyone had something similar before? Anything from a slipped hose to a crack in the cylinder head is possible as a cause, but perhaps there is "standard damage".

Best Regards

Ingo

Thank you for the answers!

I also travel a lot in Europe, that's why I'm asking. In France you need stickers that show pollutant emissions for certain cities, in Italy (Tyrol) there are routes that can only be used with motorcycles that do not exceed a certain noise and throughout Italy your motorcycle will be confiscated for 6 weeks if you get caught without a helmet (and the motorcyclists salute each other with their feet because their hands have to stay on the handlebars). And in many municipalities there are ZTLs (zones that can only be entered with permission) that are constantly monitored with video.
Are there similar rules in the UK?

What is the state of evidence regarding speeding in the UK? Here in Germany the driver must have been photographed, the license plate alone is not enough - so simple "speed cameras" that only measure from the front are not that interesting for motorcyclists. And at what rate does it become expensive?

In the summer I will be doing a tour around Scotland with a friend - also on a GTR 1400. Since I've only ever traveled by car in Great Britain, I would like to know whether there are certain behaviors for motorcyclists - what should you definitely not do, what should you do?

Hi to all!

I'm Ingo, 63 years old and live in the near of Berlin. Until 2018 I already owned a GTR 1400 for 5 years and was a member of this forum, but lost the bike at an accident. As I recovered my health in 2019, I tried different bikes - FJR 1300, BMW K 1200S and last year a Triumph Tiger Sport 660 -, but was'nt really happy with them. Looking for an alternative with more power than the Tiger I made the mistake to make a testride on a black 2008 GTR 1400 - and felt immediately at home (and, of course, bought the bike).