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As I observed it is a specified deviation.

If only; if I could I would go Megatons. Thanks; you too! p.s. did you measure the header pipe diameter? Is it 51/52 mm.??

Seriously good deal that! Production date, thus stock time/space, may have affected that.

Curious how much ´key off´ current is used. Had not used the bike for two weeks and put the charger on the jump start points. To my surprise it was about 75%. Mind, that is with alarm off. Menos mal that the jump start points are such a doddle for charging. Meanwhile the maintenance stuff is...

All is relative ofcourse and yes, the cats are quite efficient ´mufflers´. As to the level of sound, I think it is loud actually as it can be heard going into the distance even at this reduced throttle openings. Again, all is relative and just about tótally depending on where one lives. Going...

A deviation of 3-5% is the norm and totally intentional; specified by the manufacturers as such ´error´ is a misnomer as it does what it is specced to do ;) In areas/countries with lots of speed traps it can be perceived as a safety margin 🫣

@Cu Dubh I have never felt a ´pat´, if anything fundamentally a no-´pat´ so that was simply a non thing and why I totally embrace the EU making me a pluri-´pat´.

You´d love it out here. Drivers/riders heaven over a well maintained infrastructure through a beautiful country with milennia of history under 300 sunny days /year. And wives... my first wife (22 years together) was a fanatical motorcyclist whom had a fatal racing accident. My second long term...

slightly larger country, distances; horizons to cruise to

Motorcycles are a universe less fickle, need a lót less maintenance and apart from in the sidecar do not do much to improve the dynamics of a motorcycle. Thanks @emgarciax not fun for either. For her because it is her leg, for me because mán flue is definitey not exclusive to men in either...

Thanks @St.moritz92 Yes Nimus but not R18 related. I understand what you share. The TC is probablymore for for cruising towards the horizon.

Thanks for sharing @Star-Lord And the B is only halfway the weigh scale :unsure: My curiousity was triggered by there being only a single digit number of TCs roling about on Swiss plates.

R18 models that is 🫣 Several members ove rhere have more than one model. R18 again. I wonder how the base R18 comapres with a fully loaded one like the TransContinental. I mean the platform is basically the same and the engine is identical. The gearing is the same too so how does that...

from ´my 10cts´ thread She is my wife btw rather adventurous and currently slowed down by a broken leg because of a bit too adventurous...

...and there was me observing that the standard damper in the Megaton is loud. The header pipe is 52mm? Did you use distance pieces to take the O2 sensors a bit out out of the gas flow-to avoid fault codes?

never mind: they rock regardless

I have been an ISO9000 consultant for years and both quality and vfm are rather a bit more flexible than ´you get what you pay for´. I mean look at HDs vs the R18 :p Lower cost is in our globalised manufacturing world also just about disconnected from quality. And lastly there is marketing...

We do not disagree im. I know ´they´ have their plants built to their own specs etc. There is no doubt though that quite a lot is produced in China under major brand flag. P.e. some mid to high end Seikos are made in China. The crucial difference is that they will stamp it as made in China...

The problem with ´China´ is that top tier manufacturars move production over there thus making to ALL extends and purposes the SAME product over there. Another aspect is that China has more genius students than p.e. the UK has students in total, leading to top notch employees. Cheap Chinese by...