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    Hard starting

    Imo the root cause of many a gripe ranging from starting issues to production stop, noisy by desígn, including even overheating of all things, is a barely hidden agenda. My appologies to the ones whom dó have a genuine issue.
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    Noco NLP30 battery upgrade Amazon prime

    ooops. Missed that. Thanks, no want no Lithium-Ion. Shido is LiFePO4.
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    Hard starting

    Not on mine. Not experienced any starting oddity not related to user behaviour 🫣
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    Quick Oil Level Check

    Nice baiting while side stepping. Anyway, me, I lóve the manual tappets. Was one of the ´imperfect´ retro things which sold the bike to me.
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    Quick Oil Level Check

    So was I; ´muffle valve play´.
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    Hard starting

    What I responded to still makes no sense: You shut it down hot and then when cold it does not start. Right. We are at does not start when cold no?! Ah well... never mind. As a generic observation, valve play can shift a bit when the bike is being run in and it can affect starting. Back to the...
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    Quick Oil Level Check

    If it were it would not pass Euro5 and 5+ is even tighter yet it still passes, so no it is not. The extra valve cover serves to muffle the valve play. By design.
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    Hard starting

    oh come on, it was quite natural and close enough You lost me. When/how, after ´cold engine not starting at all´ did you get to starting, not warming up??? So it did/does start from cold?!
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    Quick Oil Level Check

    nâh, but adjusting valve play might
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    Hard starting

    Been done here already btw https://www.r18forums.com/threads/noco-nlp30.4325/
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    Quick Oil Level Check

    There is some overthinking it. The read out is as clear cut as it comes. No mistake possible. There is quite a margin. A bit left/right lean is hanging matter. There is 4, foúr!, liters in there. Warm or cold makes no difference worth mentioning. The crankcase expands too = level the same. Just...
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    Hard starting

    put it in the wishlist for future ref. all available over here
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    Grüß dich aus Albuquerque

    It gets even better. For whichever reasons, bottom line is that riding a motorcycle is roughly 6 times sáfer (less lethal) in the EU even though there are about 3 times more per 1k inhabitants.
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    Quick Oil Level Check

    Cold in the morning upright you want the oil to be at the top of the red ring. It will then hot under way be at about half. Would only ´worry´ about cold in the morning though. To check the oil I sit on the bike, more or less vertical and take a photo with flash. When to change is up to you...
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    Hard starting

    Shido will do too...
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    Grüß dich aus Albuquerque

    From the village I live to Málaga capital is about 40 kms. Have FÍVE options. Toll road, highway, second level provicial and two strings of local roads. Highway and toll are about 30 minuts max, the others up to double the distance & altitudes, max 90 minutes of all curves. The provincial...
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    Left Turn Signal Stops Working and Warning Light Appears 5-10 Minutes After Starting Engine

    Apart from the obvious; a dodgy LED, I would next expect the battery. If the battery is a on its last legs all sorts of weird faults can pop up.
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    Grüß dich aus Albuquerque

    Ah so your R18 basically does not even warm up on the commute :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: Over here it is simply riders & drivers heaven with great roads, good weather, history/culture all over and minimal traffic most of the time. You can read more on my...
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    Grüß dich aus Albuquerque

    Beeejeezusss yes and for commuting at that :eek:
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    What did you do to your R18 today?

    May I suggest that your top case is a red flag? The windshield may induce an oscilation, the topcase is just about guaranteed to magnify it.
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