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Nice to see more UK members on here. Lancashire based.

Thanks but the Green lobby might feel that you are giving praise to a junky for having a fix. Must admit I do love riding it. It has led to my older bikes being a bit neglected.

Excellent review. With you all the way on your comments. One further point I would add is the front mudguard is not fit for purpose. One short stretch on a wet road and the bike is filthy. I have been asked a couple of times if I had been off road riding. So far just over 7000 miles and love...

Nice slogan but poor choice on a new tight motor. Run it it in with a bit of care and then enjoy blasting it for a very long time.

That sounds very much what I mean

After 2000 miles there was a considerable improvement in MPG. I found my R18 motor very tight when new and ran it in old school. By that I mean in a progressive manner. It was pleasant feeling it loosen up as the miles increased.

R18C is a good tourer but needs a better seat. I have fitted a Corbyn but not yet done a good days riding on it since. Certainly feels a lot more comfortable.. The fuel tank at 16 Litres is limiting but this is mitigated by very good mpg once the engine is run in. Around 60 mpg imp at a steady...

Yesterday I at last gave the reverse a try out of curiosity rather than need. It worked very easily indeed going into and out of reverse without any problems.

My R18C tends to pop a bit and sounds more throaty on the Rock setting. Just over 7000 miles.

I have had a slight amount of neck / shoulder ache but wondered if it was the screen being a little low. DK design products look decent but their postage rates seem very high to the UK. I am tempted by the front mudguard but hope that as normal trade patterns resume the postage costs might reduce.

I had mine in for a service yesterday. The Transcontinental looks nice with a proper front mudguard and the bigger tank. Against it I prefer the less fussy looks of the Classic. The more I ride it the more I like it.

Memo to self : I must try it out. Had the bike 6 months now and still not used it yet. I know I should incase I ever need to use it.

I have not suffered any white finger on my Classic but without doubt it has smoothed out as I have done more miles. At first the motor felt very tight. How many miles has the bike done so Cheshire Cat ?

Looks much better

Nice to be in touch with other UK R18 Riders

If you want to play safe buy from Japan seems to sadly be the answer. Europe and the USA do at times seem to treat the customer as a test bed for their products. Having said that mine is doing well so far but fingers are crossed.

I have not seen the latest versions of the R18 models but take it from the above comments that the new models have metal front mudguards . I was hoping that they would have been plastic of the quality of my 1970's Beemers. Has anyone put the DK front mudguard on a Classic with the wider tyre ?

Quite nice to look at but at that price the Roland Sands covers seem like being taken for a ride without the engine having to start.

According to the onboard computer I am getting around 60 mpg (imp gallons). At first it was about 48 mpg but after the first 2000 miles it improved a great deal. The engine was very tight at first but is much easier now. Nearly 6000 miles so far.