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    The R18 sidecar thread

    Heidenau 4.00 x 19 Seitenwagen ordered.
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    The R18 sidecar thread

    Did some maintenance on the Nimbus, put tyres on pressure and took her out for wash, wipe off, ride dry. As good as any an excuse for a spin through the lovely mountainous country. With the straight cut gears who needs a female passenger 🫣 The difference is shocking. The Nimbus rig drives way...
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    speaking of cooling. Just now 19.00 hrs. still 44,5 C. My tortoises may need airco instead of heating. Yet the R18 runs ´cool´ and that is pulling a rig in the mountains.
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    Mine's simple black. As to why, wrote that 😎 As to taste, there is no discussing that; some like the mother, some like the daughter, some like both or whatevvah. Bottom line is; have fun; A3VT! (acronym for a Spanish verb)
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    not only cán we; we SHOULD! Right, putting the foam diapers on and off I go.... La vida es bella!
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    Anyone install an aftermarket air filter?

    Yes, that is a design flaw. Sometimes only one comes out but rarely none. Glue them back in or simply delete the cover.
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    The figs I was given this afternoon are in the fridge. In a few hours on the pedals for a longish ride*, most definitely NOT commando but with cycling diaper. Yet anóther reason to go early morning only; those cook the figs. And at my age you want baby cream too. Like protective fatty coating...
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    Advantages of small village life: Back in minutes, two arm openings fit to size 10€, observation that I should not lose more weight so she had a meal prepared for me in the fridge to take home. Some figs and a courgette to boot :p Style wise I think is reallyréally, deplorably bad to wear the...
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    attaboy!!!! :cool:
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    Point being to not take ´it´ all too seriously. Saturday a night ride with some 100 or so Vespas with ´San Fermin´ theme. Buzzing over narrow mountain tracks, blocking x-roads for the group to ´safely´ pass. The average outfit, men and women, being white shorts, white short sleeved shirt, no...
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    The R18 sidecar thread

    With a sidecar attached you put a lót more effrt in the steering. Obvious no?? Also thus more pressure on the handlebars, the grips, ergo the twist grip. It could do with a bit of lube. Also washed the dirt roads off of it early this morning. Out to blow the last drops off of it, went through...
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    Imo 130 km/h is not gassing it by half even quite yet, but perception is both reality and relative. ´Pressure` (mild) washed the unpaved camino dirt off of mine this morning. Dried it with a chamois but that still leaves a lót of water in nooks and crannies so took it for a spin. Comando in...
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    The R18 sidecar thread

    just fun; reduced scale toy Mauser 98K...(véry kurz thus) 🫣 Surprisingly well thought through design btw. Functionally it is realistic and semi automatically loads the projectiles from the magazine, the bolt action ejects the cartridge.
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    The ´gills´ are behind the front wheel/fork in a lower pressure area. Also the harmonicas throttle the flow. Next the ´vented´ air filter lid will equalize any fluctuations. Cannot be compared with scoops feeding the filter. Hence interesting to see how it will pan out. The mitigating...
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    R18 Louvered Performance Plates

    Interesting to see how the ECU will respond/adapt to the wild changes in intake air pressure. This was thé issue for sports bike engineers when ram air became the thing. They solved it by large volume ´still air´ plenum chambers. The R18 air filter box volume is little more than óne combustion...
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    The R18 sidecar thread

    access path farm to pick Giacomo up Now imagine this with any solo R18 model....
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    The R18 sidecar thread

    Planning to pick up Giacomo with the R18 rig again tomorrow morning. Hope to be able to take recordings from two pov. Just asked the local tyre guy to look up the Heidenau 11130152 K 28 Seitenwagen 4.00-19 71P Reinf. TT It has the flat profile and should be a noticeable improvement on...
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    The R18 sidecar thread

    Thanks for sharing. Looks like a solid build!
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    The R18 sidecar thread

    Dogs are your profession so you can appreciate how Giacomo is is focussed on éverything within the bubble of confidence in me. It is so só rewarding for me. Yes, the way the rig turned out to and will indeed do a walk around.
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    The R18 sidecar thread

    YESSSS!!!!! By all means comment in the Channel. It is my first evvah such endeavor but the lárge sidecar 💪 and my little ´Píccolo ´ :love: warrant the effort. Also :cool: to go out of my comfort zone and learn new stuff (y) Was with Canbus the same.
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