TCClassic
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God help me! I have ZERO need for another bike, zip, zero, zilch, nada. But I'm a sucker for motorcycles, and have a particular weakness for bargains. I can buy a new fully loaded TC in Manhattan Metallic for a great price (with current incentives we all can right?). The purchase would put me at four bikes (my wife thinks I should only have one). For reference, my current stable includes an overbuilt 2022 Yamaha Tenere 700, that I use for adventure riding, and as an oversized dirt bike, a 2021 S1000XR that I use for sporty road riding and track days, and a R18 Classic FE that I use for short two-up hops and lazy Sunday rides. The R18 Transcontinental will be used for ... well touring. Truth is, any of the bikes I currently own can pull touring duty with varying degrees of comfort and efficiency, so I don't really need a bona-fide "road sofa".
If there is a question in this inane post it's this; If you have, or had, an R18/R18C, and now own an R18B or R18TC, do you find the ride "experience" to be materially different from the non-faired bike? While I feel the TC will be distinctly different from the R18C that I own, I also have a knack for justifying motorcycle purchases. I haven't demoed the R18TC. I live in Michigan and we've had snow on the ground since I've been seriously considering the bike. I suspect the Transcontinental values will fall as precipitously as the other R18 values have. Consequently, I won't be able to sell it without rendering a "pound of flesh", so the stakes feel relatively high.
Qualitative comparisons of the R18/C to the R18B/TC from other owners are much appreciated!
If there is a question in this inane post it's this; If you have, or had, an R18/R18C, and now own an R18B or R18TC, do you find the ride "experience" to be materially different from the non-faired bike? While I feel the TC will be distinctly different from the R18C that I own, I also have a knack for justifying motorcycle purchases. I haven't demoed the R18TC. I live in Michigan and we've had snow on the ground since I've been seriously considering the bike. I suspect the Transcontinental values will fall as precipitously as the other R18 values have. Consequently, I won't be able to sell it without rendering a "pound of flesh", so the stakes feel relatively high.
Qualitative comparisons of the R18/C to the R18B/TC from other owners are much appreciated!
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