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Just in the interest of light conversation:
Do you prefer to ride on Rock or Roll mode?

I toggle between the two, but I mostly "Roll". I enjoy a quite smooth cruising style ride. I think that is the type of ride the R18 1st Edition is intended for. That is open road, 45 mph, sunny 70F e6c. From time to time, I do like to do a more spirited ride and take advantage of the torque. But for the most part, I Roll.
I must say though, I may have some kind of deep insecurity, as I do catch my self switching "Rock" when other bikes are around. 😳
 
In city traffic, to me anyway, the only difference I notice between Rock and Roll is the shakes at stops. Having said that, I don't think I have put it out of Rock after the first day or two of playing around with the modes. While it's possible I guess that it might be marginally easier in Roll in traffic, it's totally easy in Rock also.
 
If I ever get caught in BAD weather I might remember to switch to RAIN. Other than that, it never occurs to me to ride in anything but ROCK.
 
I don't know why, but when I put it in rock mode, at idle I pull clutch in Is make a strange noise like clutch couldn't engage properly, only in Rock mode.
 
I'm also on Rock most of the time.
But I have been caught by heavy rain and was happy to switch on Rain.
I made acceleration tests and it worked very well.
Good to have the choice.
 
Mine remains in the Rock mode. Only put it in Rain mode when it went in for it's first service. Have yet to try out the Roll mode.
 
Roll seems to get a bad rep as compared to Rock, but I find Rock to only be enjoyable when you have long roads with few stoplights in between. I am a fairly aggressive rider and am comfortable saying Roll is my preferred mode.
 
Black Dog said:
There has to be a loose nut somewhere on the bike.
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Oh really, Is only happen in rock mode, like idle is swing and whoever pull clutch its make a strange chatter noise.
 
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ATD said:
Roll seems to get a bad rep as compared to Rock, but I find Rock to only be enjoyable when you have long roads with few stoplights in between. I am a fairly aggressive rider and am comfortable saying Roll is my preferred mode.
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I'm not sure I understand.... If you're on a long and open road, I can't see that there'd be much of a difference in any of the modes. My understanding is that the difference is throttle response. If you're cruising along at a constant speed, how would throttle mapping enter into the picture?
 
Roll mode in town and rock when I want to have fun.
I like idle in rock mode, but find it a bit too crisp to go between cars in traffic
 
firstime911 said:
I don't know why, but when I put it in rock mode, at idle I pull clutch in Is make a strange noise like clutch couldn't engage properly, only in Rock mode.
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I also have a strange noise when the R18 is cold and I put in the first gear.

It is independent of the mode used, I will try to record it; could you do the same to compare the noise
 
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