Prospective owner of R3

[ksquared]

If it were my choice to make now - and knowing what I know today - I'd go for the Roadster "makeover, even thought I love my Touring!

And oh by the way . . . Welcome to the Forum from Sunny South Florida!!!!

 

[Watcher]

No it doesn't and the Touring has the "hard" saddlebags, isn't as fast (about 106 HP compared to the Roadster's 147, Touring torque is around 154 ft/lbs versus the Roadster's 14). Roadster has two headlights versus one on the Touring. The dealer there was wrong they did not stop making the Touring a few weeks ago...he made have sold his last Touring in his dealership then but they are still being made.

I just picked up the new Touring and the dyno did not say those numbers when Wayne was done with it infact they where a lot higher than you posted for the roadster

 

[Molinoman]

The Roadster HP was a typo, I believe it should have said 147...sorry.

 

[Watcher]

All I'm saying is when they are tuned they are the same on out put numbers stock they are not so if you leave it stock your giving up a lot if not you lose nothing Waynn got 169 ft. lbs and 167 hp out of my 2014 touring with 750 miles on it I did have Jars and K&N pods added

 

[ballyono]

All I'm saying is when they are tuned they are the same on out put numbers stock they are not so if you leave it stock your giving up a lot if not you lose nothing Waynn got 169 ft. lbs and 167 hp out of my 2014 touring with 750 miles on it I did have Jars and K&N pods added

Guys,

It is nice the Tuning and these figurs. I also had the Jardines and had it tuned and it went like the Firebrigade. With the same speed I had to visit the Gasstation: 26 miles on a Gallon at ( in Holland) $ 4.99 a Gallon ( 70% tax in NL) . So I had it tuned again to 140 HP ( Triple Filters and D&D's) . Good and fast enough and I am now at 34 ,Miles a Gallon. That's reasonable for 2300 CC I think.

Hans ( NL)

 

[cr0ft]

I'm just about to put in Wayne's map for standard Tourings with no other work done and that will reportedly get me past 110 real-world horses. That's plenty for any conceivable road-riding purpose when combined with the torque of the Touring, so which you get isn't really so much about the power but about the looks and the entire purpose. I don't regret getting the Touring, even untouched it is scary fast 0-60 if you short-shift your way there and use the low-down grunt, and the hard panniers and the 180 rear makes it turn absolutely beautifully even in the twisties for a bike its size. A 240 tractor tire back there comes with some drawbacks, and you don't really need 240 just to get grip to accelerate - though it looks awesome, admittedly.

That said, and for the purposes of the original question, I'd rather buy a Roadster from a local dealer than go through the hassle of shipping a bike halfway around the world from the US. The Touring is nicer (in my opinion) but not that much nicer.