Have to say, the bike is amazing! Full Akra + Rapidbike Racing did make quite a difference - runs smoother, more responsive. Michelin Road 5 tires are great, especially on wet roads, and I don't have any rear tire-chain clearance issue.
The only huge disappointment is that there is still no Workshop Manual available
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Few minor things that I noticed and would like to know if anyone experience the same issues:
1. Hard cold start from time to time. Not always, maybe 30% of the time. But at the end, she always starts.
2. Grinding noise, rough engagement of a clutch. Only happens once first time the clutch is released on cold start. Sounds like clutch plates get dry. If I start the bike and pull the clutch for 10-15 seconds, then release - everything's fine.
3. Coming to a stop, pulling the clutch, RPM drops to the point when it seems like the bike gonna die. 99.9% of the time it manages to pick up, but 3 or 4 times it died.
4. 12,000 km on the bike, but shifting from 2nd to 1st is still very hard. Again, not always, but very often. Same finding neutral - sometimes very easy, the other times almost impossible. Blipping the throttle helps a lot to shift to N from 1st.
Are all these things normal? Were there any ECU updates those fix the problems (cold start and dies at stop)?
Last time my bike's software was updated was almost a year ago.
I'm using Maxima Extra4 15w50 full synthetic (triple ester) oil.
The only huge disappointment is that there is still no Workshop Manual available

Few minor things that I noticed and would like to know if anyone experience the same issues:
1. Hard cold start from time to time. Not always, maybe 30% of the time. But at the end, she always starts.
2. Grinding noise, rough engagement of a clutch. Only happens once first time the clutch is released on cold start. Sounds like clutch plates get dry. If I start the bike and pull the clutch for 10-15 seconds, then release - everything's fine.
3. Coming to a stop, pulling the clutch, RPM drops to the point when it seems like the bike gonna die. 99.9% of the time it manages to pick up, but 3 or 4 times it died.
4. 12,000 km on the bike, but shifting from 2nd to 1st is still very hard. Again, not always, but very often. Same finding neutral - sometimes very easy, the other times almost impossible. Blipping the throttle helps a lot to shift to N from 1st.
Are all these things normal? Were there any ECU updates those fix the problems (cold start and dies at stop)?
Last time my bike's software was updated was almost a year ago.
I'm using Maxima Extra4 15w50 full synthetic (triple ester) oil.