I have just put on the first 500km on my new Transalp, and what an amazing machine it is! I just love the power and handling -EXCEPT I have been noticing that something is afoul. At first I thought it was just the roughness of the road surface transmitting up through the suspension, however I now realize it is actually the engine doing very small but noticeable (and now very annoying!) micro surges/ jerks or jitters (call them what you may). I would say they happen about 3 times a second and its a similar sensation to having bad gas with condensation (but I have changed my gas out to fresh 91 octane, so that’s not it).
Here are the conditions when this happens:
In Standard, Sport and User (with all settings maxed) modes, it is most noticeable in 3rd and 4th gears, while holding the throttle steady and open between 2000 and 4000 rpm, (as during cruising through a residential area). It only happens on flat, level pavement, not while going up or down a hill, and if the throttle is fully released, or accelerating, it does not happen -it only happens while holding the throttle open and steady.
I have read that a similar phenomenon has been documented with some Africa Twins and is a thing that also happens with other manufacturers’ bikes the have ride-by-wire 270 deg twins.
Does anyone out there know of a fix to this problem? Now that I have noticed it, I can’t un-notice it, and it’s starting to grate at me!
I posted this issue on FB and many other Tranny owners are coming out of the woodwork admitting the same issue.
Here are the conditions when this happens:
In Standard, Sport and User (with all settings maxed) modes, it is most noticeable in 3rd and 4th gears, while holding the throttle steady and open between 2000 and 4000 rpm, (as during cruising through a residential area). It only happens on flat, level pavement, not while going up or down a hill, and if the throttle is fully released, or accelerating, it does not happen -it only happens while holding the throttle open and steady.
I have read that a similar phenomenon has been documented with some Africa Twins and is a thing that also happens with other manufacturers’ bikes the have ride-by-wire 270 deg twins.
Does anyone out there know of a fix to this problem? Now that I have noticed it, I can’t un-notice it, and it’s starting to grate at me!
I posted this issue on FB and many other Tranny owners are coming out of the woodwork admitting the same issue.