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Great choice I had one which replaced my 997 money pit. Elise is Way more fun and cheap to run over the dull Porsche. Tried a Cayman which was more fun than the 911 , wish I kept the Lotus. Maybe when im too old for a Lotus I will get a Porsche again. Only in my 50s so now in a Elise s3. Thanks for sharing your beautiful Elise. Hold on to it now Lotus is dead, it’s the last drivers car.

Where are the escorts, group B and f1 cars

The software may be better, but the hardware... how much will that ultrawide screen cost to replace?! PS. You really should have blurred the phone numbers in your contacts.

Beauty 💪

Nice! How are the new seats?

They are beautiful! I had one for about 3 years back in 2008

Thank you for your post! I'm in the market for a new sport tourer. Having owned about 4 Multistradas and recently a 2023 BMW S1000XR (blah), I'm torn between an Aprilia Tuono V4 factory (with touring windscreen) and a KTM Super Duke GT.

I can't believe these were only £14k a few years ago. Now they're worth about 18k with this low mileage.

How does the drive compare to the previous 430/428i?

You don’t need to have the handles up to open the pannier. Key in mid position, handle remains down and then push away and down on opening lever and pannier opens.

I own the same bike and do rides from Berlin to Italy in the summertime. So sorry but this bag will not last on german Autobahn and will kill you hanging sideways when you ride the Tuono properly. I get around with a Backpack and s Tankbag with no stress in the wind. So thx, but no thx

Can you fit the newer dash on the 2015-2016 one?

Fantastic video 🤙 I’ve done mine several times but this was really helpful detail, and as you say.. easy to work on

heeeey buddy. awwww brilliant!! ya know i had an S2 and then got an S3 and i kept on getting on that a misfiring cylinder which was such a nightmare!!!!! So this was all around4-5 years ago..and now im back in the market and am looking at another elsie..and back to the S2. it was such a better car than the S3. those pointers are brilliant!! to be honest i would of never thought of any of that…you are such a superstar and thanks so much.

you got a ktm for fuel economy? i have a 2016 and it sucks down gas, same milage as a concorse14. guess its all perspective and what you are coming from. when I'm getting after it I find the abs incredibly intrusive, the electronic suspension gets wack I think it gets confused by california roads and goes wicked harsh even in street (if anyone knows where I can get 2019 electronic suspension update in california please let me know all the shops I call sound confused when I bring it up). ktm is not known for good luggage and these are no exception. the saddle bags are a wiered shape an odd trapezoid in both directions, they are small in volume and wide enough to catch the wind and hit the fuel economy touring, if anything is resting agienst the lid when its closed it dosent seal and lets water in, its verry difficult to know if they are properly lached and I had one fly open on the freeway tearing out the stop block and damaging the lid. once had a pool toy wad up in the real wheel and for some reason ever since whenever the battery voltage is slightly low it gives me a warning light for the front brake light switch. the switch works fine but every time it comes up it cancels the cruise control witch is pretty jarring when you dont expect it. changing the front brake light sitch is a job and a half because you have to tear apart the entire front of the bike. the dumb switch has a pig tail and plugs in way down under the gas tank, and I dont even know if that will fix the problem. this is my first European bike and the first oil change they flesed me $496, highway robbery! I learned to do it myself after that. i used a antigravity battery and when stuck in traffic one day and with the exhaust tight there it got so hot that it when into thermal shutdown and shut the bike off completely dead. I had to push it to the nearest exit to cool off the battery before I could make it wake up again. just stick with the stock battery. for me the handling is alright. it wants a good sticky front tire or eltse it goes all ghost on me and dosent put it where I expect it, but if I do it will be worn out in like 5 good rides. i just put sport touring rubber on and just live with the divorced front end. my concorse eats rubber too but feels direct nomater what I put on and its a far hevier bike with triple the miles. I like its got the brains to run regular gas withought causing issues. the stock seat is super nice, feels hard then I notice I've riden 8 hours in one day and the seat barley crossed my mind. I've had softer seats that feel like torture after 3. people complain about the heat from the engine to me its barley noticeable. the power to weight of this bike rivals the h2sx witch is neat, real rocketship. overall good bike do not recommend unless you get a deal under 10 grand. the most problematic bike I have ever owned. I'm scared to tour far with it away from my tools because if there's an issue the dealers charge so mutch to even look at it.

Had a 111s with the vvc. I wouldnt say it was slow but if i ever bought another elise i would go for the SC i think. About 200bhp is the sweetspot for the elise imo.

Great review, does it come with heated grips from the factory?

Great video. I’m doing a short documentary on the Lotus Elise on my diecast car channel. May I borrow some footage in this video for it? I can send you the finish video as well.

Thanks Old video now , Do you still have the bike ? I was going to buy the SD GT. but ended up buying a SD evo that came with panniers Tank bag . I still use a air cushion seat cover for long trips . Cruise control. Is still slow to re-adjust on gen 3 but never had cruise on bike before so massive difference to me on Europe trips . Can only get heated

Hoho. I changed my number plate as mine was SN09….or SNOG!

Good video. Was there any reason you didn’t replace with upgraded brake discs?

You have my tvr

Great video. I'm coming from a similar sports bike background but do a lot of commuting. How many kms has your good reliability experience held for?

One thing to be said for older bikes. I've always serviced my own. Got a 2008 Tuono and I recently changed oil, plugs, oil filter,air filter, replaced a failing stator and replaced sprockets and chain all at the price of parts. I do want a GT next but I won't be using dealers for servicing unless I really have to

Hello mate, how has been the reliability of this bike or what's the common reliability aspects of this bikes in general. I want one but in my country there are only 6 of them and a friend of mine got one in part of a car payment, I'm tempted to go ahead and buy it but 1 isn't cheap even though my friend would sell it to me cheaper than he got it 2 tax in my country is outrageous and I am willing to stand for it but I don't want to pay that enormous premium tax and have a bike that just sits on a workshop and last but not least is the fact that as the market sits here in Colombia I would probably be married to her for a long time as isn't the most comercial bike here and people fear this bikes but I'd love to have it, love it and respect it, so hopefully I'll hear from you and your experience and what you see is the comments on this bikes reliability on Europe where there are many of them and people do enjoy them. By the way it's a 2016 gt with all the options, from Akrapovic full system, to heated seats, heated handlebars, panniers, top case, power parts confort seat and normal seat, rizoma everything, and has about 40.000kms we don't know about service history but the best guess is all have been done in KTM as there are not many shops that would work on this bike on important jobs but let's say it has never stepped a KTM shop and imagine has had the worst life possible (it doesn't seem to but you know, better to be prepared for the worst)

Is it water tight (the roof etc) i.e is it ok to leave it outside all year round rather than garaged? Thanks

HI Sheaun great video and solution. However have you used the Kriega mounts specific for Tuono for long distance?

And then Toyota came to the rescue!!

I have had mine nearly seven weeks now and am averaging 28.1 mpg. Probably down to some relatively short journeys and enjoying the performance! No long journeys yet. Last year I drove back from Yorkshire to Devon in my 440i GC and averaged 46.4 mpg at 64.8 mph. I was really impressed with that!

How have you found the fit and finish? Had a Tracer 900gt for 3 years and the rust on some of the fittings and paint peel is not on. Looking to upgrade and this and the BMW S1000xr are my top two.

Where did you buy from mate?

Not quite an M2 Comp but I have a manual M240i and manage to get 40+MPG on a decent run. Highest I got was 48.5MPG which frankly is ridiculously good! Just goes to show it’s not what you drive it’s how you drive it. There’s a guy on TikTok who regularly gets 30+MPG out of his Huracan Evo

Hello, I plan to buy a US30 or a US40. Can you tell me if the US30 moves (braking, acceleration, cornering) when you drive at high speed? The luggage seems not to be well retain when you touch it. Thank you for your return.

I’ve just bought the US 10 dry pack but not really convinced about the security of the fixings. Is there visible subframe to tie to under the pillion seat? If there’s a fair bit of weight of luggage relying on a small cable I’m worried it’ll fall off.

I like what you've done, but it seems lazy from Hepco & Becker that they didn't think it this. I should not have to drill on a plate that costs 200 euros, when it's suppose to be a fit for a specific bike.

Can u fit the new 2018 speedometer to the 2015 r 2016 model

I got 43 mpg so it is achievable. thanks for the video very informative. Cheers.

We use kriega a lot , had it for the last 5yrs It fits better if you put it the other way round . Thanks for sharing , I ride a superduke 1290r , and the aprillia is possibly my next bike now I’ve seen your vid 😁👍

Hi thanks for the video. I’ve got a gen 1 superduke gt on my short list along with tunono, s1000r and mt10. My budget is 9k max so I can’t stretch to a gen 2. I’m struggling to get a test ride on a used gen 1 and I’m worried about reports that they’re lumpy and have vibes below 4K. Have you ridden both? What’s you take on this?

What tyres did you fit please? Look like yokos?

Yes Thank God I will buy one for myself

What weight are panniers designed for? If there are any issues if ride a bumpy or dusty roads?

Why did you choose to install hepco & becker luggage rack if you could fit the same Keriga bag using the passenger seat as I have seen in your previous video ?

What’s the maintenance like on this particular machine can you do most yourself, and is servicing expensive

I don't suppose you still have this bracket for sale do you?

Have the same bag, but the venture rack is far better & worth the extra cost .

I loved my S2 '01 for six years and sold it which was a BIG mistake so I went out and bought another. '04 model carbon fibre interior, New all stainless exhaust. New Lotus crate engine at 50K with a mild cam, New Quantum one coilover shocks - rear toe link kit, quick release Racetech steering wheel - New Alloy rims etc etc. By the way I have the exact same AM/FM radio. Pioneer right?

Any comment on reliability. Really want GT but just concerned over reliability and lack of dealerships

Have you noticed more vibrations in the handlebars after removing the end weights to install these?

I've just had my bill today, picking it up on the weekend. £1314.... Full Service MOT Fixing a wiring loom issue Rear Tyre