There is a link to PDF installation manual on the TT website. Download and look at it. The manual shows the bracket in details and you'll get answers...
I concur, it looks like the slot that allows the clamp to do its job and squish the outer pipe over the inner one. Maybe it's supposed to be plugged...
No, motor is as it was delivered to the race team I purchased it from, JJ Chorro (Spain). As the hours a still relatively low (<20) I have not opened...
Removed those too .... Give it heat gun heat and gently tug the corner till it lifts ... keep the heat on it (and off your fingers) and it will peel...
How about the special Canadian sticker on the steering stem about compliance of the spark system ... thats been the worst yet ... been hacking off an...
How would yous say it compares to your previous S1KR? I tested one and it reminded me alot of the K1200S engine in a much smaller package of course....