So I got the R3, tried since start of June, but despite it giving a chance to impress me, last weekend I went back to the XR1000V2 and so glad I did.
My XR100 V2 is head and shoulders above the R3. Saying that I do think MY R3 has issues and this is why it is being outperformed.
Is there a service centre I can send it to be checked over and tested?
I had really hoped the R3 was the answer.