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I've seen two R18's here in central PA. One was a few months ago, and the other was yesterday.

True. They take their customer service seriously.

I run nothing but 90 octane pure gas in all my bikes and equipment; it's a little more expensive but well worth it. My GSA starts on the first crank even when it's in the 30's. I put 93 octane ethanol in my Honda generators and I had to pull till my arm hurt. Drained the fuel, put pure gas 90...

Take it to the dealer until the warranty is over, that way if there's a problem, it's on them. Also, you're looking at service requirements, a tech may find unrelated issues.

Since the dealer has no interest in helping you rectify this disaster, I would go straight to your local media with all your information; a news agency asking questions makes people take notice. As a former Master Tech, I've never heard of BMW saying tough luck; BMWNA had me replace a clutch as...

Sounds like the throttle potentiometer. It’s been some years, but when we serviced a bike, we would always check that. Try turning the ignition on,(don’t start the bike) twist the throttle to full open three times, then turn the key off, then start the bike.

BMW Motorcycles of Detroit.

I talked to my local dealer, and a dealer in Michigan, and both of them stated that the replacement fixes should start rolling out to dealerships the end of May. Neither specified if owners or showroom bikes would be first for the fix.

I run 90 octane pure gas in my 2018 GSA and it starts up with one crank of the motor, even when it's below 40 degrees. It idles better, and the mpg is better than when I run 93 ethanol.

That looks way nicer than the chrome.

That's pretty cool.

In your first photo, what's the little bullet for?

Talked to the local dealer and he was told from corporate the end of May they should have the headlight fix out.

When they lift the delivery stop, I'm picking up a 2023 R18TC with the premium package, and my 08 Yamaha trade-in, 17,800 out the door.I couldn't pass that up.

This was supposed to be their bike to compete with H-D, but going on 5 months with no clue what to do, that’s not good.

Had a similar problem on a KLR. If you helped the kickstand up till it stopped, it would occasionally die when I put it in gear. But if I just kicked it up with my heel, it would never happen.

It’s funny how this problem is only with the B & TC models. The Roctane has an adaptive headlight, and they don’t seem to be affected.

I find it hard to believe that the light can’t be opened and repaired. On Facebook, a lady received a response from BMW stating that they will not replace the light with a standard one.

Agreed, the adaptive headlight on a bike is overkill; especially the R18's. These bikes are not going to be used to go canyon carving in the dark, they are however more apt to be going down a moderately straight highway during the hours of darkness. I'm pretty confident that all the riders...