My many past rides have been mainly on Harley touring bikes, I bought my first BMW R18 Classic last March.
Missed the creature comforts on the Classic compared to past touring bikes, namely uncomfortably seats, no fuel gauge and unforgiving ride comfort after 50 miles in the seat.
Therefore...
No first edition pack came with my new TC from my BMW supplying dealer here in the UK. I understand your frustration after making many phone calls and a string of unanswered emails, I threatened to contact BMW customer services and suddenly the pack arrived by post. Needless to say the...
I have the same issue with connection every time I ride as stated in a previous post. I did the same and bought a cheap iPhone charging cable on eBay. I can confirm that BMW indeed make Three very charging short cables for the iPhone 13 My dealer has ordered one from Germany.
See details attached.
Established that my phone indeed pairs automatically but need to start the map mode every time. It’s seems like no in stock iPhone charging cable available in UK, can be ordered from Germany.
I picked up my new TC on Thursday after trading in my R18 classic.
In general all the functions are working well using my iPhone 13 after 150 miles.
My only issue is that TC does not come as standard with the very short mobile charging cable.
Not sure if anyone has purchased this cable and...
Hello All,
Has anyone fitted a side stand extender pad to your bike.
I am conscious of the weight of my Transcontinental and considering fitment.
At present I use a plastic disk placed under my side stand on my tarmac drive.
Desert Rat
Nothing wrong with the R18 classic just wanted the added equipment and features that the R18 TC provides.
Although I did find the lack of a fuel gauge and the small front mudguard meant a lot of cleaning had to be done. Definitely no wet rider riding. My previous bike was HD Ultra Limited with...
I hope you enjoy your R18 Classic, since March I have had 2300 carefree miles on my R18 classic.
I am based in South Devon, will take delivery of a new R18 TC on Thursday.
Hello All,
I am currently advertising my as new chrome backrest and fitting kit on eBay.
Advertised with a good saving on the new price.
Taking delivery of my new R18 Transcontinental on Thursday Which has a Top Box fitted.
Desert Rat