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That is atrocious, and I thought mine was bad. I installed several Wunderlich parts. The chromed aluminium pieces were good, but I had all the chromed steel parts replated. That being said, I also sent the aluminium C-bows for the saddle-bags, supplied by Hepco & Becker, for replating. Before:

I fitted the 20mm lower Wunderlich pegs, which works well being ever so slightly lower. I rotated the gear lever to suit and then discovered that the rear brake pedal height cannot be adjusted. Only its free play can adjust. I adjusted that liberally enough and contrived a black plastic...

Great. We have not been able to do that where I live in Sarfefrica since the nineties, in general. Leave a motorcycle parked in a public space in the evening, that is, where you do not have direct line of sight of it. Even in the day, for that matter. I stopped selling mine since 2013. I...

Exquisite, minimalist and super-clean. One of the Top Ten R18 bobbers anywhere out there, where the rest of those have been done by custom outfits. I've been following your project with interest and shared photos widely - not on social media, I do not do much of that. Some observations, not...

There are no females in my stable. They are all Stallions. Those in red font are intended to be 'rolling spares' but nevertheless run, are titivated and enjoy a pampered life. Those in blue font are the go anywhere, anytime, mules. The others only venture out on sunny days, short enough to...

I had a similar issue with my Rocket 3R - 155 kph if I recall correctly. A BT Moto tune cured that ailment. I have probably only used cruise control once over that limit since installing the fix, to check if it was functional, but that is OK. I do not appreciate OEMs electronically parenting...

I am lucky enough to own a bunch of bikes. And I probably work on them more than I ride them. Always fidgeting or titivating something. I generally have three to four out of action, waiting for something: chroming, painting, farkles, bling, information or simply time. I initially compile a...

I tried fitting OUTEX as well - twice. I have it installed on my Indian Vintage since 2016 - no leaks: https://www.r18forums.com/threads/tube-or-tubeless.586/post-28641. I know a chap who has the same original application running on a laced-wheel Ducati for more than a decade already. Ducati...

That applies to a lot of brands, in fact. The Brits of old were even more notorious for breaking down - BSA, Norton, Triumph, et al - never mind the oil leaks. Old Ducatis were terrible. All two-strokes were hard work. The Japanese effected the first seismic shift, starting with the Honda...

German quirkiness. But there are several, in fact. Also bear in mind that I have owned four BMW motorcars since 1986 and that my wife still drives one, our fifth. The GS bug bit me in 2014. I took one for a spin, but I hated the telelever front suspension. So, I bought a KTM 1190 Adventure S...

I own three Harleys (2016 Sportster, 2014 Breakout and 2021 Street Glide) and two Buells (2006 XB12Ss and 2008 XB12S) - all keepers. Zero problems, no regrets. Overpriced - probably. So are MV Agusta, Ducati and increasingly even KTM and Triumph. And nothing cheap about BMW. My R18 is my...

Thanks. Motion Pro - https://www.motionpro.com/c/cable-clamps

Thanks. I made the slots smaller than those in the stock handlebars, just wide enough to accommodate the largest wiring connector on the right-hand side. 7/16" - 11mm wide by 1-9/16" - 40mm long at the grips and 1-3/4" - 45mm at the speedo. I centre-punched a row of four holes (5/16" - 8mm...

Rommel. Done, more or less.