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If you're still looking for it, it's currently 50% off in Canada: https://shop.highroadmotorsports.com/products/bmw-us-black-tapered-silencer-vance-hines-r18-k34

Now that's an airplane engine!

Ask your local BMW dealer, I believe it's treated as an upgrade to the bike as it's an option and not factory installed. It's supposed to be a software update but I imagine they'd charge you for that.

Welcome from the Lower Mainland, Tilley! I made a very similar mistake but traded my base R18 for a 1250RS, now I'm back into the fold with a Bagger, what an improvement over the base model!

I saw that AliExpress one on Amazon from a few different "brands" but they all look the exact same. I feel the Givi Maxia is an interesting alternative, there's a rack from Amazon that fits the Givi plate but it also looks very AliExpress-ish...

What model is that trunk? I've been trying to decide between adapting a Givi Maxia or looking for other options for my B

I’m definitely considering it, didn’t want to pull the plug on getting the tool to reset the service reminders + a jack/lift for the bike yet. Will do it once the next service comes up.

Love my R18 Pure but BMW's service costs would make me go to a Japanese brand, I've considered going to an FJR 1300 but every time I leave the house with my R18, I change my mind. The smile factor of this bike is too big to ignore

43mpg here on my daily commute (80% highway, 20% city)

Hello, neighbour!

I agree with everything here, I'd just add the following: if you start with the R18 as your first bike, are you comfortable with the possibility of dropping it? Because it is very likely you'll drop it a few times. You might as well look into the cost of repairing the bike in case you drop it...

I've seen some videos of their exhausts on Harleys, seems OK. Their R18 mufflers are 20% off until EOM May as well, US$319.20. It's tempting

She just cut and shaved some of the original foam to create a better back support and to relieve pressure on the sides based on my body shape, she also replaced foam with gel inside that marked area in the middle. I'm planning on having her do a custom seat project but I'll wait until winter for...

This weekend I had an upholstery designer reshape the stock seat and insert some gel padding on it. It vastly improved the stock seat for a fraction of the cost of a new, better seat - I went for a 1h30min ride with the custom seat with zero fatigue or weird pressure points, it even made me...

That's Galaxy Dust, I fell in love with this bike the first time I saw it at the dealership, the only downside is that now I spend way more time at the garage than what I should just staring at the bike :LOL: