Recent content by Joost R1200CL to R18TC

Have you released the pinch bolts? Also, a couple of turns with a hex socket (check which size, Wunderlich has a good too) will release it and it will come right out. (Replace with good lithium grease)

Maybe I ride a little more conservatively, but down here in Spain we don't lack for hairpin corners.... but seriously, it is not something I worry about as I take the B roads

I have a R18 TC for a couple of years now, riding across good parts of the US and Europe. Standard set-up..... never scraped the pedals once on any of the curvy roads, not even climbing up the Stelvio pass. I would not worry about it. Only issue on the bike, the Michelin front tire is...

Just got a letter here in Spain that they are recalling the bikes for the reverse gear issue. Seems that there are some humidity issues affecting those bikes operating in hot/humid climates. They are promising a 'free accessory' but have no idea what that means

You can also use a regular lift with a couple of blocks under the engine. Wont do any damage

Am a big fan of Vansons out of Fall River. 2mm heavy leathers, still appear to be hand made locally

BMW actually sells a fairly reasonably priced battery tender that plugs into that outlet. Works rather well

Correct, the whole layout is as follows: parts I have available are #2, 3, 6, 7, 8

Sure, happy to sell the ones I removed. Still have those wrapped and stored in my workshop. In which country are you located? I am in Spain

Wunderlich may has some accessories for these. The OEM pedals are very short and easy to miss. I changed them to the Wunderlich ones which are a little longer. (and no longer miss when downshifting when wearing the big boots.

It can be done though. The deal has the 'power' to switch from Miles to KM, just the US version does not allow the user to do it. Funnily enough.... the analog speedometer plays along. Even though the dial is in miles. When you are going at 120km per hour (as per the digital...

Yes, it is aggravating. The question really is for BMW to answer.... 'Why did you go through the design effort to have different versions that limit your customers in the USA (Your key target market for the R18, right?)'. Is it an oversight? Well, what are your engineers doing all day...

One of the reason for going with the TC over a Harley was a dubious experience with the latter in Australia. Wanted to pass, on an Ultra, 2-up, a truck going up hill. With full gas the Harley made more noise but accelerates little. We barely made it around the truck before oncoming traffic...

I originally had the RAM mount with the MagSafe charger. That did not work well. Depends on you placing an Apple branded MagSafe charger inside the holder with a plastic plate for water protection. That worked very poorly. Throughput was low, and it was really fiddly to get the phone and...