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I feel your pain, literally. I had my TC for 6 days. I went to get it inspected and pulling into the parking lot of the station there was a crater I didn't see which I hit just as I stopped. The bike bounced left and I was surprised to have the 940lb beast heading for the pavement. It took...

I gave a detailed wash, claying, swirl/scratch removal, polishing, surface prep to remove previous chemicals and installed a ceramic finish. Total time between 6-7 hours. It was tougher to do than I thought it would be. I can see where I made some mistakes with high spots on the ceramic coating...

So here are a few beauty shots of the completed job. You can see how the top mount of the redesigned bars fit. To answer the question the 30mm (M8 x 30) Fillister head bolts worked fine on the passenger floorboards (Part number 07129907381) as a substitute. I didn’t need the 35mm bolts. On an...

OK. It was a guess and it worked. You twist the oval connector while you pull it apart after you remove the connector from the plastic clip that attaches it to the fender. That’s the first picture. There are a few other things I wanted to say. On the rectangular connectors on each side are...

So I got the Fillister bolts and I’m working on installing the bars now on my TC. I’m going to post some pictures of taking apart the connectors once I’m done since I’ve had a little trouble getting them apart. I’m down to taking apart one last connector before I start taking the bags off. One...

So I broke my protector too trying the shortcut method of popping off the bezel to slide in the protector. The glass on the protector is very thin. If someone could elaborate how they slid in the protector past the bezel when it’s partially popped off that would help if I decide to try it...

I made a slight correction. Looking at the Wunderlich install instructions I wasn’t thinking that the washer was needed for the foot rests with the longer Fillister bolts. However, I think the washers are needed to keep the footrest flat because the extra 5mm thickness of the bars under the...

Thanks Dave! I think I found the part we need, a BMW M8 x 30 bolt with a Fillister head. It so happens the brake lever for an R18 has that part. I found it looking through the part assemblies shown on the Max BMW website. I ordered a set, part number 07129907381. Hopefully the bolts are in...

Varg, Did you end up replacing the bolts with BMW Fillister Head bolts? Did they work out? Can you please share the size/part number you used? I have a set of the bars incoming. Thanks, Tom

I think the R18 Classic with 2400 miles that I traded in was getting around 50 Mpg during my normal trips in Rock mode in the countryside. I expect the TC will get better.

(Sold) I took these covers off of my R18 Classic before I traded it in for a Transcontinental. My TC is the blacked out version and I decided not to reinstall them but they should fit the R18, R18 Classic, Bagger and the Transcontinental. These 3 covers sell new for $318 so save yourself $168...

Yeah the fact it wasn’t showing up as included sounds wrong to me. I used BMW financing through my dealer. Tom

I bought my TC last week. I received a bill from BMW yesterday for the first payment. They had subtracted the $333 they pay for the first 4 payments as part of the promotion they’re running. BMW also had a different promotion running where you could hold off the first payment for 90 days as...

I just got my bike, 2023 R18 TC, and I’ve only been on one long ride, about 90 miles and about 40 miles of driving through small towns. The computer is reporting 43mpg.

I’ve only ridden around 100 miles on mine since I recently purchased it. I’m 5’ 9” and I’m looking through the windshield with an inch or two clearance from the lip of the windscreen. I rode the B but I found the edge of the windscreen was in my line of sight and somewhat distracting. I have no...

Thank everyone. I ended up taking out a 2023 TC last week for a test drive. It was great. I think it handled better than my Classic and I got it. Due to work and bad weather, today was the first day I’ve been able to take it out for a good ride. I really enjoyed it.

Not trying to get personal but you said the new bike was on the way. Did you have an opportunity to trade it in towards the new bike? I got $12K in trade for mine towards a new TC and my R18 Classic had 2400 miles. If that’s still a possibility you should ask. I was looking at a new Harley at...

Greg, One member gave a write-up of the Mustang seats here: https://www.r18forums.com/threads/bmw-mustang-seat-options-breakdown.84/ The heights given in that link are 27.4 and BMW’s website lists the R18 as 28.0. I felt like a sat a touch higher with the Weekender seat since it has more...

(SOLD) The seat, pillion, grab strap and installation hardware are in new condition. I took them off my R18 Classic before I traded it in for a Transcontinental. These seats sell new for $650 so save yourself $250, shipping and tax. Also I am including the following items and all are in new...

Spacers only are available in 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 increments. I asked and a secondary company makes them for Wheeldock so they can't be custom ordered. However, the spacers are only plastic so it's possible to sand them down. I'm trying to sand down the 1/2" spacer to .40" to get a tighter fit for...