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Thank you all for your efforts and communication. My 2022 TC FE shows up on the list using the link above to the nhtsa.bmwgroup site. This information will be very helpful convincing dealer of the issue, mine is not working properly but is not yet visibly 'broken'. ~ Dave

Hi Pierre, I do not see that on mine, checking just now I do see about 2-3mm clearance pretty evenly across beneath the tab, and there's been no sign of contact or movement since... over 5k miles ago. I see you do have the required spacer installed, that was my first suspicion. If the...

Yup, I ride my GSA more often than my R18s, but I ride the R18s much farther. I feel they are a superb compliment to each other.

Yup, the TC and the B are electronic... the Pure and the Classic are the key lock.

Yup! Just hold the power button for a few seconds, it'll lock... then press again to unlock, then again to power up the bike.. works really well.

Thanks Scott, great advice. I'll get that in the works pretty quick, with luck it'll be replaced before it fails. It's pretty much always been how it is now; it'll be nice to see how it's really supposed to work. :)

I secure my R18 by chaining it to another R18. :D

On my TC the headlight seems to work ok, as far as shining bright light on the road ahead of me although it doesn't seem to follow the road. The headlight is bright and strong, but I expect the beam would be a bit better balanced if it would center and move freely. The reflector stays off center...

I believe it's the satellite antenna on US models, I tried Sirius satellite music for a few months, got a free sample... it was nice, but i ended up preferring my own mixes so didn't sign up for the subscription.

The key doesn't actually insert into the antenna, head of the key just needs to be in close proximity to it. Either the spare key or the dead fob can be held close to the antenna to turn the bike on/start, also will allow for unlock steering/cases on the B/TC. Reaching up and forward under...

I turned 65 a while back, about 5'7", riding a TC, a couple other R18s and a GSA. try to get a couple of rides in most days. Aside from diet, sleep, basic exercise, and vitamins, I've included Indian club cyclical exercise routines every day and it helps a lot when maneuvering the bike. Here's...

Thankful you will both be ok, and the bike handled the event suitably well. Hopeful you recover quickly and completely. I appreciate the chance to reinforce my riding awareness, oil patch is one anomaly that's dicey at best once things start sliding. Great to hear that Emergency services was...

Great ride! Thanks for sharing! I have the Dragon on my list, one of these days... Good idea using grab strap to help secure luggage on seat. (y)

I've put around 5k miles on my Classic in the past year, it's still better every time I ride it, at 10k total mileage, it just gets smoother and stronger. It's only evidenced a surging a couple of times, and then only when first starting out for a ride (startup and ride away within a minute or...

Whew, what a day, eh? Since you were thinking of selling it for 18, I think I'd paint-pen it, sell it for 11-ish to someone who wants to customize it, keep the 11,600, and move on. Good luck with this, hope it works out well for you.

I always wear a jacket and keep the garage door opener in an outside pocket, button on the outside. Then I just press the button through the fabric, works well with my controller type. Nothing clever here, but thought I'd mention it. :)

Note that the book has only a couple of pages dedicated to the R18, and those are for the concept, I'd expect because it was the only R18 available during production. But the book is wonderful, all text is in both German and English, the pictures are great.. and I do really like the cover. I...

The book from the FE Box is readily available if that's of interest, here's an amazon listing: BMW Motorrad: Make Life a Ride (book included in the First Edition boxes)...

Thanks for the report Tom, the bike looks great! I'll be ordering 4 of those screws for my TC passenger floorboards: Really appreciate the details and part numbers!

if you dismiss the message, i think a left twitch of the wheel will do that... did the message reappear? wondering if it would return right away or if it was a fluke. I haven't seen that message on my TC and I use the ACC pretty regularly, about 13k miles on the bike. I clean off the...