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My apologies Goatie. In my excitement on making improvements on my bike, I disconnected my flapper valves w/o completing the fishtail caps and doing the after sound video for you. I’ll send the after sound video w/o the caps. Oops! Too large

I’m with you on heat dissipation w/o maximizing noise. My Harley rumble days are over. I cut my fishtail tips off the same week I received the R18 for improved styling. The opening on the back end is three times larger which produced a fuller base instead of the hissing engine sound. With...

Nothing vibrated more than the 1955 Harley rigid frame that I chopped in 1970. I had another Harley Deuce in 2000 and loved it. After retirement, I wanted a Harley Breakout until I saw a picture of BMW R18. I bought my R18 w/o seeing one in real life at a dealer over 900 miles away. I had...

Allow me to finish the project by mig welding the caps on or find someone that can tig weld for a cleaner finish. I will video the sound for the forum before locking the flappers open. The flapper project should add an even deeper tone at idle.

Hey Myrtle Beach! Are you enjoying your beach rides!! Sun City HiltonHead tourist drivers here are dangerous😬

Yes, it is the factory muffler. I customized it by cutting a downward curve which mirrors the curve of the muffler. I was concerned it might be too loud but it’s not. It now has a slightly deep tone. I still need to cap the ends with pieces from the fish tail tips.

Congrats on your new R18B! Cool bike!! I finally got my R18 719 a week ago w/o even a test drive. In fact I’ve never even seen an R18 in person until received mine in Sun City HiltonHead. I ordered it from Gateway BMW in St Louis. Check out my new fishtail design!! Now I need to switch my...

Would you consider $200 for the passenger seat and pegs?

Yes he did and the local builder that did the work is Rich. I wish he would share his expertise in the fishtail forum. Aaron, if possible, please compare your stock fishtail sound quality to the Rich’s shortened fishtail muffler. That muffler is about 60% shorter. I only want to shorten mine...

The plan is to cut the fishtail shortly after receiving my bike. It is scheduled to pickup this week from Gateway. The exhausts will end about even w rear axle. I’ll cap them after I get the desired sound. Can you put a magnet to yours to determine if they are SS?

Cool color Aaron!! Congrats!! Did you happen to see my blue/green R18 in the showroom? Haulbikes is supposed to pickup Dec 28-30. Jon and team at Gateway has been outstanding to do business with🍷. I can’t wait to put my Harley gear on and ride my Beamer😄

Thank you so much for the pics!! My priority is just to shorten the fishtail w/o altering the internals. I saw along the way about cutting, welding, and polishing. Is outer wall of the fishtail stainless steel or chromed mild steel? Is the back portion where you would cut and shorten, lined...

It’s too bad we’re not neighbors. I consider myself a fabricator and have a mig welder. We can play and learn a lot!! $400 is what I consider a keeper price. I’ll call the dealership in Charleston, SC, to check if they would void the warranty if the fishtail was shortened. If it’s ok, I’ll...

It depends on what you mean by expensive. If I can find set to shorten and paint black for a reasonable price, I’ll get them. I will keep my original set just in case I possibly need some warranty work done. If not, I’ll get a custom (shorter than fishtail) and sell the originals when the...

Is the “yes” answer to my question whether I need the stage 2 program when I shortened the fishtail without altering the internals? My intent is style improvement for now. I’ll review the sound as I put miles on the bike w the shortened fishtail look. Someone in this forum mentioned spare...

Fishtail mods forum has wealth of information!! I’ll be getting my 2022 R18 719 in a few weeks. I can’t stand the long fishtail mufflers until saw the shortened version. It’s a dramatic change! If I shortened them w/o altering the internals such as confusing the program, leaving the flapper...

Just to give you an idea of where I’m coming from, I am not a bagger biker. In fact, my first Harley was a 1955 panhead that I chopped in early 70’s before Harley became a fad! My next was a 2000 Harley Deuce which eventually sold to start on a Ford 1933 blown streetrod. Harley is in my blood...

Longshot, I have been looking for a R18FE like yours! If we’re w/in 300 miles from Sun City HiltonHead, SC, we would be exchanging cash for the bike. I just can’t see myself sending this kind of cash w/out seeing or touching the item. Then waiting for transport truck to deliver as promised...