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Agreed. Spectacular failure by the OEM. The 'First Edition' ended up being the Fools' Edition.

Nice. Why are you missing the RH side cover? Have you done a thread or post on that backrest and luggage rack yet?

Probably not Kuryakyn® then (-: I will NOT install no-name or dodgy brand foot or hand controls on any of my rides - foot controls in particular. These seem similar to the (Chinese) knockoffs that I commented on in an earlier post; https://www.r18forums.com/threads/highway-pegs.293/post-3833...

Amazon.com: 12mm Motorcycle Stem Mount Base fits Honda Blackbird & Kawasaki for Rider 410: GPS & Navigation

I cannot imagine that happening. The K16-series competes primarily with the GoldWing, and some less significant inline-fours - the multi-cylinder super-tourer league - while also being a competent contender in the sports-touring segment. The R18 Transcontinental aims for a slice of the v-twin...

Get yourself an Airhawk while you wait, and you can use it with the higher seat too - Amazon.com: AirHawk 2 Comfort Seating System Seat Cushion - Medium Cruiser - Inflatable Seat Cushion with Black Cover - Made in the USA: Automotive. It comes with two stretchable ties - I only use one...

Agreed - award warranting highly skilled misapplication - Darwin Awards: Evolution In Action. The problem is that clowns like this are more likely to cause someone else to be killed than lose their own lives. And potentially more than once, possibly without even realising it, or caring, or...

Fifty years without a single claim (?) Where do you ride - up and down the airstrip? (-:

At worst, the 'drive malfunction warning light' will light up on the speedo, and the ECU might log a 'soft' error code, but one should be able to clear it with the GS-911 or MotoScan. I've not seen that happen with an air cleaner swap yet, though. Swap the stock filter back the weekend before...

The latest ECUs all feature adaptive capabilities to various extents, depending on how the OEMs specified it. You can install an open air filter on most new KTM or Triumph models, start the engine without touching the throttle and allow it to idle - 15 minutes for a KTM and 12 minutes for a...

The latest motorcycle engines are super-refined and very efficient. They are actually simply terrific, especially fueling and performance-wise, when compared with those of even just a decade ago. Engine clearances are minimal, tolerances low and quality control devoid of operator latitude...

That is high and on a par with what we pay in South Africa. And I stay in a town, not a city. Motorcycle theft is a problem (even hijacking motorcyclists at traffic stops, believe it or not), but not to the level experienced in UK cities. The biggest issues here are the number of unlicensed...

Those 'wee tubes' are part of BMW's Intake Silencer to help appease EURO-5 noise levels, covering all noise produced by the bike in total - intake, engine, exhaust, etc. Invariably, whenever one installs a less-restrictive air filter element or retrofits another air cleaner configuration, e.g...

Awesome motorcycle advertisement from Taiwan! - YouTube

I dab some gunmetal-blue (Amazon.com : BW Casey Aluminum Black Touch-Up 3 Oz : Hunting Cleaning And Maintenance Products : Sports & Outdoors) onto any scratch marks on chromed parts like crash bars and exhausts to arrest the onset of rust. Not too much, mind, as it will blemish the chrome

Probably not. They, like Mustang® Seats and RSD® are most likely contractually bound not to compete against their own other products sold under the BMW banner.

Too soft. I suggest fibre washers instead - the red ones; FTVOGUE 600pcs 12 Sizes Red Steel Paper Fiber Flat Washers Kit Insulation Washer Assorted Set with Box(600pcs): Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific. They are useful in so many applications and are not ruined by the occasional bike wash...

Nice. I have the Denal® SoundBomb Mini installed on mine. I suggest that you rotate the Horn's mouth to be parallel with the paving. It will be equally as loud but will prevent it from scooping up water from the front wheel in the rain.

Agreed. Seemingly only bar-end turn indicators, but it is nevertheless a comedy of aesthetic errors aside from that; The exhausts are megaphones (again) and way too long; Said same (universal?) megaphones have no indents to clear the rear shaft-ends - so their ends stand out too wide; The rear...

A couple of things out of sync again. Those slip-on exhausts and bar-end mirrors belong on a cafe racer. So too, the low-profile rear (only) tire. The handlebars too far forward and the seat hard on the frame - you will need the physical attributes of a primate, e.g. orangutang (as with an...