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Mind you, that the presence of a service manual doesn't take work away from dealerships, as those bike owners don't WANT to do their own work. Vehicles have been sold with service manuals for as long as I can remember, and dealership service centers still exist. Rather, I'm curious if BMW is...

While I have my gripes about the R18 (e. g. plastic battery covers, versus the metal covers the r1200c had), I think it's a bike BMW needs to continue building past 2025, but be open-eyed that it isn't a bestseller. There are niche bikes, and there's no shame in that. Rather, BMW should lean...

Also, this goes to show that our "big boxer" engines have a LOT of untapped potential... ;) Mike

Here's a motorcycle.com article to the same. https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/new-model-preview/bmw-teases-2025-r-18-models-44615572 Mike

Agreed. Max's microfiche is more comprehensive than Bob's BMW (my dealer). Mike

The i8 wasn't the only concept BMW released to the public; BMW also released the i3: The original concept... What the public got: A vehicle that's shockingly similar to its concept. What's really cool is the frame is aluminum, chassis is carbon fiber, and the body panels are plastic, meaning...

BMW made an entirely new engine for this model. I wonder if they're planning on using the 1800cc monster in other boxer lines down the road. Four years seems like an awfully short run, but seems to be in line with BMW's M.O. (cough) r1200c (cough). Besides, I thought the R18 was doing well in...

In other news, I got my recall letter for the reverse gear. Not going to even touch that until springtime. Alcina has already been in the shop for the headlight recall (Bob's BMW). Mike

I have this jacket too. HEAVY, but extremely durable. I got it over the R18 merch simply because of the white stripes, and that it matched Alcina's "First Edition" pinstriping. I'd suggest breaking it in before riding however, as I felt the arms were rather stiff brand new. If I had a gripe...

Thought I'd ask everyone first before I forward this to site admin, as I use firefox on linux as my main browser, and didn't know if this is a site incompatibility issue? This problem started about a month or so ago, the contrast of blue background, black text makes it impossible to read each...

Good to hear. I bring up my experience because I didn't think BMW would have ever let the omission of a circlip through QA, especially at such a critical spot like the shifting shaft. Mike

I had a transmission leak as well. It was coming from the selector shaft seal. Turns out BMW FORGOT to install the circlip that holds the selector shaft in place. That caused major shifting issues, as the shaft couldn't move the shifting forks. As the circlip sits behind the shaft seal, there's...

I just did a search and didn't come up with anything. Do you happen to have a link to the post? Mike

I didn't say it was literally the transmission fluid BMW uses in the gearbox. Rather, when looking up the microfiche, BMW calls it "TRANSMISSION OIL HYSPIN V10". Their words, not mine. Mike

And a lady who literally, did the re-entry math by hand and who's job title was "computer". There's a great movie, "Hidden Figures" that tells her story at NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/katherine-johnson-the-girl-who-loved-to-count/ RIP Katherine Johnson Mike

The clutch oil is transmission fluid. Literally, the name of the product is "TRANSMISSION OIL HYSPIN V10" (BMW part # 21 52 2 455 540). Transmission oil AFAIK is not hygroscopic, meaning it won't absorb moisture from the air, unlike brake fluid. Therefore, there's no harm in not changing out...

Nice to see another Marylander on here. I live out in the Hagerstown area. Mike

TL;dr: Your free-flowing exhaust might be adversely impacting how your rear O2 sensors are reading Lambda under hard acceleration, as exhaust gasses aren't lingering around the sensor long enough. After reviewing BMW auto forums that list a similar error, it strikes me that, also looking at...

I'm that "guy"... Jim. life and laziness got in the way of me continuing with that thread, but bottom-line: No measurable difference from my existing commuter seat. I don't have any pics right now, but the plether is already creasing and some of the black dye has started fading out. As for...

The annual subscription must be something relatively new. I got the pro version a couple years ago with unlimited VINs, and there was no annual $$$. For me personally, I'd rather pay more $$$ up front than be held captive by an annual subscription, but that's just me. Mike