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Thanks Phil, I will do that. Its recently just had its first service! Cheers BMWryder9, this smoke screen happened after I had done a 30mile trip, the bike hadn’t been stood on its side stand or been idling. It is a bit concerning, I have had Bm’s in one shape or another for over 30 years and...

After a ride of 30 miles today and whilst the bike was upright, ie not on the side stand my R18FE started to emit thick blue smoke from the left hand exhaust. After calling the BM dealer they told me to continue riding for another 10 miles to see if it cleared, it did clear eventually. The...

Oh dear……post returning home from the BM dealer to have the Stealth tracker removed( battery issue!) after paddling my R18 rearward into my garage I noticed the left hand cylinder exhaust was blathering out a thick blue smoke which very quickly filled my garage. I managed to obtain a video of...

My phone is mounted via a system called Quadlock and my phone is using Google maps for GPS and it all works beautifully….

Somewhere to park your bike…..

The very first R18 FE to tackle all six passes in the Lake District UK…. Not an easy task but doable with extreme care!

My conscience wont allow me to positively comment on Kornish’s request!

I have requested that the dealer I recently purchased my R18 from to please remove the tracker and lets see if that helps the battery to stay charged longer than 8-14 days!……they will remove it, but they want to charge me for the privilege! This situation is leaving a very bitter taste in my...

HI Vikki, are you items still available? Rgds Alistair

Cheers Rhodri, ”sounds” like it was money well spent. I will drop Matt a line. Ride safe Alf

Hi Rhodi, glad it all turned out well. What was the price if you don’t mind me asking?

Hi Cheshire Cat, guessing your bike is an R18? Alex-B, will ensure the alarm is manually armed only! thanks both for your support and comments.

Ok guys…..I have been told by my Bmw dealer that I shouldn’t expect more than 2 weeks before the battery goes flat If it was fully charged! To me, that is totally unacceptable. I never leave the alarm activated and never move the bike whilst its in my secure garage. Have you please got any...

I like the manual way! Get the engine warm, wait 5 minutes. Get somebody to sit on the bike, check the oil level. Job done…..

Hi TodkaVonic, I’m guessing if your battery is connected to a suitable charger and the battery won”t accept a charge, it’s either fully charged or unserviceable! You can do a drop test on the battery which will show any cells that are not working correctly….most “clever” charges have the...

Hi Alex-B, I was told by the dealer when I picked the bike up, that I had to use the fob to activate the alarm but when I switched on the ignition, the alarm would automatically disable. Its going back to the BM dealer next week for its first service ( 500mls) i will brief them what’s happened...

Hi Alex-B, to be honest I have only just picked the bike up 2 weeks ago! Did 200mls on it, then it sat in my garage for 8 days( with the alarm off). Then came to take it out and the battery was flat. (Showing 11.4V on my multimeter.. I have just procured an Optimate 4 can bus edition, charged...

Hello tommymck, the tracker is OEM installled. Its a Datatool Stealth tracker S5! If this is the reason why the batteries drained its a pure show. I’m personally thinking the battery is unserviceable, the bike is an ex dealer demo bike, when I purchased it, it had only 200 miles on it and was...

Hi, I can recommend using carcoverfactory.co.uk, the one I purchased from them fits my R18 beautifully. Brill customer service, fantastically manufactured and super fast delivery.

Hello all, just gone to take my R18 First Edition out for a ride. Having put on all my kit and sat on the bike, I find the battery is completely flat!! Its been sat in my garage with the alarm off for 8 days..I have been told by the dealer its most probably the Tracker thats drained the...