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It's all lightly used, I need to purge some of my gear as I simply have too much of it. I'm an XL shirt wearer and 38 waist and my Klim gear is fitted as such. If there's any interest, I'll pos the full lot and see what I can get rid of. Want to downsize from 10 suits to 3 as I need to adjust my...

That was the most challenging part of the installation for sure.

Hi, the steering damper is still intact. You can see it pictured here above the fender: and just in front of the frame below the tank / steering I also show off the clearance of that damper during this video: (2 minutes in)

Date night last night with the wife. Took the big girl.

I think Rufus is on to something. Sometimes, there's someone in a company that just has that golden ticket to build something because it'll make the fans happy. They out-vote the bean counters and just do it anyway. Maybe that's the R18? A big beautiful 1800CC boxer for the 100th anniversary of...

Next time I go camping off the R18, I'll post a few photos or a video clip of my setup. Biggest thing I save weight on is my tent and sleeping arrangements. My entire sleeping, cooking setup and iPad fit in the top box so the side is free for food, tools and clothes along with a first aid kit...

Have a great time. You'll get a lot of questions. the GS guys don't ever make fun of my R18. Most people are interested and curious, amazed by how much you paid (if you shopped around) and how much it weighs. They'll deduce it's not for them but they'll appreciate the bike and curious why you...

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I know of a dealer who has a room full of crated BMWs. The owner buys them and tucks them away. Outside of a few exceptions, if your bike never left the crate, you might get what you paid in 30 years, some will appreciate higher. A driven and used model is going to have to be quite special to...

Thanks all. I LOVE riding the R18. it's so comfortable and fun but I continue riding my GS Adventure because I'm in this perfect bubble of silent, no turbulence. Everyone that rides my R18 says they can't see straight from the shake that the vibration screws up their vision. One friend who rides...

Thanks MIke!

Can I just cut the bottom portion of them and sand it down so they clear those fork mounted turn signals? The amount of wind hitting me in the chin and rattling my head on the interstate is becoming an issue so bad that I refuse to go on long trips anymore on the R18. I want clean air and I...

I linked to the one I'm going to buy but my R18 is only 9 months old. I'll probably go Lithium in the next year but like others said, you're not saving much weight on an R18 going lithium. It's a noticeable difference on a 2-stroke, less so on an R18 (percentage of total curb weight)

Since I’ve had both, I’ll say the Bagger seat both gets much hotter and hotter 2-3 times faster than the TC seat. I like the TC seat size, height and comfort but it takes 30 minutes easily to get warm where I can feel it. I agree, those grips could slow-roast a brisket.

I hope things improve for you. Beautiful bike and I hope you’ll stick around the forum to help the rest of us. Sorry to see your R18 go but health always comes first.

My nephew who is 8 is over here this weekend and as soon as he came in the front door he asked me if we can go hang out in the garage. My wife’s GS needs an oil change and chain cleaning. He can’t wait to help out.

“Ruin”? Nah, you‘re giving him something to look forward to in life that so many people will never understand and that’s the feeling of freedom, adventure and happiness that we find on two wheels. No one in my family rides and I didn’t start until at was 30 years old. Never going to go back.

Haha, I like that. It’s certainly been true for our VWs. The last generation Tiguan was really solid, heavy, almost no cabin noise and heavy doors that took worse to close and supple thick leather seats. Our 2022 model, very loud, noisy, clunky, light doors, some parts already failing under...

One thing I wanted to interject on for the benefit of all is none of us should lament or pick fights with people who got their R18 for less than us. I get it, it sucks to see your bike suffer a 50% off the showroom depreciation in just 2 model years but the alternative is BMW could stick to...

I wanted to make mention though, many of these ‘reviews’ aren’t from owners of the bike. These are seeded by BMW Motorrad to YouTubers so they’re given the bike for a while so my opinion is they are going to be less subjective Than an owner...