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  1. Calboy

    WTB spoke wheels or wheel hubs.

    Sorry man! The diameter for the front is 19 while the diameter for the rear wheel is 16 I totally overlooked your first post.
  2. Calboy

    Wunderlich Rear Rack(Black)

    Rear rack brand new was $499.00 Perfect condition. $250.00 shipped to the Lower 48
  3. Calboy

    SOLD BMW Saddle Bags w/Mounts

    Classic visual effect in the Heritage look, 16 liters each Made of waxed canvas and real leather material blend Three-point fastening system with quick release fastener Matches perfectly with additional products from the soft luggage collection Dimensions (L x W x H): each bag approx. 15" x 11"...
  4. Calboy

    SOLD MV Verholen Toe Heel Shifter

    For smooth, elegant shifting. The new, double-sided adjustable gearshift paddle from MV.Verholen The front lever of the rocker switch is axially adjustable in length. However, it can also be adjusted in height via the gearing of the transmission shaft. By shortening the front lever, one also...
  5. Calboy

    Rear tyre punctures and solutions

    Shell out some dough and get the cast rims for your bike. They're not cheap, but you will be thankful you did when you puncture the tube and you're in the middle of nowhere. Come on now, don't be shy. What's a broken window to a big house?
  6. Calboy

    BMW R18 to Honda VTX1800 or Vice Versa Thoughts...

    What do you guys think of the VTX1800N? I have been intrigued by this bike for about twenty years but still shy to pull the trigger. Yet I have developed an itch for this bike, an it's not leaving me alone. Any of you that has had first hand experience with one? Curious to find out what your...
  7. Calboy

    Friday Afternoon thoughts ...

    Try Chinese Dunkirk, Nice Boys and The Butcher and Fast Eddy among other great songs by a great band from Australia called Rose Tattoo. And let me know what you think... Also Sin City, Soul Stripper, Overdose, Down Payment Blues, What's Next to The Moon, and Touch Too Much by the same obscure...
  8. Calboy

    Brand and tire life on the R18

    Any manufacture(s) of gt radial tires in particular that come to mind? Any specific model?
  9. Calboy

    Looking for a heel shifter

    Relax! I have a heel-toe shifter on my R18 and I had one on four or five other cruisers too. I prefer to have a heel-toe shifter for comfort and easiness of shifting but just on cruisers. I'm not even sure they're made for any crotch rockets or dual sport bikes. It was a joke based on your...
  10. Calboy

    Looking for a heel shifter

    What is the heal shifter suppose to do in this case? Heal the leather from the ugly scuffs?
  11. Calboy

    Hornig Crash Bars Lean Angle

    I was on the fence anyway... as far as getting the bars. The bike doesn't look bad with them on, yet it affects that vagabond look I like so much about my FE I can totally see James Dean riding an R18 like a rebel without a cause. The r18 is the only bike out of about 42 I've had through the...
  12. Calboy

    Hornig Crash Bars Lean Angle

    I made an abrupt and very tight u-turn because there was some incoming traffic from the opposite direction and I had to hurry up. I dragged the left peg so hard that the perfectly round hole the pin goes through became oval. I couldn't get my foot off of it while turning so hard and fast...
  13. Calboy

    Hornig Crash Bars Lean Angle

    This is why the question about the lean angle was asked. "Our crash bars are made of high-quality steel and are especially designed for your BMW R18. The crash bars are designed to be very robust (pipe diameter 34mm) and allow for an equal distribution of forces in a crash. You and your bike...
  14. Calboy

    Hornig Crash Bars Lean Angle

    Do the bars affect the lean angle of an R18 FE, B or TC? I am seriously considering getting these crash bars but I am also trying to avoid getting into a delicate/dangerous situation by doing so. I would like to hear only from people that actually have some experience with this set up.
  15. Calboy

    Blowing Smoke -Left Exhaust

    No blown smoke at all. I wish I kept the article I read about the r18 boxer engine but unfortunately I did not!
  16. Calboy

    Blowing Smoke -Left Exhaust

    Oh no, I just dreamt about this scenario and being the impulsive attention seeker that I am, I decided to speak out of my arse for a few minutes. Did you read the whole thread? I feel like you didn't, based solely on the idiotic question you asked me. If I had a personal experience? I described...
  17. Calboy

    Blowing Smoke -Left Exhaust

    This is not just a "boxer engine". It is the most reliable, extraordinary tractor boxer engine ever built. They surveyed most of the moto power plants and the engine found in the R18 lineup came on top for reliability, and it's expected to run forever... so to speak. I don't think it would be as...
  18. Calboy

    Blowing Smoke -Left Exhaust

    You're not supposed to spend thirty seconds of your precious time idling the bike before you shut it off. That is not the solution to the problem. Please, don't expect me to tell you how I came to that understanding.
  19. Calboy

    Blowing Smoke -Left Exhaust

    Take a video of your bike smoking from the pipe on the left side. Contact somebody at your local dealership and attach the video to an email or a text message., Ask them to correct the problem. There are some components that were redesigned because of that. I had the same problem last year and...
  20. Calboy

    For Sale - Engine Emblems - 110 cu in

    I meant to write 1802cc rather than 1805cc! 1800cc sounds very well defined, even though it's not the right number. Easy to remember too...
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