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Has anyone had the opportunity to compare the OEM leg shields vs. the made-in-China (or elsewhere) leg shields? The OEM shields are not only expensive (expected), but would also need to be painted. My concern is putting noticeably cheap or poorly painted parts on the bike.

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Thanks @Star-Lord for the suggestion. It was stil a bitch getting this plug off even with this tool, but pretty much impossible without it, at least for me. And, zero oil came out as expected.

So I have this weird, although good looking screw holding on the right cylinder lower spark plug coil cover. (Not on the left side). Unless I’m losing it which is quite possible, I’m pretty sure I didn’t install anything that would have required this screw, lol. Ideas?

My previous oil leak was gear oil from the transmission breather, which the dealer repaired under warranty. This is an engine oil leak that looks to be from the oil pan just below the breast plate. :-| 11.7K miles on the bike.

Does your dash rattle? Mine does when I go over rough roads. I took the Bezel off and put some foam tape around it, but I still haven’t been able to track it down. Annoying. Once the rains stop I’ll take the bezel off and ride around to see if it goes away. I’m curious if anyone else has this.

Ok, not really a warning but an FYI. (Edit, wrong part number in bold) I installed the RSD Gear Shifters and floor boards. The floorboards are ok; they are a little smaller, which I hope won't be an issue. Here’s the warning. The RSD rear brake pedal does not include #9 in the diagram, part#...

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What are the chances of successfully converting the black set to a machined look by removing the paint? I’m considering using a Dremel.

Took advantage of the Roland Sands discounted parts. Picked up a couple of things to go with the valve covers already on the bike :-)

I took advantage of the lowered prices for a bunch of RSD stuff. The floorboards came in today and I have a couple of questions. 1) Assuming the big Allen screw is where the stopper pin goes, I’m wondering why the end piece with the three smaller hex screws is removable? 2) This piece of...

The sun was out, so I decided to do a little walk around video and share a few thoughts on my bagger and the upgrades I did.

Met a fellow R18 rider at the gathering yesterday 8/19/25. I really like the “standard” R18 and if I could own two I would pick one of these up. I also spotted another R18 at the event which was cool.

Thanks to Scott’s trail blazing, I installed the panels. Very easy and they look pretty good. Yes the bike is dirty, but it will clean up very nicely:-)

Very well made bars in black. Used but never dropped. I would rate the condition as mint. HeliBars make top notch products. I also have their handlebars with are awesome. If you have the Kern-Stabi lift, more than likely you would have to modify the lift handle to clear the bars. These were...

R18B This error has been popping up over the last few rides. Today, there were times when I would clear it an it would pop right back up. And today, along with that error was a distance something error. There were so many today that one of them finally threw a fault code that was saved. A quick...

Just had the recall done and my software version went from 011_007_035 to 014_015_020 which is quite a jump. Has anyone noticed any changes to any of the bikes functionality? Any screen changes, icon changes, etc?

I found a source on ebay for these screws, including the difficult to find M5x17 screw with shoulder. Seller name is Motors*offical*store Below is a screen shot of one of my purchases.

After wasting some $ on “squirt bottles” that turned out to be a bigger PIA than necessary, I found someting that works really well for filling up your transmission and final drive. This extraction tool works as an fluid insertion tool as well. The filler hose comes in two sizes so there is no...

Prior to yesterday, I used this lift once. Yesterday, I could not get the pin through the holes in the front section of the lift. The bike's weight during that first use bent the lift just enough so that the holes were not lined up. I had to take a hammer and pound the front of the lift so that...