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On a day out riding north of Sydney - guy had bought them and had them freighted from Perth

Thanks again - Sounds like what I'm after. You've been very helpful - Thank you Now to find 2 x servo buddies in Australia.......

Thanks for that summary - much appreciated. If I pursue option 2., Do the servo Buddies plug into the harness and the servo motor for a complete circuit, or just the harness and servo buddy becomes the "end-point"? Also, Since you've done this - in your opinion, do you feel I'll get the sound...

I'm confused! For context, I have a 2021 R18 FE - No mods. I'd like to get a little more sounds from the standard fish-tail exhaust - I like the sounds it makes when I'm "pushing it", but it's very quiet under normal riding. If I could get the "pushing it" sound all the time, I'd be happy. I've...

Thanks for the insight - BMW certainly makes / sources quality products

Thank you - that's good insight. Is this the kind of design you're thinking - if you look at the installation instructions, it shows it best. https://www.motorradgarage.com.au/crashbars-sw-motech/4394-crash-bars-engine-guard-bmw-r-18-2020- These are SW-Motech, German made, through their AU...

Agree - - And without wishing anyone any bad luck - that kind of insight would be most helpful, if anyone has been that unfortunate.

Apologies in advance for revisiting this topic, but it's been a while since there's been anything on it and as I'm currently looking, I thought it worthwhile to get any new feedback based on folks experiences - good, bad or otherwise. There's a wide cross-section of alternatives in brand...

I tried this and it worked like magic - It seems that, whatever the mechanical setup is, on my bike (others may be different), if there's any "load" on the reverse gear, it's nearly impossible to release. If I roll it forward, after using it, thereby taking the load off, it works ever time, with...

Where I live - In the land of Oz, it's a much smaller market then either the USA or the UK, and the use of motorcycles is a small subset of that. As a result, R18's are a rare sight on the road - and I like that - I like that it's not "just another motorcycle". I didn't buy it for anyone else...

I have 2 kids and 5 Grand Children (All under 6YO) - Guilty As Charged, Your Honour. I'm 65YO and this is my first attempt at being a "grown-up" - so far, so good. Both my kids and Grand Kids think the R18 is the coolest thing on the planet - that's because they've all been raised well, and as...

T Thanks for the tip - I'll give that a try next time I take the bike out. It appears that this "issue" varies from bike to bike and is circumstance specific. I guess that means it's a trial & error process, for each of us, to find a remedy - That doesn't sound like the precision engineering...

I've looked at other threads on this topic, but haven't seen this aspect. For context, my R18 is an FE with <3000Kms. From new, it's been hard to get in and out of reverse gear - to solve it involves rocking the bike back & forth and continuing to push or lift the lever. I was hoping that it...

Apologies for dredging up this thread - - but I think I'm getting close to a solution. I've found a charger that'll do what I want - all I need now is to find a way to connect it to the R18FE. The charger manufacturer doesn't make a Hella plug output connector. BUT, I can get an output...

That's been my experience also. It a "weekend princess" and while it's never failed completely, if I ride it on a Saturday and then not until the following Sunday (a week and a day), I notice that it sounds hesitant. I've had the battery checked by the dealer (I've only had the bike 3 months...

Wow - That looks great - I'll look into it further - thank you. This is what I found - a little more "modest" that what you found - https://www.ctek.com/uk/battery-chargers-12v-24v/cs-free Thanks again.

Thanks for your reply Yes! the Optimate is a clear choice for BMW's. However, I have a unique situation, in that, I don't have access to power where I keep the bike - I live in an apartment block, with no individual power points in the carpark. So I need a solution that uses a rechargeable...

Thanks folks - Much appreciated

Is it possible to use the socket on the left side of my FE to trickle charge the battery? If yes, what is the plug / socket called - it looks like a 12v cigarette socket - but knowing BMW, it's probably something much more. As an alternative, is it possible to trickle charge using the external...

Love it - That's the kind of thing I had in mind. Maybe I'm being a bit OCD with trying to match what's already there and the calliper thing. Thank you