Hello from Italy

[Satana]

Hi everyone,
I'm from Italy, a city called L'Aquila to be precise. I bought just a month ago a new R18 100 Years but I own my beloved R1200C produced in 1998 since 2001. I should sell her but I'm thinking about it...
So, I'm pretty new to the R18 world and I am in the phase of knowing the bike because I take her out only on Saturday and Sunday due to work in the office during the week.
I'v done about 700Km and I hope to go with her in many travels and I hope to go in Germany as soon as possible.

 

[Star-Lord]

Congratulations on the new ride and welcome aboard...

There's lots of good technical information on the forum, for those that are planning on performing their own maintenance work.

P.S. - sell that R1200C

 

[Anibal]

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new bike, she is a very good looking machine.

 

[Satana]

Congratulations on the new ride and welcome aboard...

There's lots of good technical information on the forum, for those that are planning on performing their own maintenance work.

P.S. - sell that R1200C

Thank you. And thank you for the advice. The reality is this year I had problems with the R1200C, stupid problems like the brake line that must be replaced and the rear light self destroyed by vibration. But due to the age of the motorcycle it was a huge pain to find the parts. So i understood that the C can not be trusted for long trips or other stuff but maybe only for collecting purpose or short trips
I should sell it because, well, I’m not that rich I made sacrifices to buy the new one so.. it is the smart thing to do.

Thank you again I plan to know the R18 better so I’ll look for things here

 

[R2K]

Thank you. And thank you for the advice. The reality is this year I had problems with the R1200C, stupid problems like the brake line that must be replaced and the rear light self destroyed by vibration. But due to the age of the motorcycle it was a huge pain to find the parts. So i understood that the C can not be trusted for long trips or other stuff but maybe only for collecting purpose or short trips
I should sell it because, well, I’m not that rich I made sacrifices to buy the new one so.. it is the smart thing to do.

Thank you again I plan to know the R18 better so I’ll look for things here

I have to disagree, I would keep that C. It’s a classic just like the R18 100th Anniversary will be. I think you will forever regret selling it. You have very unique taste it motorcycles an eye for what will be classics. I can see you going to bike shows with those two classics get a lot of compliments for years to come. It’s really none of my business to tell you what to do with your property, it’s just a fellow enthusiast opinion no offense intended. These are mine

 

[Gerard]

Benvenuto Satana.
I also own a R1200C and I keep and maintain it as the jewel she is.
This bike can run for ever.
Here is an exemple of a 277.000 miles , yes, miles , R1200C...
443000 km!!!

https://www.chromeheads.org/threads/bike-price.37882/

Enjoy your beautyful R18 and the fantastic trips possible in the Alps.

 

[Viking Power]

Thanks to Google translate:

Benvenuto a bordo! Sono un altro proprietario dell'edizione per il 100° anniversario. Goditi la tua nuova meravigliosa corsa!

 

[Ulrich]

Ciao Santana .. beautiful bike and great landscape ... I hope you enjoy!!

 

[SoCalMike]

Did somebody say C! As in R1200C! I'm a lucky owner of a 2001. Yes they can be tricky to maintain and some parts are hard to find (I purchased a blinker from a guy in Australia for $50 and paid $75 for shipping). You gotta search eBay by country, be diligent, and eventually you find what you seek. I love the C, its so cool looking, and works well for canyon cruising. It's lite enough to throw in and out of curves and very comfortable for an older fella like me. But not for long distance. That's why I got the Bagger. It was designed for 80mph (128km) on the Interstate with the cruise on.

PS: That is the original owner - he came with the bike