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That should be enough miles for you to share your thoughts about the bike so far with us!1880 since March 15th
Hello Everyone,
Buying my first BMW tomorrow, but I'm slightly nervous. [So I decided to join a forum that will likely reassure me, so I guess secretly I'm not worried about the purchase.]
Up until now, I've been drinking the Triumph kool-aid and honestly still love it. I own three currently. (18 Tiger 800, 22 Bobber, 22 ScramblerXE) However, with their lack of a decent long-haul touring bike, I am about to add a new brand to the garage.
During Covid, my wife and I dropped to having one car. After having two for the last 25 years. I'm looking to the R18 TC to act as a long-haul bike for my wife and me and as a casual ride to work 1-2 days a week when I need to carry camera gear, etc.
My wife is not a rider and has spent very little time as a pillion. One long weekend on an Indian Roadmaster, which she enjoyed, and maybe two times on my Tiger with hard luggage as a backrest. It should be said that I love her will all my heart, but she is particular. While she is not quite "The Princess and the Pea," she likes to be comfortable.
I rode the TC a few days ago without her and noticed that the top box shook at idle and have read about vibrations in the floorboards. Is this a genuine concern over others in this class? She has to be comfortable, but she also knows it's a motorcycle. She is not unrealistic in her expectations, but I may be. I want her to ride this with me. She said it would be fine, but $30k is a ton of bread.
I'm debating with myself on the following issues (personal and bike-related)
Any advice from TC owners and specifically those with pillions.
- Roadmaster
- + fewer vibrations(???)
- - less my style than the BMW
- - air-cooled (live in Texas)
- - limited availability right now
- - no Adaptive Cruise
- + apple car play
- + wife has already ridden on one of these
- Challenger Pursuit
- - definitely less my style than the BMW
- + liquid-cooled
- - no Adaptive Cruise
- + apple car play
- Gold Wing
- - definitely less my style than the BMW
- + liquid-cooled
- - no Adaptive Cruise
- + apple car play
- + free coffee at Denny's (old man stigma)
- + available right now
Tha
I took my ex-girlfriend for a decently long ride on my TC and she enjoyed it. BTW she hated riding on my Can Am Spyder F3T and my old 2018 GW manual. She always complained that my two old bikes were too smooth. By too smooth I think she meant boring? My TC is the first bike I've owned that I actually plan on putting some serious miles on in the upcoming years. The R18's have a certain character that I just find appealing.Hello Everyone,
Buying my first BMW tomorrow, but I'm slightly nervous. [So I decided to join a forum that will likely reassure me, so I guess secretly I'm not worried about the purchase.]
Up until now, I've been drinking the Triumph kool-aid and honestly still love it. I own three currently. (18 Tiger 800, 22 Bobber, 22 ScramblerXE) However, with their lack of a decent long-haul touring bike, I am about to add a new brand to the garage.
During Covid, my wife and I dropped to having one car. After having two for the last 25 years. I'm looking to the R18 TC to act as a long-haul bike for my wife and me and as a casual ride to work 1-2 days a week when I need to carry camera gear, etc.
My wife is not a rider and has spent very little time as a pillion. One long weekend on an Indian Roadmaster, which she enjoyed, and maybe two times on my Tiger with hard luggage as a backrest. It should be said that I love her will all my heart, but she is particular. While she is not quite "The Princess and the Pea," she likes to be comfortable.
I rode the TC a few days ago without her and noticed that the top box shook at idle and have read about vibrations in the floorboards. Is this a genuine concern over others in this class? She has to be comfortable, but she also knows it's a motorcycle. She is not unrealistic in her expectations, but I may be. I want her to ride this with me. She said it would be fine, but $30k is a ton of bread.
I'm debating with myself on the following issues (personal and bike-related)
Any advice from TC owners and specifically those with pillions.
- Roadmaster
- + fewer vibrations(???)
- - less my style than the BMW
- - air-cooled (live in Texas)
- - limited availability right now
- - no Adaptive Cruise
- + apple car play
- + wife has already ridden on one of these
- Challenger Pursuit
- - definitely less my style than the BMW
- + liquid-cooled
- - no Adaptive Cruise
- + apple car play
- Gold Wing
- - definitely less my style than the BMW
- + liquid-cooled
- - no Adaptive Cruise
- + apple car play
- + free coffee at Denny's (old man stigma)
- + available right now
Thanks,
How do you like her ?I pulled the tigger a few weeks ago, sorry no update I've been putting the miles on her.
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