jollygreen24
New member
Hello all,
I test road a couple of R18 yesterday and I was impressed. I had test one earlier this year during a dealer demo day and walked away thinking that it was the worst bike I had ever ridden. Turns out, pretty sure they had it in the shipping suspension setting when they had it out for test rides.
I liked it this time so much I am going to buy one, I am just not sold on which one yet. I road the R18 and R18 Bagger. I am not considering the R18 Classic because I really don't like stand alone windshields and the dealership by me doesn't have one with alloy wheels. I am not the biggest fan of the spoked wheels. Both of the bikes I am looking at are discounted so I am kind of limited to either the regular R18 or the Bagger.
I love the bike in general, the regular R18 for some reasons and the Bagger for others.
I was hoping to get some advice on these models.
On the bagger, I did notice that I could corner more sharply than the regular R18 without the footpegs scraping. Definitely a perk. The additional tech and storage is a really nice perk too, but not a necessity. My biggest criticism on the bike was I got pretty bad buffeting from the stock windscreen (at 6'3 with a 32 inch inseam). I prefer more air hitting my helmet in general, as long as it is clean (I dont want to go to a bigger screen). Has anyone used the sportier wind deflectors instead of the stock windscreen? Did this provide better clean air hitting your helmet in reduce buffeting?
On the regular R18, the weight difference was noticeable and the R18 was a bit peppier of the line, a nice perk. My only criticism was the footpegs were much easier to scrape when cornering. I am just curious if anyone has found a way to make this better? Would adjusting the preload help with this (the suspension was not set up for me, though significantly better than the first I've I road it)? Has anyone found any aftermarket footpegs that have helped with this?
I appreciate any advice on these two subjects. Mainly it would be just me riding the bike, though I will have the bike set up for two up riding in case my wife wants to go out for an afternoon. Both are great bikes to ride, just in different ways. Such a characterful motorcycle in general.
Again, thank you so much for any advice, I really do appreciate it.
I test road a couple of R18 yesterday and I was impressed. I had test one earlier this year during a dealer demo day and walked away thinking that it was the worst bike I had ever ridden. Turns out, pretty sure they had it in the shipping suspension setting when they had it out for test rides.
I liked it this time so much I am going to buy one, I am just not sold on which one yet. I road the R18 and R18 Bagger. I am not considering the R18 Classic because I really don't like stand alone windshields and the dealership by me doesn't have one with alloy wheels. I am not the biggest fan of the spoked wheels. Both of the bikes I am looking at are discounted so I am kind of limited to either the regular R18 or the Bagger.
I love the bike in general, the regular R18 for some reasons and the Bagger for others.
I was hoping to get some advice on these models.
On the bagger, I did notice that I could corner more sharply than the regular R18 without the footpegs scraping. Definitely a perk. The additional tech and storage is a really nice perk too, but not a necessity. My biggest criticism on the bike was I got pretty bad buffeting from the stock windscreen (at 6'3 with a 32 inch inseam). I prefer more air hitting my helmet in general, as long as it is clean (I dont want to go to a bigger screen). Has anyone used the sportier wind deflectors instead of the stock windscreen? Did this provide better clean air hitting your helmet in reduce buffeting?
On the regular R18, the weight difference was noticeable and the R18 was a bit peppier of the line, a nice perk. My only criticism was the footpegs were much easier to scrape when cornering. I am just curious if anyone has found a way to make this better? Would adjusting the preload help with this (the suspension was not set up for me, though significantly better than the first I've I road it)? Has anyone found any aftermarket footpegs that have helped with this?
I appreciate any advice on these two subjects. Mainly it would be just me riding the bike, though I will have the bike set up for two up riding in case my wife wants to go out for an afternoon. Both are great bikes to ride, just in different ways. Such a characterful motorcycle in general.
Again, thank you so much for any advice, I really do appreciate it.