Watch the YouTube short that describes the scatter chart Ryan and his crew put together:
To the left, "2.2" being "Most Reliable", and "3.8" being "Most Unreliable", it would appear that our R18 engines stand out as the MOST reliable of the current generation Beemer engines, per the formula Ryan did (he has a double-major in physics, BTW).
You can find the actual interactive chart at: https://fortnine.ca/en/reliability-factor-of-motorcycles
Note the white dot with the square popover balloon? That's our R18, the MOST reliable current-generation BMW motorcycle engine per Ryan's calculations.
For comparisons sake (and, not surprisingly), the M1000RR would be the LEAST reliable current-gen Beemer engine.
Lastly, in the vintage bikes section, the 1980 BMW R80G/S ranks more reliable than the R18 based on the set variables, but I included it here to show that the R18's not...really that far off.
I think the bottom line is that the 1802cc big boxer is so big and underpowered, treated properly they should be a stupidly-reliable power plant for decades to come.
Mike
To the left, "2.2" being "Most Reliable", and "3.8" being "Most Unreliable", it would appear that our R18 engines stand out as the MOST reliable of the current generation Beemer engines, per the formula Ryan did (he has a double-major in physics, BTW).
You can find the actual interactive chart at: https://fortnine.ca/en/reliability-factor-of-motorcycles
Note the white dot with the square popover balloon? That's our R18, the MOST reliable current-generation BMW motorcycle engine per Ryan's calculations.
For comparisons sake (and, not surprisingly), the M1000RR would be the LEAST reliable current-gen Beemer engine.
Lastly, in the vintage bikes section, the 1980 BMW R80G/S ranks more reliable than the R18 based on the set variables, but I included it here to show that the R18's not...really that far off.
I think the bottom line is that the 1802cc big boxer is so big and underpowered, treated properly they should be a stupidly-reliable power plant for decades to come.
Mike