What did you do to your R18 today?

I'm in meetings until 1PM and she's just taunting me there looking all pretty!!!!

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Did my first night ride last night. Had a board meeting that went until 10:30PM. I know a few people mentioned the gimmicky-ness of the adaptive headlight on the premium package but I kind of like it. It was cool always having a level light throw on the horizon. The high beam is a good long-distance throw but it doesn't fill the road like my aftermarket lights do on other bikes...guess that's DOT / NHTSA for you. they don't want you throwing a ton of light and blinding people so I get it. But for a stock headlight setup, it's very good. I don't intend to ride at night on this thing but in a pinch, it works well!
 
adamchandler said:
I'm in meetings until 1PM and she's just taunting me there looking all pretty!!!!

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Did my first night ride last night. Had a board meeting that went until 10:30PM. I know a few people mentioned the gimmicky-ness of the adaptive headlight on the premium package but I kind of like it. It was cool always having a level light throw on the horizon. The high beam is a good long-distance throw but it doesn't fill the road like my aftermarket lights do on other bikes...guess that's DOT / NHTSA for you. they don't want you throwing a ton of light and blinding people so I get it. But for a stock headlight setup, it's very good. I don't intend to ride at night on this thing but in a pinch, it works well!
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Do you work at a marina? No office can have that pretty of a setting!!! I love my B, but a COMPLETELY different bike than my First Edition Pure. (I was an early buyer of both, so paid nearly full price for both. That either makes me stupid or impatient, but I have no regrets).
 
Michigan Tim said:
Do you work at a marina? No office can have that pretty of a setting!!! I love my B, but a COMPLETELY different bike than my First Edition Pure. (I was an early buyer of both, so paid nearly full price for both. That either makes me stupid or impatient, but I have no regrets).
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It's not a waste of money if it makes you happy. You can't put a price on that! I've wanted one of these since they were announced over 2 years ago!

That's the view from my home office window. I'm up on a lake in Northern New Hampshire. I don't own a boat but my neighbors just let me use there's since they're only up on weekends so I get to have a boat without any costs of having a boat. Pretty sweet deal.
 
adamchandler said:
It's not a waste of money if it makes you happy. You can't put a price on that! I've wanted one of these since they were announced over 2 years ago!

That's the view from my home office window. I'm up on a lake in Northern New Hampshire. I don't own a boat but my neighbors just let me use there's since they're only up on weekends so I get to have a boat without any costs of having a boat. Pretty sweet deal.
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Congratulations on your gorgeous bike by the way!!
 
Ordered a few things today,

  1. Engine Protection Bars
  2. Leg Rests
  3. TFT Screen Protector
  4. Inner Liner Bags

Going for an OEM build here so I'm sticking with BMW's official parts. No idea when any of this will arrive.

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Set, rider leg rest, chro​
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$199.00
ADD TO CART
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Engine protection bar set​
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$499.00
ADD TO CART
77525A29255​
Protective glass, TFT dis​
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$59.00
ADD TO CART
77412465666​
Inner pocket case​
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$97.50
ADD TO CART
 
adamchandler said:
Ordered a few things today,

  1. Engine Protection Bars
  2. Leg Rests
  3. TFT Screen Protector
  4. Inner Liner Bags

Going for an OEM build here so I'm sticking with BMW's official parts. No idea when any of this will arrive.

F35mEK0.png

77252469391​
Set, rider leg rest, chro​
​
$199.00
ADD TO CART
77147924349​
Engine protection bar set​
​
$499.00
ADD TO CART
77525A29255​
Protective glass, TFT dis​
​
$59.00
ADD TO CART
77412465666​
Inner pocket case​
​
$97.50
ADD TO CART
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I looked up the leg rest. It says that they do not fit the R18B or TC.
What is the inner pocket case?
 
pbosik said:
I looked up the leg rest. It says that they do not fit the R18B or TC.
What is the inner pocket case?
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I added that note to my order with MaxBMW that they confirm fitment on everything I ordered and gave them my VIN number. However, looking at photos the leg rest just bolts up to the engine bars and the heads are the same size so I can't imagine where else it would interfere. Here they are pictured on a TC w/ the OEM bars:
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Also, if you configure a Bagger on BMW's Configurator, you can add these and it pops up saying you have to add engine bars too. so I may have just picked the wrong part number.

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Inner pocket case, if you look at YouTube reviews of the bagger, they all have it. It's an inner nylon liner sized for the locking hard bags. It fills the entire space and will even hold water if something leaks in there making clean up as easy as just washing the bags. and for hotel stays, I can just grab the bags and bring them inside with me of all of my things:

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adamchandler said:
I added that note to my order with MaxBMW that they confirm fitment on everything I ordered and gave them my VIN number. However, looking at photos the leg rest just bolts up to the engine bars and the heads are the same size so I can't imagine where else it would interfere. Here they are pictured on a TC w/ the OEM bars:
BMW-R-18-Transcontinental-B-5.jpg


Also, if you configure a Bagger on BMW's Configurator, you can add these and it pops up saying you have to add engine bars too. so I may have just picked the wrong part number.

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Inner pocket case, if you look at YouTube reviews of the bagger, they all have it. It's an inner nylon liner sized for the locking hard bags. It fills the entire space and will even hold water if something leaks in there making clean up as easy as just washing the bags. and for hotel stays, I can just grab the bags and bring them inside with me of all of my things:

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Excellent info, did they have the parts in stock?
 
adamchandler said:
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Inner pocket case, if you look at YouTube reviews of the bagger, they all have it. It's an inner nylon liner sized for the locking hard bags. It fills the entire space and will even hold water if something leaks in there making clean up as easy as just washing the bags. and for hotel stays, I can just grab the bags and bring them inside with me of all of my things:

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I purchased the bag liners and the top case organizer. They are all nice. You do lose just a bit if headroom in the top case, which impacted the ability to store my full face helmet.
 
adamchandler said:
I added that note to my order with MaxBMW that they confirm fitment on everything I ordered and gave them my VIN number. However, looking at photos the leg rest just bolts up to the engine bars and the heads are the same size so I can't imagine where else it would interfere. Here they are pictured on a TC w/ the OEM bars:
BMW-R-18-Transcontinental-B-5.jpg


Also, if you configure a Bagger on BMW's Configurator, you can add these and it pops up saying you have to add engine bars too. so I may have just picked the wrong part number.
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The dealer installed the highway leg rests on my TC on the showroom and I kept it. Be advised that you should use blue loctite; I lost one of the bolts and the Torx version is a hassle to find.
 
moleculo said:
The dealer installed the highway leg rests on my TC on the showroom and I kept it. Be advised that you should use blue loctite; I lost one of the bolts and the Torx version is a hassle to find.
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Thanks for the Tip. I use the Loctite 243 (medium strength, oil resistant) on everything except drain plugs & wheel hub bolts but great advice!


Grip Puppies are on:
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License Plate is Done..now I'm legal:
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