Recent content by Bruce Stark

This is just my opinion here. I believe that this motorcycle was not designed with the rider in mind. It turns out that it is to be ridden by short people. I am 6'3" and when sitting on the stock seat, my knees are up to my chest and my poor feet just will not bend down enough to work the rear...

Is anybody in the Van Nuys CA area interested in a used R18 with less than 10 miles on it ? I'm too tall, old and weak to make a corner after a stop. The only mods are a solo seat that I can un-bolt and re-install the stock seat. I'm told to wait for summer to sell it. If anybody just has...

I have been running an R18 parts search but this morning I found something. For BMW R18 parts, this site seems to have it all, well most parts anyway. https://shop.maxbmw.com/fiche/PartsFiche.aspx Click on R18 Hope this works........Cheers........Bruce

I just watched an R18 video on You-Tube...

Thanks Eric and thank you for your info on the suspension, my bike needed to be adjusted just like you said. I have mounted a Harley style tractor seat on my R18 and it feels good. I can manipulate the controls and all is good. I used a 100mm bicycle shock absorber and two 5-inch coil springs...

Hi, I am Bruce Stark here in Van Nuys, CA. I got my R18 last week but I can't ride it. I am 6'3" tall and I can not reach the rear brake, or up-shift the shifter arm and I cannot manipulate the kick-stand. All is not lost because if I sit about 6 to 8-inches higher, all is ok. I am posting...