Recent content by buellwinkle

I cannot imagine any need to check your valves and if they should need adjustment at such a low mileage, what is BMW selling us ????

I use the Kern Stabli to adapt my R18 too the Big Blue lift, it works the charm! ! !

Indeed, same same in my area..... I want to ride not spend my life at the service counter.... how good can the engineering bee if this bike is so needy ???

Mine only failed totally when it was late at night and all dealers closed, and I was in the basement of a store downtown.,... argj@Q#R*@#R.. it took two tow truck divers over an hour to get my bike out of that basement.... shit ! ! !

I saw on YouTube that folks ride around in groups on scooters and will take you off your bike and ride it away leaving you sitting in the street, the Rusians mean business there ! ! ! jp

So far I have not been able to use the steering lock on my R18.... same same the time change..... jp

All this reminds me of a comment by some German friends, they say in Germany, if you cannot see your car, it is already in Russia ! !!

Indeed, I am happy for that as well.

This was resolved. They wrote me a check. It seams when you pay by a card of some sort, the account remains active only so far then ends, and you must either accept a check or gift card as teh shop cannot reverse the transactions.....

BMW has more use for your money than you so they will not let you work on your bike. Let BMW have it all ! !! !

I made a service appointment at my dealer this past week. They have a new TC just taken in trade for an Indian Chieftain... I ride an R18 Classic and have been drooling over the Bagger and TC but fear they are way to top heavy to enjoy, this trade sort of seals that in money. Any comments ????

If I have to pay anywhere near that price, I will be over the moon angry and getting rid of the bike at the first opportunity, I love the bikes but BMW is a company really sucks and deserves to go broke....

I finally got out of town on my R18 classic. I was not surprised at my fuel economy, though it was tempered with high speed on the freeways.. On a round trip of 200 miles my average consumption was just under 39 MPG... not too bad for a heavy bike. Later I booked a date for the first service...

I want to ride my R18 but the weather is against it, rain and more rain. Dang..... jp

My results are a match with yours, no problems riding 80 to 90 mph all day, engine is not even HOT at those speeds.....