Recent content by Chris_BobsBMW

Anyone know the builder? I’d be genuinely interested in doing this. Been thinking of it for a year or so now.

I’m a fan of the OEM backrest, though it requires removing the side cases to install / uninstall

That photo isn’t of the rocktane. There are none at the moment.

Ther There are no pictures of the "Rocktane". Any photos you see are existing images of the R18. No one has information on timeline because it hasn't been announced yet. Earliest I'd speculate that it'd be announced is early July during the Motorrad days event.

Thanks for this! I'd suspected the exhaust would touch with the bars, but wasn't sure. Good to know!

For anyone looking for part numbers for the OEM windshield options. TC and B share mounting points, so all windshields fit both models. "Masked" is a tinted section on the lower portion of the windsheild. A visual representation of that is shown in the 2'd windshield in the graphic below...

I've been on the fence on if I wanted to powder coat mine. Nice to see photos, thanks for posting them. Looks great.

Those bags look great!

I've got one with no markup. MSRP + $499 doc + tax (we handle title / registration for whatever state you're in with our Doc fee). No freight / setup / other fees. We usually use Haul Bikes for shipping nationwide.

TC SEAT, BMW BACKREST

For anyone else that wants a part number for this. Note: the 'kit' is just the bracket, cap and hardware for the cap to mount to the bracket. The seat comes with hardware for the seat. 4 M10X35-8.8 bolts are required to be ordered to mount the bracket. The luggage rack part number is not shown...

Correct. There's a small black rack that BMW designed to mount to these ~10mm holes in the bracket. BMW discontinued this part # in December, then re-introduced it in January, though they haven't actually produced any as far as I can tell. I've got a parts TSARA case open regarding the part...

I have it installed on my Bagger. Note: This is with a TransContinental Comfort seat, which is substantially thicker than a Bagger seat, and 0.75" thicker than even the standard TC seat. It'll be higher up on the passengers back with a bagger seat, though my passenger likes it where it...

I deal with these bikes every day and have ridden over a dozen of them and yet it took me looking at a diagram to realize it. Props to BMW for the quality part there making that not so noticeable.

I’m surprised we still have ours on the floor for sale. The 100 year R9T went right away, but the R18 hasn’t gotten much attention. They did a great job with that anniversary edition imo.