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    Show Us Your R18

    At a local HD shop. Thats not me -but a genuinely interested Harley owner
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    Re introduction

    Hi All, Ive been on here previously, I had an FE, which smoked. Whilst it was fixed with minimal hassle. I’ve since had a K1600 GTLE, another great bike. Current ride is a R18 Bagger in option 719 colour, it’s (for me) a much better ride than the FE, with many features the FE did not , and...
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    Smoke on start up

    I did ask some obvious questions regarding sizes / tolerances / ring detail / materials but wasn’t surprised by the ‘no information given by Bmw’ reply. As always, the dealer staff were top notch. Ill give the engine a couple of hundred miles to bed back in, then maybe look to get the oil...
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    Smoke on start up

    Hi all An update - the Motorrad dealer has changed the left piston assembly, so rings and gudgeon pin too. only been out twice since, but no smoke !
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    Smoke on start up

    Hi All, Been a member for a while, so thought I’d introduce myself. Ive had bikes for nearly forty years, albeit with a couple of gaps. There have been many ( mainly road bikes) sports / roadsters etc. The latest is a R18 FE - which will randomly smoke (a lot) from the left cylinder on start...
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