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Yep, you’ve got yourself an absolute stunner there and depending upon your point of view, arguably the best incarnation because it’s had 5 additional years of tweaking to perfection since launch. If you sell that it’s possible you won’t (easily) be able to ever replace it…….

These bikes are built like tanks and mechanically simple with easy access for routine maintenance so I’m sure folks will either learn how to do some things themselves or be able to find an independent bike shop, especially when warranty periods have long expired. Let’s not forget this forum is...

I’m getting about 48/49 mpg (UK gallons) through normal riding, I expect as I get a few more miles on it, it will improve further. No complaints about economy from me.

If you do swap em over (yourself) let us know how easy/difficult it was, it’s always great to add knowledge to the forum 👍

Good choice (but I’m biased 😉), welcome to the forum, it’s a great place to call by from time to time 👍

Nice one Kevin, welcome aboard, gorgeous bike that 👍

As a Roctane owner (and before that had a R18FE) I can attest that the pegs don’t easily scrape, yes you could scrape them but it’s completely avoidable. Put it this way I haven’t scraped mine once, you just have to accept really tight corners need a bit of forethought. As already covered the...

That sounds terrific, one of those ‘halo’ rides when everything is just ….. lovely……

That’s great 👍 always nice to get closure on a thread. Helps other owners.

Nice bike, love the colours. Yep, it's grotty alright, literally washed the car yesterday and today it looks like I hadn’t bothered 🤦🏻. Just changing the dirt…….

Bikes come & go. The R18 has been a bit of a slow burn yet despite a difficult launch and a fair amount of negativity initially it’s found it’s niche and there are many very happy owners all over the world. I personally don’t worry about parts going forward, manufacturers have to provide...

Sounds like mine upon cold start up, once warm it goes away. Bit like Ulrich says, there’s a lot of heavy metal flying around and because the engine is air/oil cooled (i.e no water jacket to dampen sound), and so exposed (no fairing or other stuff in the way) we hear everything. My bikes been...

Pretty sure that’s just a vent to atmosphere, it shouldn’t be blocked. Some folk remove the charcoal canister and entire assembly, I haven’t, but there is guidance on the forum if you do a search and fancy taking it on.

Lovely bike 👍

You joined the party late though and probably paid a much better price for yours. Many got their fingers burnt paying MSRP or close to it when they first came out, and that’s a bitter pill. This is my second R18. Hammo was the OP for this thread and I can empathize with him because I’ve had to...

Well. I’ve just got back in from a trip out (read jolly) to a multi bike dealer about an hour away from me. Note no BMW’s sold there. The place was rammed with bikes, a blend of new and used. Anyway, I came away thinking there was nothing that I would actually want to buy instead, not really...

Yep. We are, not sure about where you are in Spain but I rarely (if ever) see anyone under the age of I’d say 45 on a bike these days, most blokes are my age (56) or older judging by the lack of hair or grey hair!

Geez. Whoever it was that quoted just doesn’t want your business (for whatever reason) and threw out a bargain basement number on the off chance you are desperate and took it. They'd have been better off just saying they don’t deal with BMWs, like has happened to me over the years. In my...

Hello and congrats. As Anibal says, post a picture and let us know how you get on with it. Ride the torque 💪

Excellent update (and let’s hope result!) 👍